The Kentucky Rifle - Merrill Lindsay - 1972

'The Kentucky Rifle is the first and only book to show and tell exactly what Kentucky rifles are all about. This book describes the conditions which led to the development of the uniquely American weapon and it goes on to show the art and craft which developed independently in the little towns and villages of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. Much of the beauty of the old guns lies in the subtlety of the relief carving and in the fineness of the engraving of the brass patch boxes and the silver inlays. The patina which the maple stock acquired over two centuries is impossible to describe with out the fine large-size color illustrations showing important diistinguising details, which this book contains..." - The Kentucky Rifle - Merrill Lindsay. Photographs by Bruce Pendleton Published 1972, Arma Press / The Historical Society of York County, New York Hardcover. Approx. 11x7.5in. In good vintage condition.