| 2. Swayze, Nathan L.'51 Colt Navies. 1967. 243 pages; hundreds of photos. Still the only in-depth study of the '51 Navy. Pictorial cover; no dust jacket. Excellent overall condition. Invaluable reference. $85 |
| 3. Graham, Kopec, Moore. A Study of the Colt Single Action Army Revolver. Second printing, 1978; 523 pages; like new condition. "The Bible" for the Single Action collector. The best in-depth study ever. $300 SALE! $200 |
|
4. US Government Report of the Chief of Ordnance. GPO, 1883. Gatling Gun trial; Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon, arms racks, Sringfield shotguns, magazing small arms, etc. 500 pates, hundreds of plates. Much source information. Re-bound; about mint. $175
|
| 6. Tillinghast, B. F. Rock Island Arsenal in Peace and War. 1st ed; Chicago, 1898. 116 pages, hundreds of photos. A history of the Arsenal and the items it produced. Excellent. $100
|
| 7. Crossman, Edward C. Military & Sporting Rifle Shooting. First edition; 1932; 499 pages; dust jacket. Still a highly relevant book. Excellent condition. $125 |
8. New! Nutter, Waldo R. Manhattan Firearms. Stackpole, 1958; 250 pages, 61 plates illustrating in excess of 125 Manhattan pistols. The only book on the subject ever published. Excellent condition; partial dust jacket. Long out of print; this the first and only edition. $150
|
|
9. Government Printing Office, 1856. Experiments with Small Arms for the Military Service. Report on the development of the rifled musket and minie bullet. $250 |
| 10. Russell, Carl P. Guns on the Early Frontiers. Bonanza edition. 395 pages; 100+ illustrations. A very informative volume, covering the pre-Civil War period. Much inf on military guns. With dust jacket; fine condition. $25
|
| 11. Description for the Management of the US Magazine Rifle (Krag) M1898 and Magazine Carbine of 1899. Government Printing Office, 1917; 74 pages, highly illustrated. Fold-out plates. (The US Navy used Krags during WWI, allowing their '03 rifles to be used in France.) Krag manuals are scarce. Fine condition. $195
|
| 12. Winans, Walter S. The Sporting Rifle. Putnam; 1908. First edition; 217 pages; hundreds of illustrations. One the better gun books of the period. Fine overall condition. $250
|
| 13. US Government. Report of the Chief of Ordnance. GPO, 1882. 541 pages; dozens of plates. Report of the board on magazine guns, shot shell reloading tools, heavy ordanance, with 20 plates. Excellent condition; original binding. Great info. $175
|
| 14. Hoyem, George A. The History and Development of Small Arms Ammunition, Volume 1. 1st Edition, 1981; 230 pages. Hundreds of photographs. Long out of print; mint condition. $100 |
| 15. Smith, W. H. B. Encyclopedia of Gas, Air and Spring Guns of the World. 1st Edition, 1957; 279 pages. Heavily illustrated. Everything you ever wanted to know about air guns. $75 |
| 16. Winans, Walter S. The Art of Revolver Shooting. Putnam, First edition, 1911. Written by one of the best shooters of his time. Pictorial cover; 349 pages. Hundreds of photos. Excellent condition. A classic. $300
|
| 17. Campbell, Clark S. The '03 Springfield. First Edition, 1957. 344 pages; illustrated; dust jacket (chipped). Great reference for the collector or shooter. Excellent condition. $100 |
| 18. US Firearms Co. Catalog of Firearms Collection. Circa 1920. Complete with price list. 140 pages; many full page plates. The best collection of its time, and still good reference. Excellent. $75
|
| 21. US Government. Report of the Chief of Ordnance. GPO, 1884. 599 pates; mostly reports on artillery and artillery ammunidion. Excellent, rebound. $95
|
|
22. Nelson, Thomas B. The World's Machine Pistols and Submachine Guns. 1st edition; 1980. 672 pages; over 1,000 photos. Covers post-War developments, 1964-1980. The ultimate reference. Fine condition, with dust jacket. $85
|
|
23. Dexter, F. Theodore. Forty-Two Year Scrapbook of Rare Ancient Firearms. First edition, 1954. Numbered copy. 320 pages; over 100 full page plates, showing the best he had sold, from the crossbow to Colt Walkers and Patersons, including many European high art pieces. Excellent condition. $150
|
24. New! Brown, M. Firearms in Colonial America 1492-1792. Smithsonian Press, 1980. 443 pages; hundreds of illustrations. Documents the use and manufacturing of guns, bayonets, tools, and accoutrements relating to firearms in colonial America. Much original source material. Mint condition, with dust jacket. $85 ON HOLD
|
| 26. Wesley, L. Air Guns and Air Pistols. First edition, 1955; 178 pages. 16 halftone plates A scarce reference. Excellent condition. $50 |
| 27. Description for the Management of the US Magazine Rifle, Model 1903.
