CATALOGUE UPDATED 3rd MARCH - WE ENDEAVOUR TO SEE THAT ALL
BOOKS LISTED ARE INSTOCK ON THIS DATE 


a selection of books on gunsmithing, blueing and finishing gun stocks and      barrels, repairs, silencer construction, accurising and much more.

GUNSMITHING

(NM45) A MASTER GUNMAKER’S GUIDE TO BUILDING BOLT-ACTION RIFLES Bill Holmes, 22cm x 27cm, 148 pages in card covers, mnay line drawings and detailed photographs, £17.00

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(M2) ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN FIREARMS. PARTS & ASSEMBLY. VOLUME ONE Edit. F.R.Bob Brownwell, Montezuma, 1960, Folio, 1059 pages, full of illustrations and diagrams, the most extensive assembly, disassembly book in one volume, Book Good, £40.00

(M3) THE AMATEUR GUNCRAFTSMAN James Virgil Howe, Funk & Wagnalls 1953, 306 pages, with intext line drawings, a practical handbook for those who like guns, Book Good, in torn D.J.£12.00

(M5) THE STORY OF POPE’S BARRELS Ray M. Smith, quarto, Stackpole 1st edition 1960, 209 pages on the history of this famous match winning barrel maker and his accessories, book Good+, £40.00

(M9) ALVIN LINDEN TELLS ABOUT RESTOCKING A RIFLE Stackpole 1969, 29cm x 22cm , an all in one volume re issue of the 3 standard Dlinden unstruction guides, methods and complete patterns for stock inletting, shaping, finishing on the Springfield, Enfield, Win. M70, 3 fold-out Pattern Sheets in rear pocket. Illustrated through-out, Book Good + in D.J. £48.00

(M36) FIREARMS DESIGN & ASSEMBLY - THE FINISHING OF GUNSTOCKS AND CONVERSIONS OF THE 1917 ENFIELD RIFLE Alvin Linden, Samworth Publishing, 1st edition 1941, quarto, 46 pages in card wraps, reprinted two pattern sheets, worn G only but covers detached, £12.00

NEW BOOKS ON GUNSMITHING

(NM1) LOCK STOCK AND BARREL – ANTIQUE GUN REPAIR R.H. McCory, 94 pages in card covers, many detail photographs and line drawings, excellent advice for the money, £6.95

(NM2) 331 ESSENTIAL TIPS AND TRICKS – A HOW TO GUIDE FOR THE GUN COLLECTOR Stuart C. Mowbray, 272 pages in stiff card covers, many detailed photographs, all in colour, £27.50

(NM3) SIMPLIFIED V – SPRINGS , A GUNCRAFTSMANSHIP MANUAL Kit Ravenshear, 20 pages in soft covers, a useful addition to the workshop, line drawings, £4.50

(NM4) THE MODERN KENTUCKY RIFLE – HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN R.H. McCory, 62 pages in card covers, detail drawings and photographs, includes full size loose plans of Kentucky rife and pistol, £6.50

(NM5) ANTIQUE FIREARMS ASSEMBLY / DISASSEMBLY David R. Chicoine, 21.5cm x 28cm, 528 pages of guns from the United Staes, with detailed photographs and exploded drawings, covering rifle, pistols and shotguns, £20.50

(NM6) THE COMPLETE REHABILITATION OF THE FLINTLOCK RIFLE & OTHER WORKS T.B.Tryon, 112 pages in card covers, many line drawings, the use, accessories and refurbishment of the flintlock, £6.50

(NM7) GUNSMITHING Roy F. Dunlap, 742 pages, photos and line drawings, a classic and one of the best all round gunsmithing book, £32.00

(NM9) ACCURIZING THE FACTORY RIFLE M.L. McPerson, 22 x 28cm, 335 pages in soft covers, covers bolt actions, levers, sights etc., information covering every aspect with many detailed photographs, £29.95

(NM12) CHECKERING & CARVING OF GUNSTOCKS Monty Kennedy, 12th printing of this classic work from 1952, folio, 336 pages with many photo illustrations, and patterns, £29.50

(NM14) FIGHTING IRON – A METALS HANDBOOK FOR ARMS COLLECTORS Art Grogan, 176 pages, a fascinating look at the metals used in arms construction over the years, line drawings and photographs, £19.50

(NM15) MAKING RIFLE BARRELS – MACHINING THE LEE-ENFIELD BARREL Reprint of this interesting booklet published in 1916, 63 pages in card covers with 36 photo illustrations, and 36 detail line drawings, £5.95

(NM17) FIREARMS MANUFACTURE 1880 U.S. Dept. of Interior, Census Office, Reprint of this 1880 edition, 78 pages in card covers, 30 drawn illustrations of the machinery, 7 page section on manufacturing ammunition, £4.20

(NM18) FIREARM BLUEING AND BROWNING R.H.Angier, 152 pages, reprint of this timeless classic from 1936, full of formulae, techniques etc. £13.50

(NM20) THE SILENCER COOKBOOK - .22 RIMFIRE SILENCERS Nolan Wilson, folio, 28 pages in card covers, many photographs, plans etc, £6.95

(NM22) THE ART OF GUNSMITHING – THE SHOTGUN Lewis Potter, 19.5cm x 25.5cm, 176 pages with many intext detailed photographs, good look at the techniques and operations involved, £19.95

