VGL-5541 Packing Iron. Gunleather of the Frontier West

Western gunleather is an icon of American frontier lore. This book celebrates the artistry and innovation of the craftsmen who designed the gun rigs of the old time cowboys, troopers, lawmen and Hollywood heroes. This unique art form is fully described and richly illustrated with over 400 exciting color photographs and rare historic images. This is a tremendous reference for leather craftsmen and cowboy action shooters. The Old West was won with a multitude of firearms, from single shot pistols and Colt revolvers to Plains rifles and Winchester repeaters. The variety of military and civilian gunleather that housed this romantic array of weaponry is colorfully illustrated and explained in Packing Iron.  completely and accurately describes the holsters, gunbelts, saddle scabbards and other colorful equipment which made the carrying and wearing of firearms practical. “Gun rigs” of the old time Westerners have long been recognized as collectible objects, and in recent years, greatly appreciated in interest and value. In a handsomely designed, large format, 216-page portrait of this important facet of our frontier heritage. The extensive, entertaining, fact-filled text provides a fascinating history of the evolution and style of western gunleather. In the pages of Packing Iron. you will discover gunleather produced by historic government arsenals along with famed frontier craftsman like Collins, Menea, Gallatin and Heiser. Packing Iron. is a book no student or collector of Western Americana should be without