1906 edition; excellent. $150
1917 edition; excellent. $85
|
|
29. Ness, F. C. Practical Dope on the .22. Stackpole: 2nd impression, 1948. 313 pages. The title says it all: the bible for .22 caliber centerfire wildcat cartridges. Excellent, with dust jacket. $45
|
| 31. Taylor, John. African Rifles and Cartridges. First edition, 1948; 431 pages; dust jacket (chipped). Fine overall condition. Still the classic work on the subject. $195 |
| 32. Riling, Ray. Guns and Shooting: A Bibliography. First edition, 1951; 434 pages; dust jacket. Illustrated. Fine condition (owner's name and address written inside front cover). The only edition of a very scarce book. $150 |
| 33. Forbes, W. Barlow. Collectors Handbook US Cartridge Revolvers, 1856-1899. Barlow Book Co., 1973. 91 pages; excellent, with dust jacket. Much information on models, trade names, and manufacturers. A very handy little book. $30
|
| 34. Ness, F. C. Practical Dope on the Big Bores. First edition, 1948; 436 pages; dust jacket. Highly technical study of the subject and a classic reference. Excellent condition. $65 |
| 36. Wilson, R. K. Textbook of Automatic Pistols, 1884-1935. First edition, 1943; 349 pages. Illustrated. Loaded with great information. Fine condition. $75 |
| 37. Original Manual for the 30/40 Remington Lee Military Rifle. 16 pages; illustrated. Circa 1899. Excellent and rare. $225 |
| 38. Description for the Management of the Springfield Rifle, Carbine, and Army Revolvers, caliber .45.
1898 edition; 69 pages; illustrated; fine condition. $150
|
40. New! Reilly, Robert M. United States Military Firearms. Eagle Press, Baton Rouge, LA. 1970; numbered first edition. 275 pages; hundreds of line drawings and descriptions of all muskets, rifles, and pistols 1816-1865. The best book on teh subject, with the best illustrations. Mint condition, with dust jacket. First edition. $125
|
| 42. Smith, W. H. B. Small Arms of the World. Stackpole; 1866 edition. One of the best books on the identification, history, and use of military small arms, from pre-WWI to 1966. 735 pages; thousands of photo illustrations of issue and trial weapons. Very fine, with dust jacket. Ex-USAF. $25
|
| 43. Toppel, Don and Wahl, Paul. The Gatling Gun. First edition, second printing. 164 pages; dust jacket. Illustrated. The first great study on the subject, and in excellent condition.$85 |
| 48. McKee, Reid, & Mason. Civil War Projectiles II: Small Arms and Field Artillery. First edition, 1980. 203 pages; hundreds of illustrations. Great reference in fine condition. $55
|
| 49. Tarassuk & Blair. The Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Weapons. Simon & Schuster, NY 1979. 544 pages; 1250 illustrations, many in color. Everything from ancient armor to machine guns. Very fine, with dust jacket. $35
|
50. New! Dunlap, Jack. American and British Continental Pepperbox Firearms. Pacific Books, 1967. 279 pages; hundreds of descriptions and photo illustrations of all known pepperbox firearms, including a chapter on pepperbox longarms anda chapter illustrating cased sets The best book ever published on the subject. Mint condition. $150
|
| 51. Wasson, Gordon R. The Hall Carbine Affair. Pandick Press, 1948. Only 750 copies printed. The true story of Gen. John Fremont's purchase of 5,000 Hall carbines at the beginning of the Civil War. 190 pages, foldout charts. Much source material, and a must-read. Excellent condition. $75
|
| 57. Report of the Chief of Ordnance. GPO, 1889. 397 pages; many plates. Rubin and Schulof Rifle test report; mortars, artillery, ammunition, magazine rifle tests. Original binding, excellent. $100
|
58. New! Gould, A. C. Modern American Rifles. Bradlee Whidden, 1892. 338 pages; 161 illustrations. Chapters on sights, shooting accessories, telescopes, targets, hunting, target, and military rifles; use of rifle, rifle ammunitions, bullet making etc. 24 chapters; full page ads from all major gun ammunition and loading tool makers of the period. Excellent condition. $125 ON HOLD
