by James R. Johnson. Hardbound, 240 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". Detailed, photographic examination of hundreds of weapons and accoutrements of the Golden Age combined into a reference volume. Over eighty pages are devoted to scrimshawed powder horns, sixtypages to primitive frontier bags, hunting, and Bowie knives, with the remainder covering Kentucky pistols, tomahawks, Indian war clubs, hunting bags and accoutrements . . . most of which have never been illustrated in publication before. Quality and variety were the guidelines in assembling material for this book.
