Trade rifle book

[squirehawk1774]

Does anyone here have the book that the fur trade museum in Chadron published a few years back? I've been thinking about building one for a bit now and would like some good color photo's of some rifles. I've been to the museum several years back but didn't take any photo's of the guns. So I'm wondering how you like the book and if it's worth getting for building purposes.

 

[teakmtn]

Yes, I have one and yes, its worth having in your library. It's not specifically on Trade guns, but all Fire Arms of the Fur Trade Era.

 

[squirehawk1774]

Not looking for trade guns but trade rifles. Thanks for answering. I have their book on gun tools and edged weapons and really wasn't impressed with the photo's but it had lots of information on the items.

 

[Thagomizer]

TOW has a book on Indian trade rifles.

 

[squirehawk1774]

I have that one but still looking for more good study books.

 

[Absoroka]

the Hansen book is an excellent reference. You might find one at one of the larger museums that sell books. I got mine at Bent's Fort in Colorado. They had the entire set at that time.

 

[Scott Jones]

Worth it. Blew a lot of the common thought about the NW trade gun out of the water. e.g., most were blued. Too late, already browned mine.

 

[SBJ]

"For Trade and Treaty". Great book. Highly recommend it.

 

[Red Owl]

The book I got had no color photos but there were full sized palns.

 

[Thagomizer]

There is a hard to find book called Proceedings of the 1984 trade gun conference. It's a bunch of study topics in magazine form.
Several pages of English pattern trade rifles.
Also some info on J.Henry rifles.