Project Gutenberg 2007-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 157 Shoemaker, Henry W. 1880 1958 Shoemaker, Henry W. (Henry Wharton) Shoemaker, Henry Wharton Piper, H. Beam 1904 1964 Piper, Henry Beam Piper, Horace Beam A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks", McElhattan, Pa. Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, La Monte H. P. Yarroll, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons" by Henry W. Shoemaker is a detailed catalog of historical firearms and edged weapons compiled in the early 20th century, specifically in the late 1920s. This book serves as a reference work, categorizing various types of weapons, including rifles, muskets, pistols, and hunting equipment from Pennsylvania, showcasing their significance within the context of American history, particularly during the frontier days and the Civil War. The catalog meticulously lists numerous firearms and weapons, providing descriptions, details about their origins, and their historical relevance. For instance, it highlights unique pieces like early Kentucky rifles, Civil War muskets, and pistols, many of which have distinctive features and storied pasts. Alongside technical specifications, the book offers anecdotes about their previous owners and their use in hunting and military engagements. In this way, it not only serves to document the artifacts but also seeks to preserve the cultural heritage and craftsmanship of Pennsylvania's gunmaking tradition for future generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Weapons -- Catalogs Firearms -- Catalogs U Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 95513 95479 2024-10-09T05:37:41.859650 2023-09-09T08:06:06.968561 text/html text/html 92898 2007-01-25T13:49:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 169877 2007-01-25T13:49:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 307767 2024-10-09T05:37:49.493783 application/epub+zip 306833 2024-10-09T05:37:46.151616 application/epub+zip 99400 2024-10-09T05:37:44.639619 application/epub+zip 516652 2024-10-09T05:37:51.790595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500215 2024-10-09T05:37:48.482627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113751 2022-09-09T14:37:59.368917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77312 77173 2024-10-09T05:37:41.386631 2023-09-09T08:06:06.595538 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 77069 2007-01-25T13:49:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 30661 2007-01-25T13:49:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 77060 2007-01-25T13:49:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30645 2007-01-25T13:49:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22126 2024-10-09T05:37:51.924578 application/rdf+xml 27951 2024-10-09T05:37:45.207617 image/jpeg 4954 2024-10-09T05:37:44.919628 image/jpeg 292969 2024-10-09T05:37:41.879668 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia