Chris C Curtis (25 results)

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Hard Cover with dust jacket. Condition: New. French arquebusier Casimir Lefaucheux may rightfully be called the prophet of a new age of firearms. His invention, in 1833, of the pinfire system opened the door on the concept of practical self-contained ammunition, eventually prompting the development of today's modern centerfire metallic cartridge. The arrival of Lefaucheux' invention coincided with the coming of great industrial revolutions on both sides of the Atlantic, and with them political and social revolutions, as well. Soon countless new types of firearms began appearing in the market. Pinfire revolvers became the requisite sidearm for many leading European military powers, and as revealed for the first time in this new book they were purchased and issued to many units during the American Civil War, both North and South. The popularity of, and adventures with pinfire revolvers by officers and soldiers during our Civil War, including such dashing cavaliers as Confederates "Stonewall" Jackson and "Jeb" Stuart, continue to inspire new legions of historians and collectors. First published in a 1983 limited printing as The Pinfire System, this volume is a result of continuing fascination with pinfire arms by the world-wide fraternity of antique gun enthusiasts. Much more than a reprint, Systeme Lefaucheux, Continuing the Study of Pinfire Cartridge Arms is in may ways an entirely new work. The reader will note scores of additions including important new historical data, documents, and photographs of guns, cartridges, and accoutrements. Author Chris Curtis' comprehensive collection of pinfire arms, along with examples from many of the leading public and private collections in America and across Europe, comprises the basis for this study. Hundreds of pinfires of all types are illustrated and discussed, ranging from the humblest single-shot pistol to the great rarities in the field. Also covered are the personalities involved in the design, development, and manufacture of pinfire arms and ammunition; plus technical data, patents, commercial sales, military contracts, markings, cartridge headstamps, and much more. The numerous varieties of pinfire arms are explored, and a rarity chart is even provided for collectors. Once relegated to a minor footnote in the long history of firearms, Systeme Lefaucheux, Continuing the Study of Pin fire Cartridge Arms now elevates these renowned guns to a position of distinction in the annals of weaponry. Here is a welcome addition to every collector's library. 2002.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. very nice copy; larger-format.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Study of the first practical breech loading system for shotguns, handguns and rifles. Pinfires were the first metallic cartridges for military revolvers, and were the largest single order for metallic cartridges for the U.S. Army during the American Civil War. Black cloth with bright gilt titles. Contents clean and very good with numerous black and white photographs and illustrations. Moderately edgeworn and rubbed price-clipped color pictorial dust jacket with light to moderate foxing to interior of jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 12.00x8.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. very nice copy; larger-format.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. the continuing the study of pinfire cartridge arms and their role in the american civil war.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A clean, crisp hardcover in very good condition; faint shelf wear. Very good DJ in mylar cover; mild rubbing. NOTE: Oversize volume. SIGNED by the authors.

hardcover. Condition: New. NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hard copy book is in good condition. Jacket is in fair condition with shelf fub marks and a small tear. Business card included with authors signature.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Mild bumping and slight foxing to boards. Unclipped DJ protected in mylar, light edgewear and rubbing, light foxing. Solid binding and clean text. Some light foxing to first/last few pages. No ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. Both authors' signatures on ffep with personal inscription. International addresses will require extra postage due to size. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 216 pages; Signed by All Authors.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - Cash. Signed By Both Authors. General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. Corners have been bumped a bit. The pages show some general reader wear as well. The book is in good condition with some normal reader wear. Bottom corner of the back cover has rubbing through the first layer. Some white showing through from rubbing to the back cover. Water staining to the front endpage and FFEP making white splotches on the gray paper. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Signed By Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Signed by both authors. Light wear to the binding. The dust jacket has some wear to the edges.; 216 pages.

Bushman-Brashaw Publishing: San Francisco, 1983. 216p. Quarto. Rubbed at the margins of the dust jacket and with some damp staining at bottom of jacket not effecting the binding o/w tight unmarked copy SIGNED BY BOTH AUTORS. Dust jacket is in protective mylar. Guns.

Hardback, 22.5x29cm, 216pp. Very good condition (light wear; bumped corners; cocked spine) in good dustwrapper (general wear and scuff marks; tanned edges; price-clipped).

1st. viii - 216 pages, 4to. Full page and text b/w illustrations from photographs, line drawings a vg copy in dj. A difficult title to find on pinfire revolvers, pistols and guns.