Reviews
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The book is very well written, beautifully illustrated (great colour pictures), [...] and provide very useful information about the use of black powder firearms ...
From Musket to Metallic Cartridge is a very valuable book, both for black powder shooters and collectors. The book is very well written, beautifully illustrated (great colour pictures), it covers all one can think about within this field, and provide very useful information about the use of black powder firearms for collectors. Øyvind Flatnes deserves a big honour for an excellent job with the book. The book is highly recommended. Go get it now!
Read the full review from the Norwegian Arms and Armour Society's membership magazine.
Any shooter who is interested in the development of firearms will find this book a constant source of information which they will refer to time and time again.
This beautifully illustrated reference work covers all aspects of early and late gun development. It covers smoothbore muskets and pistols from as early as the 15th century right through to modern cartridge guns of the 1800s.
Any shooter who is interested in the development of firearms will find this book a constant source of information which they will refer to time and time again.
The descriptions and explanations by the author are clearly written and full of detail and historical fact. The colour plates and drawings of each gun, or parts, are clear and impeccably detailed. This is definitely a book for any shooter’s reference library.
Phil Morgan, founder of The Single Shot Black Powder Cartridge Club of Great Britain.
Lavishly illustrated and very in depth in scope, it should become a standard reference work for muzzle loaders everywhere.
I finished From Musket to Metallic Cartridge a few days ago. It is very much like a cross of my own (with a very strong Scandinavian flavor) as well as Joe Bilby's Civil War Firearms. Lavishly illustrated (much better than mine) and very in depth in scope, it should become a standard reference work for muzzle loaders everywhere. I especially appreciated the insights into Norway & Sweden. Those things were generally inaccessible to me (unlike most Europeans, I only speak one language and not very well at that). Congratulations!
Gary Yee, author of Sharpshooters 1750–1900.
... From Musket to Metallic Cartridge is probably the best reference book for blackpowder shooters available today.
Get the Book Now!
The book is available from Amazon (both as hardcover and Kindle edition) or directly from the publisher Crowood Press (hardcover or ePub ebook). Another good option is The Book Depository, which offer free shipping worldwide.
You can also get an autographed hardcover copy from author Øyvind Flatnes or from a bookstore in your country.
