Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Herb Houze

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      Library of Congress Control Number: 2006935760

      ISBN 13: 978-0-89689-455-6

      ISBN 10: 0-89689-455-X

      eISBN: 978-1-44022-4-225

      Designed by Patsy Howell and Donna Mummery

      Edited by Ken Ramage

      Printed in the United States of America

       ABOUT THE COVER

      Representing the newer end of the contents spectrum, the Colt Model 1911 pistol has become a sought-after collectible, and continues in use by military units, law enforcement personnel and private citizens.

      The Model 1911 autoloading 45-caliber pistol was adopted in 1911, and Colt’s first deliveries were made to Springfield Armory in early January 1912. Subsequently the Model 1911, with numerous modifications, has compiled an enviable service record with total production (to 1970) of over three million units, with most going to military contracts.

      Author Norm Flayderman acquired the illustrated M-1911, frames and drawing from the Winchester Gun Museum in the mid-1970s when the museum contents were moved to the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming. The Flayderman letter documenting the details of the acquisitions appears in the background, as does a letter from the Winchester Gun Museum, and is the sort of provenance that collectors value greatly. (Courtesy Little John’s Auction Service)

       Contents

       About the Author

       Foreword

       Introduction

       Chapter I

       Collecting Firearms

       Chapter II

       Values and Condition

       Chapter III

       Restoration and Fakes; Where the Fine Line is Drawn

       Chapter IV

       The Arms Library

       Chapter V

       Major American Manufacturers

       A: Ethan Allen (Allen & Thurber, Allen & Wheelock, E. Allen & Co.)

       B: Colt Firearms

       C: Manhattan Firearms Company

       D: Marlin (Including Ballard and Marlin-Ballard)

       E: Remington Firearms

       F: Sharps Firearms

       G: Smith & Wesson

       H: Stevens Arms Company

       I: Frank Wesson (Including Wesson & Harrington and Harrington & Richardson)

       J: Whitney Arms Company

       K: Winchester Firearms (and Their Predecessor Arms)

       Chapter VI

       American Military Single Shot Pistols

       A: U.S. Issue/Primary Types

       B: Secondary Types

       Chapter VII

       American Percussion Pistols

       A: Revolvers