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Control # 1 0010000925915
Control # Id 3 SKY
Date 5 20221216112535.0
Fixed Data 8 750610s1959 paua b 000 0 eng
LC Card 10    $a 59014382
Local Ctrl # 35    $a(Sirsi) u2205910
Obsolete 39    $a374121$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aDLC$beng$erda$cOTifH$dDLC$dSKYRV
Authen. Ctr. 42    $apremarc
LC Call 50 00 $aTS535.C6$bM5
Local Call # 92    $a683.40092
ME:Pers Name 100 $aMitchell, James L.,$d1937-$eeditor.
Title 245 10 $aColt :$ba collection of letters and photographs about the man, the arms, the company /$cJames L. Mitchell.
Tag 264 264  1 $aHarrisburg, PA :$bStackpole,$cc1959.
Phys Descrpt 300    $a265 pages, 4 unnumbered pages :$billustrations ;$c29 cm
Tag 336 336    $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
Tag 337 337    $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
Tag 338 338    $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
Note:Bibliog 504    $aBibliography: page [267-269]
Abstract 520    $aSame Colt! The mere mention of his name brings to the minds of practically all who read, one thing only-guns. Their interest in guns may be active or passive, all according to their inclinations and temperament, but they all recognize what the name stands for. If a collector, for Colt pistols and long guns have for many years commanded premium prices in the arms marts, his eyes will sparkle if the mention of the magic word puts him on the trail of a possible acquisition for his collection. And so far as collectors are concerned there are many thousands today where only a few short years ago they were numbered in the hundreds. The number is increasing yearly. Several books have been written, mainly descriptive of the arms themselves, but those concerning Colt's life are in the minority. The many models of Colt arms themselves furnish a very good starting point for their identification and investigation. The many thousands of letters and documents reviewed in the preparation of this volume would have furnished little to go on in any isolated instance. After their arrangement and preparation they presented a fascinating story for the first time told here. Colt' search for a military title has its humorous sidelights and tells much of the early development of his character. His early dreams of an arms empire is discernible through the placing of his pistols in the hands of Commodore Perry as gifts for the Japanese Emperor. Further indications of this dream become apparent upon reviewing the chapters, Southern Armories and Southern Sales. Too long ignored and overlooked has been the Union record of production in all fields during the years 1861-1865. In 1861, the United States had no army, no navy, no guns, nor munitions and no trained men in reserve. Four years later the mighty armies and navy which had come into being with a preponderance of power and munitions had again reunited this country, North and South, into eternal bonds of brotherhood. --Back cover.
Local Note 590    $aSigned by historian Joe B. Frantz.
Subj:Pers 600 10 $aColt, Samuel,$d1814-1862.
Subj:Corp 610 20 $aColt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aFirearms$xHistory.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aColt revolver.
Subj:Local 690    $aMike Cox Texas Collection 2022.
Tag 949 949    $aSMTEX$b*MC*$c623$dMIT$g33390004835316$p45