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102 FIREARMS Argentine Mauser Rifles 1871–1959 Colin Webster. Between 1891–1959 Argentina bought or manufactured nearly 500,000 Mauser rifles and carbines for itself as well as for its neighbors Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Details include: thirty-seven identified variants; the history behind each purchase and the technical description of each variant; contract-by-contract, and in the case of the Model 1891, 1909, and 1947 weapons a month- by-month, detail of production and shipping data. Size: 8.5"x11" • 400 color/bw photos • 304pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1868-3 • hard • $79.95 Double Barrel Norbert Klups. This book presents the Double-barrel gun in 272 beautiful photos and clear informative text that will captivate a hunter’s attention and inspire the sport. The fascination of a traditionally built, double-barreled gun can scarcely fail to attract a passionate hunter. With the detailed engraving, beautiful grain, checkered stocks, and high finishes of many double-barreled guns, these guns are ideal for hunting or collecting. Size: 8.5"x11" • 270 color/bw photos • 208pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2748-3 • hard • $39.95 The Drilling Norbert Klups. The Drilling is a triple barreled, shoulder held firearm. As a “combination gun," the Drilling is comprised of various combinations of shotgun and/or rifle barrels, giving the flexibility of shooting both types of cartridges with a wide range of caliber from one firearm. Many of these firearms were custom made and are highly decorated through detailed engraving, stock carving and customized metal work. Size: 8.5"x11" • 270 color/bw photos • 232pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2749-0 • hard • $49.95 Collector’s Guide to Imperial Japanese Handguns 1893–1945 James D. Brown. This volume has been prepared as an inexpensive guide to Japanese military handguns of the first half of the 20th Century. It is intended primarily for the collector who, upon encountering a new specimen, wants information to identify, classify and evaluate. Size: 8.5"x11" • 80 bw photos • 64pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2787-2 • soft • $19.95 Japanese Military Cartridge Handguns 1893– 1945:ARevisedandExpandedEditionof“Hand Cannonsof Imperial Japan" Derby&Brown.Signal pistols, foreign-procuredmilitaryhandguns,ammunition, holsters, and accessories are also covered. Significant changesareincludedbasedonnewfindings,andagreat deal of new information has been added. Anumber of newly discovered variants are identifiedanddescribed, and expanded tables of reported serial numbers and production data are provided. Size: 8.5"x11"•550 color/bwphotos •384pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1780-6•hard•$79.95 Cold War Pistols of Czechoslovakia James D. Brown. This is the first English language work to examine the subject in detail and the first in any language to identify, describe, andquantifyvariations and production figures for themodels covered. The book focusesontheCzechoslovakCommunistperiod (1948–89). Also covered are the more modern commercial CZ 75 and CZ 85, the military model 82, and the commercial CZ 83, as are small caliber target pistols and signal pistols. Size: 8.5"x11" • 280 color/bw photos • 152pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3354-5 • hard • $59.99 Bullard Firearms G. Scott Jamieson. Bullard Firearms is the story of a mechanical genius whose rifles and cartridges were the equal of any made in America in the 1880s, yet little of substance had been written about James H. Bul- lard or his arms prior to 1988 when the original first edition called Bullard Arms was published. Size: 8.5"x11" • 1,100 color/bw photos • 368pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1465-3 • hard • $100.00 Italian Partisan Weapons in WWII Gianluigi Usai and Ralph Riccio. This book covers all classes and types of small arms, from pistols to heavy machine guns, used by the Italian partisans in WWII. Complete and extensive coverage is provided for each individual type of weapon known to have been used, including specifications, supported by photographs showing the weapons in use by the partisans. Size: 6"x9" • 374 color and b/w photos • 288pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5210-2 • hard • $39.99 Italian Small Arms of the First and Second World Wars Ralph Riccio. This comprehensive book addresses all Italian small arms used during both World Wars and covers pistols, rifles, subma- chine guns andmachine guns domestically designed and produced, as well as prototypes and foreign weapons in Italian service. It contains much new data as well as correcting previous information and is an invaluable reference work. Size: 8.5"x11" • 608 color/bw photos • 224pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4583-8 • hard • $69.99 Schiffer LTD Engraved Handguns of .22 Calibre 1855–85 John S. Laidacker. For many years the designs found on engraved handguns has been found quite interesting. This book identifies the motifs employed, and determines engrav- ing characteristics of various arms producing companies. To accomplish this, examples of .22 calibre handguns from 1855 to the mid-1870s have been examined and photographed, and a system of identification has been structured. Size: 8.5"x11" • 400 color/bw photos • 168pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1683-4 • hard • $69.95 Double Action: Classic Revolvers for Target