Blackpowder Guns

[heatherhistorian]

Alexander, Peter A.  The Gunsmith of Grenvill County:  Building the American Longrifle.

Bouchard, Russel.  The Fusil de Tulle In France, 1691-1741.

Gooding, S. James.  Trade Guns of the Hudson's Bay Company, 1670-1970.

Grinslade, Tom.  Flintlock Fowlers:  The First Guns Made In America. 

Hamilton, T.M.  Colonial Frontier Guns.  Pioneer Press:  Tennessee, 1980.

Johnson, James R.  Accouterments II

Johnson, James R.  Accouterments III.

Mullins, Jim.  American Weapons in the French and Indian War.

Whisker, James B.   Arms Maker of Western Pennsylvania.

Whisker, James B. and Larry W. Yantz.  Gunsmiths of Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties.

[pathfinder]

I'd like to add two of my favorites:  Muzzle Loading Rifle,Then and Now by Walter Cline
                                                The Muzzle loading cap lock rifle by Capt. Ned Roberts
Both are my go to books when I need some info I've forgotten[that's a lot!]

[FrankG]

Kindig - Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age

[old salt]

Now here are two more that I use.

George Shumway       Rifles of Colonial America  Volume I & II

[pathfinder]

I'd like to use 'Rifles of colonial america more,but the drool has the pages stuck! Awsome books

[old salt]

Pathfinder I got the same problem with mine

[pathfinder]

I don't care how thick it would make it,they have to water proof them pages!