North Carolina Schools of Longrifles 1765-1865.
Stone Commercial Printing & Graphics, 2010. 386 pp. Hardcover in original binding and dust jacket. Not Ex-Lib. SIGNED and inscribed by author on title page.
Antique arms collectors, museum curators, and historians have long sought more information on the American longrifle. This work is the result of forty years of study of the North Carolina longrifle. Longrifles, which are also known as Kentucky rifles, truly are uniquely American and are known for their aesthetic qualities. Their sheer beauty and artwork places them among the greatest of the early-American decorative arts. The author, William Ivey, presents a selected collection of North Carolina longrifles and identifies nine different "schools" or groups with similar decorative features and characteristics. The book surveys the North Carolina rifle from the eighteenth century to the end of the Confederate period in 1865. The chapter on the Confederate arms and accoutrements is a valuable addition to this treatise. This is a monumental work that expands the knowledge and importance of the North Carolina Kentucky rifle as an "art form" with its added historical significance. With over 1200 color photographs. Item #101681
ISBN: 9781450733861
Price: $495.00