2017. First printing. HC. 586pp, hundreds of full color photos, 8.5X12; first detailed chronological biography & timeline of development of firearms bearing the Mauser name; based on historical informatiom from Mauser archive; hard cover w/dust jacket; book is heavy, shipping at cost;. More
1998. R&R Printing. HC. 205pp, 500+ illus/photos, 8pp in full color, 8.5x11; covers 24 nations that produced military holsters for their military weapons used in World War II by military forces involved;. More
1967, 2009. First printing. HC. 287pp, hundreds of photos/illus, & extensive tabulated data, 7.5x10; comprehensive, chronological exposition of Mauser Model 1896 pistols, "Mauser "Broomhandles", with service record extending from Boer War through World War 2 & covering the many variations; factory photographs & manuals as well as early books &... More
2002. HC. 335pp, many line drawings/illus., some photos, 8.75x11.875; consolidates Cole's four books into one usable text that includes drawings & information about all significant United States issue & private purchase knives, bayonets, & machetes used or tested by U.S. servicemen throughout our 200+ year history; NET. More
1991. HC. 192pp, 64 full page color compositions, over 200 b/w photos, 8.5x11; outstanding pictorial overview along with clear & concise descriptions & text of the worldwide presence of the Luger; each color composition portrays a near perfect Luger specimen with historically correct memorabilia & accoutrements; Lugers photographed are from... More
2008. 2008 Printing. HC. 420pp, 400 photos, 11.25x8.875, Revised Format to open on short end of book; identification guide & catalog of many variations of Luger pistol that will be of value to general collector & dealer as well as to both beginning & advanced Luger specialist; material presented in... More
1989. First edition. HC. 342pp, many photos/illus., 8.75x11.25; details life & career of Col. Hiram Berdan, Berdan's U..S. Sharpshooters' formation, organization, uniforms, equipment & firearms from 1862-1864; Berdan's also patented & invented Russian Rifle Contracts, metallic cartridges, range finders, torpedo boats, cannon fuses, lifeboats, & trans-Atlantic cable-laying machinery during his... More
1998. HC. 320pp, over 400 color & b/w photos, 8.5x11, definitive study of all Remington firearms & ammunition, as well as a clear look into the company & its distinguished history. More
2009. First printing. HC. 448pp plus 8pp color plates, many b/w photos, illus., & drawings, 8.75x11.125; Volume 2 continues with .45 caliber automatic pistols of U.S. military during period between two world wars to end WWII (1920 to 1945 & is divided into three parts; Part I--has 13 chapters that... More
2016, 1997. Reprint. HC. 368pp, 515 illus., 8.5x11; covers all of pistols used by United States forces except the M1911; includes procurement & distribution, extensive, previously unpublished serial number list;. More
Vol. 1-1998, Vol. 2-2000. First printing. HC. 1,044pp, over 1,500 photos/illus. mostly in color, 9x12; contains everything one ever wanted to know about The Parker Brothers Shotgun--its 75 year history & evolution, manufacture, & stories of those who made it; contains production statistics by grade, gauge, & barrel length, serial... More
1999. HC. 250pp, 240 full page color plates, 8.5x11, focuses on knives & their history, includes standard issue knives plus those with very limited issue to Marine Raiders, First Special Service Force, or OSS, also are knives issued by Allies as well as those privately purchased by servicemen & those... More
2017. First printing. Hard Cover w/Dust Jacket. 704pp, 9x12, over 750 full color photos; most comprehensive book about guns of Germany's rearmament; 30 year project with histories, technical information, & markings of world's largest collection of .22 training rifles; these guns brought back by veterans were the guns that taught... More
2016. Enhanced Volume. HC with dustjacket. 168pp, 350+ almost all color illus./photos, 8.5x11; Italian Vetterli in service for over 40 years, author describes development as long rifle, short rifle, cavalry & police carbine, single-shot form & later adapted for variety of magazine feeds--Vetterli-Vitali, Vetterli-Bertoldo & Vetterli-Ferracciù; conversions from 10.35 mm... More