Whether collector, cowboy or active shooter, this comprehensive reference is the guide enthusiasts need to bring the past alive. Antique Firearms Assembly/Disassembly offers historic information and complete step-by-step assembly/disassembly details for popular antique and hard-to-find firearms manufactured around the mid 1800s and into the early 1900s.

More than 60 firearms are included, and each listing includes history of the weapon, unique features, a large-scale drawing outlining component parts, and details everyone, including gunsmiths, police armory enthusiasts, forensic scientists or arms collectors will enjoy. Featured guns like the Winchester 1873, Colt Lightning Rifle, Colt 1873 SAA and Smith & Wesson No.3, create a resource unequaled by any.

• Features over 600 photos of antique and rare firearms for quick identification
• Specific biographies of each of the 60 featured firearms
• Illustrated directions and detailed parts drawings assist gunsmiths in their craft