Quality military books by Collector Grade (Page 1 of 3)

Sturmgewehr! -From Firepower to Striking Power - by Hans-Dieter Handrich

 

The Last Enfield - SA80, the Reluctant Rifle - by Steve Raw

In typical Collector Grade fashion, this book presents the entire, in-depth story of its subject firearm, in this case the controversial British SA80. The SA80 has been the issue small arms system of the British Armed Forces for almost twenty years, but the controversies surrounding it have never let up. The 5.56mm SA80, consisting of the L85A1 IW (individual weapon) and L86A1 LSW (light support weapon), was the last weapon system to be developed and produced at RSAF Enfield, which was closed down in 1988. While it appears that the unpopular LSW is being phased out in favour of the belt-fed FN Minimi, no plans have yet been announced to replace the L85A2 IW. Hardcover. Your Cost: $49.95

The Great Remington 8 and Model 81 Autoloading Rifles - by John Henwood

John Browning's last sporting rifle design, his long recoil autoloader, proved to be by far the best-selling and most popular autoloading sporting rifle in the world, and was kept in the Remington catalog for nearly half a century.  This first Collector Grade edition includes  in-depth histories of production changes, markings; contemporary autoloaders from around the world; notes on collecting the 8 and 81; disassembly, troubleshooting, and Model 8 and 81 component interchangeability; ammunition, ballistics, and reloading; factory options and aftermarket accessories (charger clips, magazine conversions, iron sights, scopes and mounts). The last chapter, titled "The Legend", is a fascinating study of Remington advertisements, posters and sporting art, which have become increasingly popular collectibles in recent times.  Hardcover Your Cost: $59.95

Black Rifle II - The M16 Into the 21st Century - by Christopher Bartocci

Rock in a Hard Place The Browning Automatic Rifle -- by James L. Ballou

The legendary BAR began as a single, hand-made, closed-bolt-firing model with an open-top receiver, designed by John M. Browning and machined to the great inventor¹s specifications by his half-brother, Jonathan Edmund Browning, in their Ogden, Utah, shop. Right from the outset, John Browning¹s "Automatic Machine Rifle" was an instant success. It was manufactured through both World Wars and Korea by a total of six contractors, and remained one of the most respected weapons in the U.S. military arsenal for over four decades, proving time and time again that, when the fighting got heavy, the BAR was truly a "Rock in a Hard Place". This first-ever in-depth study of the popular BAR includes clear photos of all U.S.-made military and commercial models, experimental models from Britain and France, plus offshore copies and clones from Belgium, Poland and Sweden. In addition, contents include profusely-illustrated chapters titled "How the BAR Works", "A Treatise on BAR Parts", "Troubleshooting the BAR", and "Accessories and Ancillaries"; plus a Bibliography and a comprehensive index. Hardcover Your Cost: $79.95
 
 

 

The '03 Era - When Smokeless Revolutionized US Riflery -- by Clark S Campbell

A much expanded version of this author's famous The '03 Springfield (1957) and The '03 Springfields (1971), representing forty years of research into "all things '03". Part I is a complete and verifiably correct study of all standardized and special purpose models of the U.S. M1903 Springfield rifle, in both .22 and .30 calibers, including those prototypes which led to standard models, and also all standardized .30 caliber cartridges, including National and International Match, and caliber .22. Part II is the result of the author's five years as a Research and Development Engineer with Remington Arms Co., and will be of inestimable value to anyone planning a custom sporter, whether or not based on the '03. Hardcover Your Cost: $44.50
 

The Guns of Dagenham: Lanchester-Patchett-Sterling -- by Peter Laidler and David Howroyd

Both the Lanchester and the Patchett were developed during WWII at Sterling Engineering Co Ltd, of Dagenham, Essex, England. Sterling also manufactured silenced DeLisle carbines for clandestine British Commando units. The Mkll Patchett Machine Carbine was adopted as the L2A1 in 1953, and the "first Sterling", the MkIII, as the L2A2 in 1955. Then came Sterling's "Crown Jewel" the Mk4, adopted as the L2A3 in 1955 with over 400,000 manufactured by ROF Fazakerley and Sterling for the UK Military, and by Sterling for worldwide commercial sale. Covers all prototypes and military Marks: the silenced Sterling-Patchett Mk5, the Canadian C1 and the Indian 1A Machine Carbines, plus all commercial Sterling carbines and pistols. Hardcover Your Cost: $47.50

