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I am looking for some good flintlock history books. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Best Flintlock History Book?
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The age of firearms by Robert Held is a great ‘starter’ book.
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Well, there’s this bible on flintlocks, The Flintlock: Its Origin, Development, and Use, by Torsten Lenk … just be prepared to fall asleep. Dry reading? Not as bad as Sons of a Trackless Forest, but pretty darn close
While not a historical tome in its entirety, I am TOTALLY impressed by the information in this book!
While not a historical tome in its entirety, I am TOTALLY impressed by the information in this book!
Flintlocks - A Practical Guide for their Use and Appreciation, by Eric Bye.
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If you aren't looking to spend almost $350 on Amazon here is the information you can give to your local librarian and they can have those books shipped in to you for low or no cost.
The age of firearms: a pictorial history
Robert Held, Nancy Jenkins
ISBN 051724666X
OCLC 7015745
The flintlock: its origin, development, and use
Torsten Lenk, J. F. Hayward
ISBN 1602390126
OCLC 77520652
Flintlocks: a practical guide to their use and appreciation
Eric A. Bye
ISBN 0977073645
OCLC 898975631
Sons of a trackless forest: the Cumberland long hunters of the eighteenth century
Mark A. Baker
OCLC 44797598
The age of firearms: a pictorial history
Robert Held, Nancy Jenkins
ISBN 051724666X
OCLC 7015745
The flintlock: its origin, development, and use
Torsten Lenk, J. F. Hayward
ISBN 1602390126
OCLC 77520652
Flintlocks: a practical guide to their use and appreciation
Eric A. Bye
ISBN 0977073645
OCLC 898975631
Sons of a trackless forest: the Cumberland long hunters of the eighteenth century
Mark A. Baker
OCLC 44797598
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Can't speak to the other books but Eric Bye's "Flintlocks: A Practical Guide" is an excellent overview about their development and use. Not just informative but well-written. The Amazon price is high but the NMLRA site has it for 30 bucks. Worth it in my opinion. If an updated edition comes out, I'll get it as well.
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