by Dave Byrd. Softbound, 88 pages, 8" x 8". In a time when a man lived and died by his rifle, these men from Buffalo Valley and Greasy Cove crafted these tools of survival by hand in small shops powered by their own blood and sweat. This volume features the surviving relics of their work to preserve and chronicle the history of these craftsmen and show the lasting quality of skilled handiwork. Includes biographical sketches of 20 gunmaking families of the area along with the rifles they built w/ specifications and photographs (some in color). The author has spent over 50 years collecting and researching the rifles of this small area of Tennessee.