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I am very proud to have contributed the majority of the photos to this work, along with hours of research and editing.
This is a book you must have in your library, and may well be the most important book on Civil War arms and related items to be published in this decade.
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17 / Dec / 18
Lindsay’s “Double Musket”
On October 9, 1860 John Parker Lindsay of New York City received US Patent #30,332 for “improvement in locks for fire-arms.” The patent covered a uniq...
11 / Dec / 18
Whitney Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Muskets
The American-made Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket contract that was the downfall of the Robbins & Lawrence firearms manufacturing company. As pa...
11 / Dec / 18
The “Windsor” Enfield In 1853
The “Windsor” Enfield In 1853, the British Board of Ordnance adopted a revolutionary new reduced caliber, rifled long arm for general issue to the Bri...
08 / Nov / 18
Whitney "Enfield" Pattern Short Rifles
The Short Enfield Rifles produced by the Whitney Arms Company represent another unique series of rifles similar to Whitney’s “Good & Serviceable A...
09 / Apr / 18