(NM23) GREAT SILENCERS OF THE PAST 52 pages in soft covers, reprint of silencer catalogue pages, by Parker hale, Maxim, Brown , £6.20

(NM24) SILENCER HISTORY AND PERFORMANCE – VOLUME 2 – CQB, ASSAULT RIFLE AND SNIPER TECHNOLOGY
Alan C, Paulson, N.R. Parker & Peter Kokalis, quarto, 429 pages in soft covers, photo ills., performance graphs etc., £39.50

(NM25) HOME WORKSHOP SILENCERS I 28cm x 22cm, , 72 pages in soft covers, 13 pages of text plus many scale plans, £14.50

(NM26) FIREARMS ASSEMBLY – THE NRA GUIDE TO RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS 334 pages in soft covers, folio, cover 167 different long guns, disassembly drawings etc., £16.95

(NM27) SILENCER HISTORY AND PERFORMANCE – VOLUME 1 – SPORTING AND TACTICAL SILENCER Alan C, Paulson, , 22cm x 29cm, 412 pages in soft covers, photo ills., performance graphs., construction etc, £39.50

(NM28) FIREARMS ASSEMBLY – THE NRA GUIDE TO PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS 293 pages in soft covers, folio, cover 146 different pistols, disassembly drawings etc., £16.95

(NM29) GUNSMITHING GUNS OF THE OLD WEST David R. Chicoine, folio, 352 pages in soft covers, many photographs, covers pistols and rifles, very useful title, £20.99

(NM34) DOUBLE GUNS AND CUSTOM GUNSMITHING Steven Dodd Hughes, 22cm x 29cm, 166 pages, many photographs plus colour section, custom guns, evolution, gunsmithing etc., £23.50

(NM35) FIREARM SILENCERS Nolan Wilson, quarto,40 pages in soft covers, photographs and history, plus patent specifications for 26 individual designs, £7.00

(NM36) GUN TOOLS THEIR HISTORY AND IDENTIFICATION VOLUME 1 Steven Dorsey & James Shaffer & Lee Rutledge, 378 pages in soft covers, a wealth of information with photo ills., £21.50

(NM37) GUN TOOLS THEIR HISTORY AND IDENTIFICATION VOLUME 2 Steven Dorsey & James Shaffer, 396 pages in soft covers, photo ills. Additional material to volume 1, £21.50

(NM40) OPTICS DIGEST Clair Rees, 21cm x 28cm, 189 pages in soft covers, photo illustrations, covers Scopes, Binoculars, Laser Rangefinders, Spotting Scopes, Mounts and rings, Red Dots, Holosights and Laser sights, £16.50

(NM42) THE STANDARD DIRECTORY OF PROOF MARKS Gerhard Wirnsberger, 192 pages in card covers, also contains WWII German Ordnance Codes, £14.50

(NM43) THE GUN DIGEST BOOK OF FIREARMS ASSEMBLY / DISASSEMBLY – CENTERFIRE RIFLES 2ND EDITION J.B. Wood, 576 Pages in soft covers, complete takedown instructions for 66 popular centrefire rifles plus hundreds of variations, £15.99

(NM44) THE GUN DIGEST BOOK OF RIMFIRE RIFLES ASSEMBLY / DISASSEMBLY J.B. Wood, 22cm x 29cm, 576 pages, in soft covers, complete instructions for 73 popular rifles and many variations, £19.95

(NM47) MR. SINGLE SHOT’S BOOK OF RIFLE PLANS Frank and Mark de Haas, 22cm x 29cm, 83 pages in card covers, photographs and line drawings of plans and techniques, £17.95

(NM48) THE MAUSER M91 THROUGH M98 BOLT ACTIONS – A SHOP MANUAL Jerry Kuhnhausen, 225 pages with many intext photographs, list the problems and their remedies, conversions and much more, £25.95

(NM49) THE WORKBENCH AR-15 PROJECT D.A. Hanks, 22cm x 29cm, 64 pages in card covers, many detailed photographs of machining etc., £11.50

(NM51) THE GUN DIGEST BOOK OF FIREARMS ASSEMBLY/DISASSEMBLY PART II: REVOLVERS J.B. Wood, 2nd edition, 575 pages in soft covers, invaluable gunsmithing reference, covering 61 classic revolvers, many photographs, £18.99

(NM52) THE GUN DIGEST BOOK OF FIREARMS ASSEMBLY / DISASSEMBLY – PART 1 AUTOMATIC PISTOLS J.B. Wood, quarto, 2nd edition 592 pages, covers 72 models, detail photographs, £17.99

(NM53) GUNSMITHING PISTOLS & REVOLVERS 3RD EDITION Patrick Sweeney, 22cm x 29cm, 384 pages in soft covers, 17 chapters of general gunsmithing issues plus 7 chapters on specific guns, £19.95

(NM54) INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CARE AND REPAIR OF SMALL ARMS AND ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT Reprint of Washington Government Printing office edition 1918, 52 pages in card covers, includes care of small arms, webbing, sights etc., £8.40

TAKEDOWN GUIDES

ALL A4 SIZE IN CLEAR PLASTIC COVERS, VERY CLEAR STEP BY STEP PHOTOGRAPHS, ALL APROXIMATELY 6 TO 10 PAGES  £4.50 EACH

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