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Longrifles of North Carolina by John Bivins
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Item Number: LNC
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Extensive study of the North Carolina rifle. Hardcover, 9" X 12", 240 pages, ISBN 0-87387-097-2.
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| In this detailed study of the longrifle in North Carolina, noted author and gunsmith John Bivins treats its origins, the economics of its manufacture, the gunsmiths who made it, the schools of gunsmithing that existed and the artistic motifs employed in them, and, above all, the artistic features present in the silver and brass inlays and the carving on the stocks. Over 250 illustrations, including hundreds of photos of the rifles, maps, and period ads and inventories.
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