The Browning High Power Automatic Pistol -- by R. Blake Stevens

An in-depth chronicle of seventy years of High Power history, from John M Browning's original 16-shot prototypes to the present. Profusely illustrated with rare original photos and drawings from the FN Archive to describe virtually every sporting and military version of the High Power. The numerous modifications made to the basic design over the years are, for the first time, accurately arranged in chronological order, thus permitting the dating of any High Power to within a few years of its production. Full details on the WWII Canadian made Inglis Browning High Power pistol. The Expanded Edition contains 30 new pages on the interesting Argentine fallout High Power, the latest FN 'MK3' and BDA9 pistols, plus FN's revolutionary P90 5.7x28mm Personal Defense Weapon, and more! Hardcover Your Cost $49.95

Backbone of the Wehrmacht (The German K98k Rifle, 1934 - 1945) -- By Richard D Law

 The most comprehensive study ever published of the 14,000,000 bolt action K98k rifles produced in Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. Contains extensive information on the military and commercial background to the K98k; the materials and methods used in the manufacture, inspection and acceptance of the components of the K98k; a year-by-year chronology of K98k manufacturers, with illustrations of markings and data sheets on over 100 contractor/year variations, plus exhaustive data on quantities produced, manufacturing times, personnel, and costs; commercial and contract K98ks, and many 'one-offs' and experimentals. Illustrates and describes virtually every K98k accessory ever produced. The revised edition includes 150 new images and 38 more pages of text, with four Appendices. Hardcover Your Cost: $69.95

Sniper Variations of the German K98k Rifle -- by Richard D. Law

Volume II of Backbone of the Wehrmacht. Sniper Variations completes this important author's in-depth study of the German K98k rifle by concentrating on the telescope-sighted K98k, the specialist rifle of choice for most German snipers during World War II. Three different types of telescopes were mounted, on specially selected K98ks, first by designated Army Ordnance Supply Offices of the Heereszeugamter (H Za) and then by selected private contractors, using a variety of mounts. All are fully discussed and clearly depicted. As in Volume I of Backbone of the Wehrmacht, Sniper Variations is enriched by many rare, previously unpublished official documents and original photographs. Hardbound Your Cost: $47.50

The Grand Old Lady of No Man's Land - The Vickers Machinegun -- by Dolf L Goldsmith

 From its adoption in 1912 through to its lamented retirement in 1961, the water-cooled, belt-fed MKI Vickers chalked up a remarkable half century career as the mainstay of the British Army, becoming synonymous with reliability. All told about 170,000 Vickers guns were manufactured, in half-a-dozen countries, and the Vickers has served with distinction in many armies around the world. As with his matchless treatise on the Maxim, Dolf Goldsmith now brings his years of experience as a US Army armourer, machine-gun collector and shooter to bear on the Vickers, in a book that is already a classic in its field. Hardcover Your Cost: $79.95

The Chauchat Machine Rifle -- by Gerard Demaison and Yves Buffetaut

 Much maligned today, the CSRG (Chauchat) machine rifle was in fact the most manufactured automatic weapon of WWI, outnumbering every other machine-gun made, by the Allies and the Central Powers. It was the world's first successful squad automatic-the ancestor of the modern assault rifle. In the Chauchat one can recognize for the first time together all the classic attributes: the pistol grip, the in-line stock, the large capacity magazine, the fire selector, and the bipod. French and AEF CSRG Gunners formed the nucleus of the world's first Infantry machinegun-killer teams during World War I, using the CSRG to such telling effect that many were awarded the highest decorations their countries could bestow. A well reasoned, historical classic. Hardbound Your Cost: $39.95

Proud Promise French Autoloading Rifles, 1898 - 1979 -- by Jean Huon

 France has always cloaked her military developments, particularly those concerning Ordnance, in a shroud of secrecy. Indeed, so little has been known of French arms developments and their impact on other designers that Proud Promise will obsolete everything in your library shelves on the subject of military autoloading rifle designs and whence they came. Two hitherto misattributed milestones in arms development, both part and parcel of the featured MAS series of autoloading rifles, are the no-moving-parts gas system, universally thought to have been introduced in the Swedish AG m/42B Ljungmann but in fact invented by a Monsieur Rossignol in 1900; and the rear-locking, tilting bolt, invented not by Saive or Tokarev but by the French, in 1926. Hardbound  Your Cost: $39.95

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