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By: N/A
Price: $4.00
Seller ID: 1688046
Condition: Near Fine
Near fine. 10 pp. Stapled binding. A brief overview of the use and maintenance of the AKS - 762 Caliber 7.62 x 39mm, with several photographs. View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: William A. Albaugh and Edward N. Simmons: 1955
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2271018
Condition: Good
First edition. Rebound as a hardcover with original front wrapper bound in. Three Confederate bills mounted on front endpaper and wrapper, small Georgia gun repair shop sticker on front wrapper corner, map of downtown Atlanta mounted on front endpaper, owner bookplate on front endpaper, call numbers on spine but no other library marks. 1955 Hard Cover. [vii], 105 pp. A history of a famous and collectible revolver that was manufactured in Georgia and used by the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Illustrated with photographs of surviving examples, parts, a drawing of a Confederate sword... View more info
By: Browning, John [M.]; Gentry, Curt
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.: 1964
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2290920
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Jacket a bit rubbed with minor chip from spine base, sticker removal mark on jacket spine. 1964 Hard Cover. ix, [1], 323, [3] pp. 8vo. A memoir of the life and career of one of America's most well-known gun manufacturers, credited with the development of modern semi-automatic and automatic weapons, and with improvements to other designs and technologies. This book also includes a large chapter (over 80 pages) entirely on Browning's guns. Black-and-white photographic illustrations throughout, notes, bibliography, and index follow text. View more info
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Ludlum and Beebe: 1946
Edition: Third Edition
Seller ID: 2289208
Condition: Very Good
Third edition. Includes publisher's slipcase. A few minor spots on top page ridge. Slipcase lightly toned, title plate missing from slipcase. A near fine copy in a very good slipcase. 1946 Large Hardcover. 136 pp. Includes slipcase. A study of the origin and development of a purely American type of firearm, together with accurate historical data concerning early Colonial gunsmiths, and profusely illustrated with photographic reproduction of their finest work. View more info
By: Fuller, Claud E.; Steuart, Richard D.
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Standard Publications, Inc.: 1944
Seller ID: 2289096
Condition: Very Good
Two inch tear along jacket spine head, a few small chips and small tears to jacket. 1944 Hard Cover. 333 pp. The shoulder arms, pistols and revolvers of the Confederate Soldier, including the regular United States models, the imported arms and those manufactured within the Confederacy. View more info
By: George, J.N.
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Small-Arms Technical Publishing Company: 1938
Seller ID: 2289095
Condition: Very Good
Jacket edges rubbed with a few minor chips. 1938 Hard Cover. 256 pp. 26 special plates and many sketches. An historical outline of the development and design of English hand firearms from the seventeenth century to the present day. View more info
By: Gluckman, Arcadi
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Otto Ulbrich Co.: 1939
Seller ID: 2289094
Condition: Very Good
No jacket, spine faintly toned. 1939 Hard Cover. United States Martial Pistols and Revolvers, first published in 1939, provides firearm collectors and enthusiasts with a single authoritative volume containing information on the development and description of martial short arms, from the flintlock pistol that was available at the birth of the nation to the latest available handguns during the World War I. This book is particularly useful to collectors as an important reference source, offering a listing of single-shot pistols, revolvers, and semiautomatic pistols, over the period of 1799–1917... View more info
Price: $40.00
Publisher: The Connecticut Historical Society: 1993
Seller ID: 2293151
ISBN: 188126405X
Condition: Near Fine
Lacks jacket. 1993 Large Hardcover. We have more books available by this author!. 232 pp. A study of 18th century American powder horns, with a section on American forts. Illustrated with color plates and black-and-white photographs. View more info
By: Hicks, James E.; Jandot, Andre
Price: $125.00
Publisher: James E. Hicks: 1938
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2205382
Condition: Good
