Volcanic Firearms - And Their Successors (New Haven Henry Rifles) by Edsall James

Collector Bookstore Notes:

Circa 1848-1869. This small publication traces Volcanic Firearms (an early bullet design) which became New Haven Arms, maker of the Henry Rifle.

Publisher Description:

Developed by pistol makers, "Rocketball" handguns led to the development of lever-action repeating rifles. This is the story of those rare Volcanic guns, and the repeaters - Winchesters, Henry's, and Spencers - later developed as a direct result of the Volcanics. Well illustrated.