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02128aam a2200385Ii 4500 001 62E88844ED2F11E78644BA0B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20171230010220 008 150612s2015 nyua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780785833321 020 $a 0785833323 035 $a (OCoLC)910987425 040 $a YDXCP $b eng $e rda $c YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d SMDRL $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d IMD $d PBF $d DAD $d JIU $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Wilson, R. L. $q (Robert Lawrence), $d 1939- 245 14 $a The history and art of the American gun / $c R.L. Wilson ; forward by William R. Chaney ; photography by Peter Beard, G. Allan Brown, Douglas Sandberg and Jonathan Shorey. 246 3 $a History & art of the American gun 264 1 $a New York, New York : $b Chartwell Books, $c 2015. 300 $a 384 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 23 x 28 cm 520 $a "Presented here is the breathtaking panorama of America's extraordinary engravers and embellishers of arms. Covers American guns made from the 1700's to modern times, with an overview of European influence."--Page [4] of cover. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 500 $a Originally published in 1995 as Steel canvas : the art of American arms. 505 0 $a Five centuries of deluxe arms -- From colonial arms to the Kentucky Rifle -- Handcraftsmanship and the Industrial Revolution -- Colonel Colt's deluxe revolvers -- Winchester's repeating masterpieces -- Handguns supreme: C. 1860-1914 -- Best-quality longarms: c.1860-1914 -- A tradition in flux: 1914-1960 -- Tiffany treasures -- The golden age rekindled: 1960 to the present -- Pursuing the ultimate. 650 0 $a Firearms $z United States. 650 0 $a Engraving (Metal-work) $z United States. 650 0 $a Chasing (Metalwork) $z United States. 700 1 $a Chaney, William R. 700 1 $a Beard, Peter. 700 1 $a Brown, G. Allan. 700 1 $a Sandberg, Douglas. 700 1 $a Shorey, Jonathan. 941 $a 1 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20171230011412.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=62E88844ED2F11E78644BA0B97128E48 994 $a C0 $b JIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search