Weapons of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
9780870624124
Weapons of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Garry, Jim.
The Arthur H. Clark Co.
2012
208 pages
$32.95
Hardcover
F592
This work draws on expedition journals plus the author's own field-testing of the weapons used by Meriwether Lewis and his Corps of Discovery in their 1804-06 expedition into the West. Each chapter focuses on one type of weapon: the Model 1795 musket, swivel gun and blunderbusses, short rifles, personal weapons, pistols, air rifle, edged weapons, and ammunition. There is also a chapter on John Shields, the blacksmith and gunsmith to the expedition. The book contains a glossary and b&w photos of weapons. Garry has written other books on the history of the West. The Arthur H. Clark Company is an imprint of the University of Oklahoma Press.
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