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 | Thompson: the American Legend - The First Submachine Gun -- by Tracie L. Hill |
| The Black Rifle M16 Retrospective -- by R. Blake Stevens and Edward C. Ezell |
A chilling study of small arms development and procurement in the
post Ordnance US small arms environment, wherein OSD 'whiz kids' arrogantly
called the tune and shooting watermelons at a picnic passed for engineering
development. Beginning with the Black Rifle's forebear the ArmaLite AR-10,
through the small caliber/high velocity (SCHV) program at Aberdeen Proving
Ground, the .22 Gustafson carbine, the .22/NATO T48 and the Springfield
and Winchester .224 rifles, this is an in-depth examination of the
many controversies surrounding the 5.56mm M16 'package' - where it came
from: what it is; what it is not, and why. Hardcover Your
Cost: $59.95
| The Belgian Rattlesnake (Lewis Machine Gun) -- by William M. Easterly |
The result of over twenty years of research, this is the most complete
account ever published of the life and times of Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis
and his crowning achievement, the Lewis Automatic Machine Gun. The Lewis
became a favorite tool of the British and Canadian "machine gun killer"
teams of World War I, but U.S. "doughboys" and Marines were issued the
French Chauchat, instead. This gave rise to a bitter controversy, which
became one of the most sensational issues of the decade. The Lewis was
the principal "free" or flexible Allied aircraft machine gun of World War
I, manufactured by B.S.A. in England, Savage in the U.S.A., and Darne in
France. After World War I several versions of the Lewis were manufactured
in Holland and by two Naval Arsenals in Japan. Japanese Naval and Air forces
remained committed to the Lewis throughout World War II. Two complete chapters
are devoted to the accessories designed and issued expressly for use with
the Lewis, one for general and ground gun devices, and one covering the
special needs of Air Service guns. Hardcover Your Cost: $79.95
| WAR BABY! The US Caliber .30 Carbine -- by Larry L Ruth |
A year-long contest amongst America's military and civilian gun designers
led to the adoption of a last minute Winchester entry as "US Carbine, Caliber
.30, M1" in October, 1941. From the first trickle of 'Inlands' in June,1942
through to a combined production peak of over 500,000 units per month in
December,1943, over six million carbines were manufactured by a total of
ten prime contractors, until program termination in 1945. WAR BABY! is
an in-depth account of the carbine's production history, component variations,
production methods, subcontractors, and markings. Perhaps most importantly,
the INTEGRATION of components among the prime contractors, a process often
resorted to during wartime to keep production moving, is addressed in detail;
so don't trade off that "incorrect" carbine until you read what Larry Ruth
has to say in this book! Hardbound Your Cost: $69.95
| War Baby Comes Home: the US Caliber .30 Carbine, Volume Two -- by Larry L Ruth |
| The FAL Rifle Deluxe Classic Edition, 1993 -- by R Blake Stevens and Jean Van Rutten |
Our first purpose-printed, Library-quality upgrade of this
material. Contains every word originally published in the 3-volume FAL
Series, under the following titles:
North American FALs
NATO's Search for a Standard Rifle
By R Blake Stevens (1979)
The development of the now defunct Canadian Arsenals Limited (CAL)
inch measurement C1 and C2 rifles (later modified to C1A1 and C2A1 configuration)
and the short-lived US T48, as made by FN and two old-line US gun companies,
(both also now defunct), High Standard and H&R. Notes on all models,
accessories, ammunition.
UK & Commonwealth FALS
Volume Two of the FAL Series
by R Blake Stevens (1980)
The story of the L1A1, the "other" inch measurement FAL, as developed
jointly by Britain and Australia with Canadian Arsenals Limited (CAL) as
overall Design Authority. Extensive coverage of UK/Belgian/Canadian intermediate
cartridge developments. Illustrates and describes many interesting rifle
variations and numerous accessories.
The Metric FAL-the Free World's Right Arm
From prototype No 1 (in 7.92x33mm kurz caliber) to the latest PARA,
HBAR (FALO) and LAR, this is the complete story of the FAL rifle as manufactured
(under the metric system) by Belgium's famous Fabrique Nationale Herstal
(FN) and Fn's licensed (Metric) producers around the world. Contains priceless
archival material on all FAL prototypes plus other experimentals, accessories,
and cartridge development. The FAL Rifle concludes with the comprehensive
Fal
Series Index to all 3 volumes.
Hardbound, 3 Volumes, 848 pages, 844 illustrations Your
Cost: $129.95
| US Rifle M14 - From John Garand to the M21 -- by R. Blake Stevens |
The definitive study of the last, true “lock, stock, and barrel”
'T' US battle rifle, US Rifle M14 spans the fateful postwar era of the
decline of Army Ordnance as the arbiter of US small arms development. The
story begins with an in-depth examination of wartime modifications to the
M1 rifle (M1E1 - M1E14) and the original Garand-based ‘T’ series (T20,
T20E1, T20E2; T22, T22E1, T22E2; and T27). Then the rest of the T series
(T28; T31; T33; T35; T36; T37; T25; T47; T44, T44E1 - T44E6). The adoption
of the T44E4 as the M14 in 1957; scopes, silencers, and folding stocks;
the M14 in Vietnam. Now with more information on the latest USAMTU modifications
which transform the M14 into the gilt-edge M21. Hardcover
Your
Cost: $49.95
| Mauser Smallbores: Sporting, Target & Training Rifles -- by John Speed |
With the aid of the world's leading smallbore rifle collectors, we present
15 in-depth chapters and two appendices full of original, previously
unpublished photos, charts, drawings and data on the history of all models
of smallbore sporting, target and training rifles produced by the legendary
Mauser-Werke of Oberndorf am Nekar, Germany. Includes a full chapter called
Wehrsport
(paramilitary training) devoted to the marketing and use of smallbore trainers
by the Hitler-Jugend and other Nazi political and military groups.
Also includes chapters on the postwar Model 45 (made up at the request
of the occupying French) and the last Mauser sporter, the Model 46; competitors'
smalbores; investigations of the .22 cartridge; .22 conversion units; and
a Grand Finale of color photos of some 40 Mauser smallbores, plus comprehensive
serial number charts and parts lists for all models. Hardcover Your
Cost: $67.50
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