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  About Cannon in 1862
Topsfield, Massachusetts, Americana Archives Publishing, 1971. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Nice, clean copy, measuring 5-1/2"x7-3/4" Much text augmented by illustration. Offers little known aspects of cannon, both historically and technically. Introduction by Robert F. Hudson. 44 pages.
USD 18.95 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 | £UK 11.5 | JP¥ 1630] Book number: 16834
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  Arms and Armor and Renaissance Furniture, Silver and Works of Art (Auction Catalog November 15, 1953)
New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1953. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Very nice, clean, tightly bound auction catalog. Orange cover and coated cream paper. Illustrated with black and white photos. Emphasis is on arms and armor. Major property owners include Alfred Marsden Scott, William G. Luke, and Ruzena & Emil Tunosvky. Includes firearms, edged weapons, armour (including full suits of) and crossbows. 267 lots. 51 pages.
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1720] Book number: 19235K
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  The Corbin Handbook & Catalog of Bullet Swaging No. 6
Phoenix, Oregon, Corbin Manufacturing & Supply, 1982, Second Edition. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Very nice, clean book measuring 5-1/2"x8-1/2". Lavishly illustrated with instructive black and white photos, but also contains much text. Discusses all aspects of bullet swaging -- the making of bullets via a process using dies and punches to cold-flow ductile metal into the desired shape. 106 pages geared to the handloader.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 18608MtG
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  The Encyclopedia of Hand-Held Weapons
Miami, Florida, U.S.A., Lewis International, 2002. (ISBN: 193098314x) Hard Cover with dust jacket, Fine/Very Good, Crisp, clean, beautiful copy. Pages and page edges pristine. No names or writing. Dustjacket likewise clean with no tears or chips. A few small spots of edgwear only fault. Most handsome in brand new mylar cover. Amply illustrated with black and white photos. A comprehensive illustrated guide to military hand-held weaponry. Over 350 entries, each containing background info, operation, performance and specifications for each weapon. 418 pages. Includes glossary.
USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1548] Book number: 16512K
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  History of Small-Arms Ammunition 1917-1919
Hyattsville, Maryland, Design Publications. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/, Very nice, clean copy of an oversized booklet of 40 pages . No author or date listed. Illustrated with technical drawings, photographs and charts. A large amount of information about the ammunition developed for use in WWI. Outlines the needs, the difficulties inmeeting them and the successful results. At the time of the signing of the armistice American factories had more than doubled their production since 1917, reaching a daily average output of more than 14,500,000 cartidges of all types, exceeding the combined output of France and Great Britain.
USD 14.95 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1286] Book number: 16771
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  The Muzzleloader Magazine Six Issues 1963
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Grand National Association For the Preservation of Pennsylvania Rifle Shooting Inc., 1963. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Six copies from 1963, the first year of the magazine's existence. Includes January, combined issues for April/May, June, combined July/August, September and November. Each issues average 28 pages and measure 7"x9". Photo illustrated. Article topics include the Du Pont black powder industry, weapons of the Pernnsylvania State Navy, old Pennsylavnia rifles, the passing of the Red Man, the Pennsylvania Rifle and Indian Museum, Thompson's Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion of 1775 and an entire issue devoted to Daniel Boone. Muzzleloading buffs will also recognize the name Madison Grant on one story. As to condition, the three later ones are crisp as new, the earlier ones show toning to white paper, but all are clean and tightly bound.
USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 | £UK 17 | JP¥ 2408] Book number: 16838A
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ACKERMAN, MAJOR R.O.  Shooting the Flintlock Rifle (Book No. 4 The Muzzle Loader's Little Library)
Mt. Dora, Florida, The A.W. Peterson Gun Shop, 1976, First Printing. Soft Cover, Fine/Wraps, Fine, Very scarce little booklet which has clearly never been used. Illustrated by the author with drawings of examples from the various school of muzzleloading rifles, as well as technical drawings of the mechnism, projectiles, and various types of flints. Text offers historical context, plus an explanation of the various types and instructions on the powder charge, patching, the ball, the flint, priming, firing and troubleshooting. 24 pages. Two like copies available.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 16212A
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ALLAN, FRANCIS C. ET AL  The Early Arisakas; A Study of the Japanese Type 30 Rifles and Carbines, Naval Type 35 Rifles, Substitute Type 02/45 Rifles and Their Variations
, Ak Enterprises, 2006, First Edition. (ISBN: 0961481455) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, New/, Crisp, BRAND NEW copy of a hard to find title. Illustrated with photos, drawings and charts throughout. Banzai Special Project #9. 106 pages. TWO like copies available.
