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1. Farrow, W. Milton. How I Became a Crack Shot. Newport: 1882. First edition of this classic shooter's book. 204 pages; illustrated. Fine condition, with light foxing. $150   |
| 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. Belous, Russell. Arms & Armor. 1st edition; 1869. 128 paes; 122 black & white illustrations; 14 color plates. Reasures from the Los Angeles county Museum. Edition limited to 1000 copies. About mint condition, with slipcase. $25
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5. Drummond, James. Ancient Scottish Weapons. Edinburgh and London, 1881. Only 500 copies printed for sale, of which this is number 419. Fifty-four full page chromo-litho prints of Scottish weapons and implements. Front hinge cracked; no foxing. Original half-leather binding. Very rare and seldom offered. Large format; 14 1/2" x 16". $1250
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| 7. Crossman, Edward C. Military & Sporting Rifle Shooting. First edition; 1932; 499 pages; dust jacket. Still a highly relevant book. Excellent condition. $125 |
| 8. Dunlap, Jack. American, British, and Continental Pepperbox Firearms. 2nd edition; 1967. 287 pages; more than500 photos. Long out of print, and the best pepperbox reference ever published. Excellent condition, with dust jacket. $300
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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. New! 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 13. Blackmore, Howard. Hunting Weapons. Walker Publishing: 1972. 401 pages. Fairly detailed study of guns, bows, and edged weapons. 137 illustrations. Excellent condition, with dust jacket. $40
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| 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
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| 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
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| 19. New! Russell, Carl P. Firearms, Traps, and Tools of the Mountain Men. Knopf; first edition, 1967. 448 pages; bibliography; over 100 illustrations. A very detailed description of the mountain man's weapons and tools, and their methods of use. A must for any student of the Fur Trade period. Fine condition, with dust jacket. $25
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20. Kindig, Joe, Jr. Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in Its Golden Age. Bonanza; 1964; 561 pages; hundreds of photos. the best Kentucky book ever written. About mint, with dust jacket. $100
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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
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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
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| 24. Albaugh, William A. Confederate Handguns. First edition, 1963; 250 pages. Hundreds of photos. A very well respected study. Excellent condition, with dust jacket. $85 |
| 25. Hatcher, Julian S. Hatcher's Notebook. Stackpole & Co., 2nd edition, first printing, 1957. 619 pages. Charts, many photos. Everything from A to Z; very comprehensive. Excellent condition, with dust jacket. $70
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| 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
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| 28. Report of the Chief of Ordnance. GPO, 1881. Small arms machine guns, artillery, life saving cannon. 560 pages; illustrations; fold-out plates. Great source material. Covers separated; text fine. First edition. $100
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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
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| 30. Smith, W. O. The Sharps Rifle. William Morrow & Co., victory edition (1945). 127 pages; photos and detailed parts drawings. Much interesting information; excellent overall condition. $65
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| 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
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| 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 |
| 35. Mordecai, Alfred. Military Commission to Europe in 1855. Washington; 1861. 232 pages. Heavily illustrated; folding plates. Firsthand report on the weapons and equipment of the first class military powers of the period. Getting scarce. First edition; needs spine repair; text is fine. $125
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| 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.