|
| 60. Winant, Louis. Early Percussion Firearms. William Morrow 7 Co., first edition, 1959. 292 pages; 235 photos. Many early pbreechloaders illustrated and explained. Excellent condition, wtih dust jacket. $50
|
64. New! Winant, Louis. Firearms Curiosa. Bonanza Books. 281 pages; 321 plates. About every non-standard firearm illustrated and described: combination weapons, two-barrel revolvers, 2-cylinder revolvers, squeezers and knuckledusters, alarm and trap guns, knife pistols, etc. Excellent condition, with dust jacket. $50
|
65. Parsons, John E. The First Winchester. 1st edition; 1955. William Morrow, NY. The story of the 1866 repeating rifle. 207 pages, hundreds of photos. A ver early but well-written Winchester history. Excellent, with dust jacket. $50  |
| 66. Wilson, R. L., The Arms Collection of Colonel Colt. Herb Glass, first edition, 1964. 132 pages; many full page photos. Col. Colt's personal collection. Excellent condition, with dust jacket. $50
|
68. New! Riling, Ray. The Powder Flask Book. First edition; Robert Halter River House, 1953. The Bible on powder flasks. 495 pages; 1,543 flasks illustrated and described. Chapters on flask makers, powder cans, military molds. Near mint condition, with dust jacket. $125
|
69. Rywell, Martin. The Gun That Shaped American Destiny. Pioneer Press; 1st edition, 1957. The story of the development of the Sharps rifle. 156 pages; illustrated with drawings. Fine condition, with dust jacket. $35  |
70. New! Himmelwright, A. L. A. Pistol and Revolver Shooting. Macmillan Co.; 1938. 240 pages; 87 illustrations. Chapters on arms, ammunition, target shooting for police, civilians, and ladies. Extensive illustrations of revolvers and automatic pistols. Excellent condition, wtih dust jacket. $30
|
| 72. Hatcher, Julian S. Textbook of Pistols and Revolvers. Small Arms Technical Publishing Co., 1st edition, 1935. 533 pages; photos and drawings. Fine overall condition; reader's copy. $50
|
| 73. Robinson, Roger H. The Police Shotgun Manual. Charles Thomas, publisher, Springfield, Illinois. 1st edition, 1973. 153 pages, 148 photos. A manual for police shotguns and shotgun tactics. Excellent condition, with dust jacket. $100
|
| 74. Winant, Louis. Firearms Curiosa. Greenburg, NY: A classic that has never been surpassed. Excellent condition, with dust jacket. 1960 Bonanza edition, $25
|
| 76. Sawyer, Charles Winthrop. Firearms in American History. Limited edition published by Charles E. Chapel in 1939. 216 pages; full page photo plates. Fine overall condition. Frontispiece separated; covers the period from 1800-1911. $50
|
| 78. Chapel, Charles E. Simplified Rifle Shooting. First edition; 1950, Coward, McCann, NY. 240 pages; illustrated. The title tells it all. $30
|
80. New! Hughes, James B., Jr. Mexican Military Arms: The Cartridge Period, 1866-1967. Deep River Armory: softcover, 135 pages. Covers Winchester 66 to the M1 rifle and Mendoza submachine guns. Mint condition. $65
|
| 83. Slatterlee, L. D. Ten Old Gun Catalogs, (vol. 1). Printed for subscribers, 1940. First edition. A great reference of original source material. Fine condition; small repair to spine. $85
Slatterlee, L. D. Fourteen Old Gun Catalogs, (vol. 2). Printed for subscribers, 1941 (first edition). Contains, among others, 8 different Sharps company catalogues. Excellent condition. $85 Both volumes: $150
|
85. New! Ladley, TTS. Rifle Firing. 1879 Government manual for teaching military rifle shooting. 234 pages. Dozens of illustrations all ascts of military rifle shooting. Excellent overall condition. Scarce Indian War manual. $100 ON HOLD
|
| 89. Gould, A. C. The Modern American Pistol and Revolver. 1st edition; 1888. 137 pages, will illustrated; a scarce volume. $150
|