Shooting, Hunting, and Security Ulrich Schwab. This reference book describes the most popular double action revolvers in words and superb, high-quality photographs, and documents their design, technology, and how they shoot. It also what they can achieve in precision shooting and discusses trigger pull weight and groups. Size: 7"x10" • 170 photos • 208pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4630-9 • hard • $39.99 Developmental Cartridge Handguns in .22 Calibre: As Produced in the United States and Europe from 1855-75 John S. Laidacker. This book is a study of early .22 cartridge handguns from 1855–75. Laidacker’s primary aim was to offer a quick reference to the collector, and his commentary on the wide variety of types, variations, and makers, as well as detailed photography, make this a superb addition to any firearm library. Size: 8.5"x11" • 860 bw photos • 560pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1865-9 • hard • $100.00 Webley Solid-Frame Revolvers: Nos. 1, 1 1/2, 2, Bull Dogs, and Pugs Black/Ficken/ Michaels. Popular from the late 19th through the early 20th centuries, the British Webley Pug and Bull Dog revolvers, manufactured by P. Webley & Son of Birmingham, provided security for many at home or concealed in coat pockets. Size: 9"x12" • 814 color photos • 320pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3152-7 • hard • $99.99 Webley Solid Frame Revolvers: RICs, MPs, and No. 5s Black/Davis/Michaud. New research on the Webley RIC, MP, and No.5 revolvers. Includes new information onWebleys purchased by police agencies prior to the RICmodels. Covers Webley production from1864 to 1938. A number of Webley’s miscellaneous solid frames are also included, along with displays of Webley loading tools, cartridges, cartridge boxes, the 1903 catalog, and previously unknown caliber offerings. Size: 9"x12" • 1,404 color photos • 320pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3553-2 • hard • $99.99 Suppliers to the Confederacy: British Imported Arms and Accoutrements Craig L. Barry and David C. Burt. A look at the impact the English had on sup- plying the Confederacy and its effect on the US Civil War. Each piece of equipment is examined in great detail with detailed photographs and a discussion of most of the patterns of British equipment carried by Confederate soldiers and how they were to be used, how it was purchased, from where and by whom, and how it was shipped over to the Confederate States. Size: 6"x9" • 150 color/bw photos • 192pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4248-6 • hard • $39.99 TheWhitneyNavyRevolver:AReferenceof the ModelsandTypes1857–1866 Daniel E.Williams, Jr. Areference for themost famous revolvermanufactured byEliWhitney, Jr. during the late-1850sand throughout the American Civil War. The Whitney Navy Revolver documents the results of a two-year research project andprovidesclearandcurrent informationonthevarious models and types. A thorough description alongwith photographs of eachmodel and typeofWhitneyNavy revolver is found in this book. Size: 8.5"x11" • 180 color/bw photos • 112pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4249-3 • hard • $45.00 One Hundred Years of Winchester Cartridge Boxes 1856-1956 Giles&Shuey. Covering the100 years thatWinchesterand itspredecessor companies— Volcanic RepeatingArms Co., andNewHavenArms Co., which produced cartridges in NewHaven – this is thefirst detailed studydoneoncartridgeboxes from the era of themodern gun. Coverage includes all the calibers forwhichWinchester, includingVolcanic and NewHavenArms, cataloguedevery riflemodel (other than .22 rimfire), from1856-1956. Size: 8.5"x11" • 1,400 color photos • 312pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2541-8 • hard • $69.95 Modern Exterior Ballistics: The Launch and Flight Dynamics of Symmetric Projectiles 2nd Edition Robert L. McCoy. The basic free flight dynamics of symmetric projectiles and a historical perspective from early developments in the 19th century through the modern postwar era. The basic principles of ballistic science are developed from a comprehensive definition of the aerodynamic forces that control the flight dynamics of symmetric projectiles. Size: 8.5"x11" • 60 bw photos/line art • 328pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3825-0 • hard • $99.99 Guns and Gunmaking Tools of Southern Appalachia: The Story of the Kentucky Rifle John Rice Irwin. The people of the isolated mountain valleys of Appalachia tell how they make and use the Kentucky and related firearms and the supplies that go with them, both in the past and today as tradition continues. Size: 11"x8.5"•315color photos•118pp. ISBN: 0-916838-81-1 • soft • $14.95 Carving Gunstocks: Power Techniques Jose Valencia. With 250 color photos, all the steps needed to transform a plain gunstock into a work of art are explained, from creating patterns, removing factory checkering, and using a high speed power pen and bits to create scroll, basket weave, and maple leaf patterns, along with realistic wildlife carvings. Adapting patterns to curved surfaces, sanding, and finishing techniques are explained. Size: 8.5"x11" 250 color/bw photos • 64pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3370-5 • soft • $16.99 The Č Z Models 50 and 70 James D. Brown. A detailed, illustrated guide to the Czech vz. 50 police pistol and the modernized vz. 70 version • 8 1/2" x 11" • 290 color and b/wphotos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-6792-2 • hardcover cloth with jacket • $45.00 US