1882 edition. 71 pages, illustrated; fine condition. Scarce. $200 1898 edition; 69 pages; illustrated; fine condition. $150
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| 39. New! Logan, Herschel. Pictorial History of the Underhammer Gun. Castle Books, NY; 249 pages, 322 photos. Identifying hundreds of different US and European underhammer pistols and rifles. The only reference work on the subject. Very fine; no dust jacket. $25
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| 40. Reynolds, E. G. B. The Lee Enfield Rifle. 1st edition, 1960; 224 pages. Hundreds of photos. Still relevant after almost 50 years. Very good condition, with partial dust jacket. $100
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41. Kenyon, Charles. Luger: The Multi-National Pistol. 1st edition, 1991. 185 pages. Approximately 175 photos, many full page and in color. Excellent overall, with dust jacket; publisher's presentation copy. $100
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| 42. New! 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
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| 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 |
| 45. Shumaker, P. L. Colt's Variation of the Old Model Pocket Pistol, 1848-1872. First edition; autoraphed by authoer. 150 paes; Full page photos; lots of good information. Excellent condition, with dust jacket. $125
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| 47. North, S. N. D. and North, Ralph H. Simeon North: First Official Pistol Maker of the United States. First edition; 1913. Published by the North family. 207 ages, partially uncut. Full page photo illustrations; much contract correspondence. Rarely found. An ex-library copy in excellent condition; Ralph North's card tipped onto title page. A rare volume. $125
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| 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
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| 49. New! 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
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| 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
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| 52. Hackley, Woodin, & Scranton. History of Modern US Military Small Arms Ammunition, Vol. 1. First printing, 1967; 315 pages. 429 illustrations. Near mint condition with dust jacket. $65
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53. Fuller, Claud. Springfield Muzzle Loading Shoulder Arms 1795-1865. 1st edition; Francis Bannerman, 1930, 176 pages. Hundreds of photos; much source material quoted from ordnance reports and other official correspondence. Excellent. $75
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| 55. Haven & Belden. A History of the Colt Revolver. First edition, 1940; 711 pages. Hundreds of illustrations. One of the earliest and best of the Colt books, and a great reference tool. Excellent condition, in slipcase. $200
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| 57. Gould, A. C. Modern American Pistols and Revolvers. Revised edition, 1894. Bradlee, Whidden, Boston. 222 pages, 118 illustrations; 10 pages of period advertising. An extremely interesting first-hand account of 19th century American handguns. Fine overall; covers bumped. $65
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| 59. Albaugh, William A., III. The Original Confederate Colt. 1st edition, 1953; 62 pages. Illustrated. Fine condiiton; front hinge cracked. A very early study. $75
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| 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
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| 61. Klever, Gerald O. Major Ned H. Roberts and the Schuetzen Rifle. Mentone, ID: Country Print Shop, 1951, limited edition. 99 pages. A tribute to the man and his contributions to the field of Schuetzen rifles. Very fine condition. $50
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| 62. Buckeridge, J. O., Lincoln's Choice. Stackpole, 1956 (first edition). The story of the adoption of Spencer firearms and their use during the Civil War. Very informative. 254 pages; illustrated with photos. A very good read. $25
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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
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| 67. Pollard, Major H. P. C. A History of Firearms. Miffen & Co., 1st edition, 1931. 319 pages. Full page plates. A very early history, with chapters on makers and proof marks. Good reference. Very good condition; separating at hinges, otherwise fine. $65 |
| 68. Jinks, Roy. History of Smith & Wesson. 1st edition, 1977. Beinfeld Publishing. 290 pages; hundreds of photos. An interesting history of the company and its products. excellent overall condition, with dust jacket. Autographed by Roy Jinks. $45
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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. Thomas, HH. The Story of Allen & Wheelock Firearms. Krehbiel & Company, Cincinnati. 1st edition, 1965. 125 pages; approximately 100 photos. An oldie but goodie. $25  |
| 71. Marcot, Roy. Spencer Repeating Firearms. Northwood Heritage Press, 1st edition, 1983. 316 pages; hundreds of photos. The complete Spencer story. About mint condition. $150
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| 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
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| 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
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| 74. Winant, Louis. Firearms Curiosa. Greenburg, NY: 1st edition, 1955, numbered copy. 281 pages; 321 illustrations. A classic that has never been surpassed. Excellent condition, with dust jacket.
1960 Bonanza edition, $25 |
75. Albaugh, William A. The Confederate Brass-Framed Colt and Whitney. 1st edition, 1955. Soft cover. Excellent condition. $100  |
| 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
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77. Hoff, Arne. The Rasmussen Revolving Guns. 1st edition, Copenhagen, 1946. 91 pages illustrated, softcover. Study of a percussion revolving system virtually unknown in the US. $25  |
| 78. Chapel, Charles E. Simplified Rifle Shooting. First edition; 1950, Coward, McCann, NY. 240 pages; illustrated. The title tells it all. $30
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79. Norton, Charles B. American Breech Loading Small Arms. 1st edition; 1872. 308 pages Hundreds of drawings. Source material on the small arms of the late 1860s and early 1870s. Fine condition; spine chipped. Rare. $295
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| 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
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| 89. Gould, A. C. The Modern American Pistol and Revolver. 1st edition; 1888. 137 pages, will illustrated; a scarce volume. $150
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| 102. Hanson, Charles, Jr. The Northwest Gun. 1st edition, Nebraska State Historical Society, 1955. 85 pages; approximately 56 photos. A quite detailed study. Softcover, in very fine condition; signed by the author. $30
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