First edition. Edges stained, spine faded, bookplate with name excised on front endpaper. 1938 Hard Cover. 287 pp. A detailed examination of the weaponry and artillery used by French armed forces, covering a period of over two centuries, and illustrated with numerous line drawings. A brief bibliography follows the text. The author was a lifelong member of Societe des Amis du Musee de l'Armee and the American Military History Foundation.KEYWORDS: HISTORY MILITARY ORDNANCE WEAPONS FIREARMS MACHINE GUNS AUTOMATIC RIFLES PISTOLS AMMUNITION TANKS EXPLOSIVES HOWITZER GRENADES SMALL ARMS AMMO REMINGT... View more info
By: Houze, Herbert G.; Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin (Editor)
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Yale University Press / Wadsworth Antheneum Museum of Art: 2006
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2195320
ISBN: 0300111339
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. 2006 Large Hardcover. ix, 260 pp. Samuel Colt (1814–1862) first patented his “Colt” revolver in 1835 and thereby redefined the architecture of handguns. This stunning book is the first to present in detail the evolution of his most famous invention and to document the unsurpassed Colt firearms collections held by the Wadsworth Atheneum. Colt designed his revolvers with an artistic sensibility––paying particular attention to form and beauty and juxtaposing colors and finishes to heighten the visual effects. He was also one of the first American manufacturers to secure c... View more info
By: Reichenbach, William; Casada, Jim
Price: $25.00
Publisher: The Firearms Classics Library / The National Rifle Association / Odysseus Editions, Inc.: 1996
Seller ID: 2290970
Condition: Near Fine
Edges of endpapers a bit faded. 1996 Full-Leather. 145, [9], viii, 140, [2] pp. Turquoise full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Two classic works on guns and shooting, originally published in the 1930s, here re-released as part of the NRA's Firearms Classics Library. View more info
By: Sargent, Jim
Price: $35.00
Publisher: KP Books: 2004
Seller ID: 2274334
ISBN: 0873498259
Condition: Good
Former library copy - usual marks. 2004 Large Softcover. 504 pp. Lists updated values for thousands of knives and razors, features new coverage of W.R. Case, Crandall, Queen, Remington and more, and includes a 32-page color section for easy identification. View more info
By: Satterlee, L. D.; Gluckman, Arcadi
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Otto Ulbrich Co., Inc.: 1940
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2291952
Condition: Very Good
First edition. No jacket. A few faint smudges on front board, page ridge faintly foxed. 1940 Hard Cover. 186 pp. An A-Z guide to American gun makers. While it has been our purpose to include only the known producers of complete American small arms, or of their major parts, it is quite likely that many firearms makers of old, their names garnered from ancient directories and documents are included, though no arms have been met with bearing their name. Mere repairs and maintenance would have yielded a precarious living in those days, and proud of their craft, practically all the old gunsmiths we... View more info
By: Stone, Ebenezer W. [Whitten]
Price: $250.00
Publisher: William White, Printer to the State: 1857
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2292003
Condition: Very Good
First edition (Sabin 92037). Light stain on base of rear board, small spot on front corner. 1857 Hard Cover. 139, [3] pp. 12mo. A standard issue military reference issued to Massachusetts militia members, written by the Adjutant General of Massachusetts. View more info
By: Swanson, Elmer
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Wesmore Book Company: 1955
Seller ID: 2259843
Condition: Good
Stain along length of jacket spine, jacket edges rubbed with a few small chips. Light stain across length of spine of front board, stain to top page ridge and rear endpapers. 1955 Hard Cover. xiv, 210 pp. Includes 420 pistols from around the world, each with black-and-white illustrations and detailed descriptions. Original and contemporary prices listed. View more info
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Pandick Press: 1948
Edition: Revised Edition
Seller ID: 2272432
Condition: Near Fine
Revised edition, one of 750 copies. Faint water spots on jacket spine, jacket edges lightly rubbed. Ink gift note on front endpaper, magazine clippings laid in. 1948 Hard Cover. x, 190 pp. During the American Civil War, John Pierpoint Morgan financed the purchase of 5,000 surplus rifles at $3.50 each, which were then sold back to the government for $22 each. The incident became renowned as a scandalous example of wartime profiteering. Interest in the incident was revived in 1910 as an indictment of Morgan.[1][2] The weapons, known as Hall's Carbines, were purchased by arms dealer Arthur M. Eas... View more info