USD 26.95 [Appr.: EURO 18 | £UK 16.5 | JP¥ 2318] Book number: 18975C
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AMBER, JOHN T., EDITOR,  Gun Digest, Twenty-third Anniversary, 1969,
, Follett Publishing Co. Chicago,. /, First thus. Oversized quality paperback in good condition. Minor edgewear and darkening to sides of pages visible when book is closed, but overall quite nice and tightly bound. Photo illustrated. 416 pages, including index. Featured articles include French weapons, hunting in Yugoslavia, Rugers, a safari in South Dakota, the Alaskan caribou, handloading, the art of the engraver and much more.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 2579
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NO AUTHOR  Z.M. Military Research Co. Inc. Catalog No. 5
New York, New York, Z.M. Military Research Co. Inc., No. Five. Soft Cover, Very Good/Wraps, Very Good, Nice copy. Tightly bound with clean pages and page edges. Browning to gray spine of wraps and creasing to lower rear corner. Includes an insert with last minute additions which shows a bit of isolated foxing. Catalog is undated, but we believe it derives from the mid-1960's, as there is a zip code on the address and zip codes were first introduced in 1963. The phone number, however, shows an alphabetical prefix. Prices for guns also appear to date it in the 60's. Catalog is illustrated throughout with black and white photos. Products include Marlin rifles, Winchesters, antique arms, military rifles, sporting arms, Mannlicher Schoenauers, Mausers, bayonets, edged weapons, swords, military and arms accessories, leather goods, cannon models, buttons and belt buckles, insignia and medals, uniforms, books and various military memorabilia. 96 pages.
USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1548] Book number: 14142
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MULTIPLE AUTHORS  Legendary Hunts; Short Stories from the Boone and Crockett Awards
Misoula, Montana, Boone and Crockett Club, 2006, First Edition Stated. (ISBN: 9780940865542) Soft Cover, NEW/, Crisp, BRAND NEW copy. A compilation of 43 hunting stories by various authors divided by the type of animal being hunted: bear and cougar, elk and deer, moose and caribou. and horned game. Illustrated with blacka nd white photos. 352 pages. TWO like copies available.
USD 12.95 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 | £UK 8 | JP¥ 1114] Book number: 16436
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BARKER, CROFT  The Black Powder Cartridge Silhouette Handbook
Flatonia, Texas, Cistern Publishing, 2004, Third Edition (revised). (ISBN: 0971512809) Soft Cover, Near Fine/, Crisp, clean book. Pages and page edges pristine. Only fault is gift inscription to half title page. Otherwise without fault. Illustrated with large black and white photographs throughout. Text discusses the rifle, its sights, the selection of the cartridge, bullets, the match lead, compression. fouling control, brass cleaning. rifle maintenance and preservation and range equipment. 162 pages. Also available are the author's books Restoring and Shooting the Antique Single Shot Rifle and Shooting the ,43 Spanish Rolling Block.
USD 26.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.25 | £UK 15.75 | JP¥ 2236] Book number: 19539Mt.G
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BARKER, COFT  Shooting the .43 Spanish Rolling Block
Flatonia, Texas, Cistern Publishing, 2006, Second Edition. (ISBN: 0971512833) Soft Cover, Fine/, Crisp, as new book SIGNED and inscribed by author thus, "17 Feb. 2006, ------, Have fun with your new toy. Un Saludo, Croft Barker." Illustrated with large, crisp, black and white photos. Chapters discuss the 11 mm Spanish cartridges, the rifles, rolling block disassembly and maintenance, the sights, 11mm bullets and moulds, casting, black powder loads, smokeless loads, record keeping, on the firing line, range equipment and the collector. 137 pages. Other Croft Barker titles available.
USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 | £UK 17 | JP¥ 2408] Book number: 19576MtG
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BERK, JOSEPH  The Gatling Gun: 19th Century Machine Gun to 21st Century Vulcan
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A., Paladin Press, 1991. (ISBN: 0873646444) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Fine/Fine, Crisp, beautiful book -- no names or writing, no chips or tears. dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. Measures 9"x11-1/4". Illustrated with black and white photos and handsome pictorial endpapers. The story of a gun so revolutionary when it made its 1862 debut the U.S. military didn't know what to do with it, survived the test of time, and today is still on the scene in the form of the M61A1. 129 pages.
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 19616MtG
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BRENNAN, DAVE (EDITOR)  The Benchrest Shooting Primer
Manchester, Connecticut, U.S.A., Precision Shooting Inc., 2000. (ISBN: 0967094879) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, NEW/, Crisp, BRAND NEW oversized book measuring 6-1/2"x10-3/4". A compendium of the very best articles on the subject from the pages of Precision Shooting Magazine dating from 1982-1996. Illustrated with black and white photos. Among the myriad topics presented are these: shooting styles, the evolution of the benchrest rifle, reloading for accuracy, building a benchrest, breaking in a barrel, and questions and answers on cleaning patchs. This is just a bare bones sampling though, as the book has 420 densely packed pages. Multiple copies available.
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 19667
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BRUMFIELD, GARY, EDITOR  Journal of Historical Armsmaking Technology (volume IV)
Friendship, Indiana, The National Muzzleloading Rifle Association, 1991, No Edition Stated. Soft Cover, Near Fine/Wraps, Near Fine, Crisp, clean copy with pristine pages and page edges. No spine crease. Only fault is shadow to front cover from price sticker. Illustrated with photos, charts, and technical drawings, including one fold-out. A compendium of three long articles, one about a very early German gun factory, one about lock timing, and one about a wheellock mainspring vise written by George Shumway. 110 pages. Multiple copies available.
USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30 | £UK 27.25 | JP¥ 3870] Book number: 14229B
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CHANDLER. ROY; WHISKER, JAMES  Kentucky Rifle Patchboxes All New Volume 2
, Self-published, 1992, First Printing. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Fine/No DJ, as Issued, Absolutely pristine book designed without dustjacket and quite scarce. No fault of note and SIGNED by James Whisker. Book measures 9"x11-1/4" and has no names or writing other than the signature and very clean pages and page edges. No bumps to boards. Purchased from a collector.The original edition of this book was published in the early 1970's. It is primarily a picture book, which offers an incredible museum quality array of Kentucky patchboxes designed to assist serious collectors and scholars in their effort to identify gunsmiths, apprenticeships, schools of gunsmithing design, and emigration routes. 430 plates.
USD 160.00 [Appr.: EURO 106.25 | £UK 96.75 | JP¥ 13759] Book number: 19620MtG
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CHICOINE, DAVID R.  Guns Of The New West; A Close-Up Look at Modern Replica Firearms
Iola, Wisconsin, Gun Digest Books, 2005. (ISBN: 0873497686) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Near Fine/, Crisp, clean book with no names or writing, no spine crease and pristine pages and page edges. Nicely illustrated throughout, primarily with black and white photographs, but there is also an attractive color section at center of book. The author, a noted gunsmith, tests the crop of modern replica Old West firearms, including handguns, rifles and shotguns and their ammunition in an effort to help you discern the best. 264 pages.
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1376] Book number: 19609MtG
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CLINE, WALTER M.  The Muzzle-Loading Rifle Then and Now
Huntington, West Virginia, Standard Printing and Publishing Co., 1942, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/No DJ, Very nice clean book lacking jacket. Light toning to edges of pastedowns and orginal seller's handsome gold sticker at bottom of front free endpaper. Book has been twice reprinted, but this is the original. Illustrated with crisp black and white photos. The author's name is well-known among members of the National Muzzleloading Rifle Association. Book measures 8"x10-1/2" and covers myriad topics including, but not limited to, making the barrels of muzzleloading rifles, shooting, the rifle in the American Revolution, arms and ammo of the Civil War, testing for accuracy, hunting, frontier riflemen in American history and the revival of muzzleloading matches. 162 pages.
USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 | £UK 30.25 | JP¥ 4300] Book number: 18942
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DAVIS, COLONEL MARCELLUS S.; DAVIS, HENRY P.; DAVIS, C.T.  The Stranger
Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1938, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, Very Good/Poor, Book itself is clean as a whistle and tightly bound. Very clean pages. Only defect ts small loss of paper at bottom front gutter. Dustjacket is chipped and torn at edges with spine area completely, missing, but has been placed in brand new mylar cover for preservation. SIGNED at front free endpaper by author, Henry P. Davis ,thus: "To -----------, game authority, sportsman worthy of the name, and sometimes a rattling good shot. And a real friend always, Henry P. Davis."Foreword by the famous Nash Buckingham. Text is printed on high quality paper and nicely illustrated. consists of three hunting stories, one by each author, telling a story of fox hunting in the southern hills, something far different than riding to hounds at the formal Hunt. 59 pages.
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3010] Book number: 15442
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THOMAS DEAN  Round Ball to Rimfire: A History of Civil War Small Arms Ammunition (Part Three)
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Thomas Publications, 2003. (ISBN: 1577470923) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Near Fine/No DJ, Crisp, clean book. Laminated pictorial boards. No names or writing, no bumping to boards. Pages and page edges pritstine. Part III of the series, but a stand-alone too which addresses Federal pistols and revolvers. Also includes miscellanous essays covering Billghurst & Requa, Silas Crispin, Dimick rifles, Continental Arms, S. Gardiner's silver medal, Richard Gatling, Picket bullets and the .69 caliber Rifle Musketoon. Eighteen appendices. Illustrated with black and white photographs and facsimile documents. 478 pages. PART TWO ALSO AVAILABLE
USD 42.00 [Appr.: EURO 28 | £UK 25.5 | JP¥ 3612] Book number: 17917
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DMITRIEFF, G.  Submachine Gun Designer's Handbook
Cornville, Arkansas, U.S.A., Desert Pubns, 1981. (ISBN: 087947100x) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Fine/, Crisp, as new book. Measures 8-1/2"x11". No names or writing. Text divided into three sections: Submachine gun history and design characteristics; ammunition; and working drawings -- Sten & PPsh 41. Large, crisp, clean folded drawings laid-in. 94 pages.
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3010] Book number: 19545MtG
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DORSEY, R. STEPHEN; SHAFFER, JAMES B.  Gun Tools: Their History and Identification Volumes 1 and 2
Eugene, Oregon, Collectors' Library. Soft Cover, Very Good/, Both books were purchased from the same collector, though Volume 1 shows a bit of edgewear. Both are clean and bright with pristine pages and page edges, no names or writing, and no spine creasing. Books measure 5-1/2"x8-1/2" and collectively have 773 pages and 1400 black and white photographs.A massive work which provides an historical narrative of gun tool terms, history, and usage, plus an identification section for both U.S. and foreign gun tools. Volume 2 shows many Confederate items not previously seen, as well as treasures from the Tower of London, the Imperial War Museum and Pattern Room Collections.
USD 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.5 | £UK 33.25 | JP¥ 4730] Book number: 19590MtG
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ELLIS, CHRIS; CHAMBERLAIN, PETER  The Schmeisser Submachine Gun
London, United Kingdom, Parkgate Books Ltd., 1999. (ISBN: 1902616383) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall, Fine/Fine, Crisp, as new copy. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. Part of the Classic Weapons Series. Has not been price-clipped. Illustrated with black and white photos and technical drawings. Monograph tracing the devlopment of the Schmeisser from the MP18 through to the MP38 and 49. Also covers other German automatic weapons such as copies of the British Sten and the MP43 an 44 assault rifles. Even featuers the MP44 Krummlauf designed to fire around corners. 64 pages. The 88 FlakPak from this series also available.
USD 17.95 [Appr.: EURO 12 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1544] Book number: 16881K
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ELMAN, ROBERT AND PEPER, GEORGE, EDITORS,  Hunting America's Game Animals And Birds,
, Winchester Press, 1974. /, No edition stated, probable first. Near fine in near fine DJ which has not been price-clipped. Small bit of curl to lower front edge and one tiny scuff mark. Otherwise as new. Hunting. Game Animals. "A how-to, where-to, when-to guide by 40 top experts, covering the continent's big game, small game, upland birds and waterfowl." Photo illustrated.
USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 774] Book number: 2282
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