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MG34-MG42: German Universal Machineguns by Folke Myrvang

Deluxe First Edition, 2002
The author, a First Lieutenant in the Norwegian Home Guard, has produced this unique, in-depth study of the MG34 and MG42 (the German Universal Machineguns of World War II) by combining his military expertise with his experiences as an avid recreational machinegun shooter and collector. Taking their cue from the MG16, proposed during WWI as the first-ever Einheitsmaschinengewehr (universal machinegun), an audacious program was begun in secret in Germany in 1930 to develop one new weapon which would combine the advantages of the light machinegun and the heavy machinegun, and be capable of performing all the functions previously allotted to both. The book contains much profusely illustrated material on the historical development, fielding, tactical use of and modifications made to these remarkable guns and their myriad accessories and ancillaries, plus authoritative tips on Troubleshooting the MG42, and especially the MG34, today. Your Cost: $79.95

Hitler's Garands - German Self-Loading Rifles of World War II - by W. Darrin Weaver

Hitler's Wehrmacht began World War II armed with the bolt action K98k, a rifle only cosmetically different from that with which Imperial Germany had fought the Great War a quarter-century earlier. Then in 1940, the Heereswaffenamt (HWaA, the Army Weapons Office) issued a requirement for a new self-loading rifle. The resulting Mauser G41(M) and flap-locked Walther G41(W) were both hampered by gas-takeoff at the muzzle, which resulted in arms which were overlong, clumsy, muzzle-heavy, unreliable, and consequently unpopular with the troops. Taking their lead from the Russians, Walther copied (and patented) the gas system of the Tokarev SVT self-loader, grafting it onto the flap-locked bolt of the G41 to create the G43, which was only produced during the last nineteen desperate months of World War II. The collecting of the G/K43 and its accoutrements has become very popular in recent years, with very high prices being realized for these rifles and their accessories. This has created a burgeoning industry in "reproductions" for the collector market. In response to this the author has gone to great pains to illustrate the many fraudulent markings seen on components and scopes, and to identify the many out-and-out fake magazine pouches, stocks, and especially scope cases and mounts, which abound today. Spurious these may be, but cheap they are not; and this chapter alone is well worth the price of the book. Hardcover Your Cost: $69.95
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The Bren Gun Saga -- by Thomas B. Dugelby

Thomas B Dugelby's celebrated The Bren Gun Saga, now long out of print, originally appeared as a Collector Grade title in 1986. In terms of numbers of pages and illustrations, this revised and expanded edition is nearly twice the size of the original. Includes: the forerunners of the Bren, the excellent ZB series of light machines guns produced at the Zbrojovka Brno (Brno State Arsenal) in Czechoslovakia; the trials which led to the adoption of the Bren (BR for Brno, EN for Enfield) in 1935; manufacture and improvements during World War II; all models of the .303 calibre Bren; all the postwar 7.62mm NATO conversions L4A1-L4A9); postwar developments in Czechoslovakia, and an expanded history of the ZB and Bren guns in China, including translations of Chinese markings; plus a full reprint of the last and most comprehensive British Army Bren Handbook. Hardbound Your Cost: $69.95
 
 
 

American Beauty: The Prewar Colt National Match Government Model Pistol -- by Timothy J Mullin

Times were different then. The stock market crash of October, 1929 heralded the worst depression in American history. At the same time, one-handed target shooting was considered by many to be a very popular and highly respectable pastime. In January, 1932, Colt's introduced their hand-fitted, premium-grade National Match Government Model pistol. Eminently suited for target shooting, the National Match carried a sticker price of $40.00 in the days when a brand-new Government Model cost $21.00 or $22.00. Perhaps this is why they were made for only eight short years, and why they may well be rarer, in terms of numbers produced, than the Colt Paterson or Walker. Includes 20 spectacular color photos of factory-engraved guns and other authenticated upgrades, including double-carved ivory grips! Hardbound Your Cost: $34.95

The Gas Trap Garand -- by Billy Pyle

The M1 Garand was arguably the most respected service rifle in US history, and a veritable library of books has
been written about it. However, this is the only book that tells the complete, in-depth story of the rarest Garands of them all: the initial 80 Model Shop rifles, made under the personal supervision of John Garand himself in 1934 and 1935; and
the first 50,000+ production "gas trap" M1s, made between August, 1937 and August, 1940.
There were only three men who knew all the intimate details of the highly classified M1 project: John Garand; his Chief Model Maker, J R "Red" Stimson; and Art Tuttle, John Garand's personal "Troubleshooter". The respected Garand authority Billy Pyle was fortunate enough to be befriended by the latter, and this groundbreaking study is the result. Hardbound  Your Cost: $59.95

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