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Author Dukes, Doug, author

Title Firearms of the Texas Rangers : from the frontier era to the modern age / by Doug Dukes
Published Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2020]

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Contents Weapons Dictate Tactics -- New Technology, Old Enemies -- Council House to Plum Creek -- Jack Hays and the Paterson -- Walker Colt and Mexican War -- New Colts and New Rangers -- Civil War on the Frontier -- The Frontier Forces -- Winchester 1866 -- 1873 and Arming the Frontier Battalion -- Frontier Battalion -- Doing their Job -- Ranger Force: New Century -- New Weapons -- DPS -- Modern Rangers -- Ranger Firearms
Summary "Book is a history of all the firearms used by the Texas Rangers, beginning with their informal establishment in 1823 and ending in the present day. Book will illustrate all the firearms, both handguns and long guns and everything in between"-- Provided by publisher
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 21, 2020)
Subject Texas Rangers -- Firearms -- History
Texas. Department of Public Safety -- History
Texas. Department of Public Safety
Texas Rangers
Firearms -- Texas -- Use in crime prevention -- History
Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas
Firearms
Firearms -- Use in crime prevention
Frontier and pioneer life
Texas
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 157441819X
9781574418194