Biographical note:
Roy M. Marcot is the leading expert on Remington firearms and the author of the official company history--Remington, America's Oldest Gunmaker. He has the largest collection of Remington firearms, ammunition, and memorabilia outside of the Remington facility in Ilion. His interest in firearms goes back to the early '50s, when at age twelve, he took an NRA Hunter Safety course and purchased his first gun -- a single shot, break-open shotgun. After gaining his bachelor's degree at Pratt Institute in New York, Roy served as an Army officer for two years and was in charge of the Fort Carson Pistol Team.Marcot is the author of several books on historical arms, including Spencer Repeating Firearms and Hiram Berdan--Chief of Sharpshooters. Since 1991, Roy has been the Editor of the RSA Journal, the quarterly publication of the Remington Society of America. He is a member of the American Society of Arms Collectors and has been a life member of the National Rifle Association since 1966. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
Main description:
The History of Remington Firearms is a captivating and wonderful illustrated chronicle of one of the most famous and legendary names in history. Remington is synonymous with the history of the United States, from the Civil War, the two world wars, and every skirmish in between, to outlaws beyond the pale and the law enforcement officers hired to catch them. The name Remington is equally synonymous with hunting, from casual afternoons plinking by a pond, to deer hunting in Pennsylvania, to elk and antelope hunting in the West.
Through Remington's commitment to quality and innovation the company has produced many breakthroughs that profoundly influenced America's industrial development, including the production of the world's first effective typrewriter, innovations in smokeless poweder ballistics, powdered metal technology and fine products for sportsmen, target shooters and hunters for nearly two hundred years.
Separate sections in this volume cover all of the company's output, including Pistols and Revolvers, Rifles and Carbines, and Shotguns. The range of firearms discussed spans everything from Rider's diminutive parlor pistol, which relied on a percussion cap to propel its diminutive .17 projectile, to the mighty .30 caliber Browning Machine Gun of 1917 which had a firepower capability of 600 rounds per minute. Many interesting historical pictures and company posters complete the story.
