Gun Digest Handbook of Collectible American Guns

Gun Digest Handbook of Collectible American Guns is packaged in a portable and affordable format and features 275 select American-make guns and everyday firearms you own or wish you did. This unique and easy-to-carry book showcases 275 modern American-made firearms that while not old enough to be considered antique, are definitely collectible. The rifles, shotguns and handguns you'll find in the listings were all manufactured from 1900 thru the 1980s, and exhibit the handcrafted fit and finish no longer found today. Among firearms models featured in the book are: Colt 1911 - millions have been produced Savage Model 99 Rifle - various versions remained in production from 1899 until the late 1990s Winchester Model 70 Rifle - more than 2 million produced Cover Copyright Contents Introduction Acknowledgments A.H. FOX AMT AUTOMAG AUTO-ORDNANCE CORPORATION CHARTER ARMS COLT'S MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC FREEDOM ARMS, INC. HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON HIGH STANDARD MANUFACTURING CO., INC. ITHACA GUNS USA, LLC IVER JOHNSON ARMS, INC. KIMBER L.C. SMITH LEFEVER ARMS COMPANY MARLIN FIREARMS COMPANY O.F. MOSSBERG & SONS, INC. REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, INC. SAVAGE ARMS, INC. SMITH & WESSON J. STEVENS ARMS COMPANY STEVENS/FOX STURM, RUGER & CO., INC. THOMPSON/CENTERARMS CO. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY. Presents 275 modern American-made firearms. This book includes listings of the rifles, shotguns and handguns which were manufactured from 1900 through the 1980s. It features colt 1911, savage Model 99 Rifle, and Winchester Model 70 Rifle. A guide to more than two hundred and seventy-five American-made firearms presents firearm specifications, years in production, and manufacturer details