(C1) DIE MILITARREVOLVER DER NIEDERLANDE 1856 – 1940 Harde & Dreschler, Amsterdam 1998 23cm x 29cm, 254 pages, many detailed photographs, some in colour, includes holsters and ammunition, text in Dutch, with English titles to illustrations, VG+ in DJ, £30.00
(C2) DIE FAUSTFERERWAFFEN VON 1850 BIS ZUR GEGENWART Eugen Heer, Akademische Druck u. Verlagsanstalt, 1971, 29cm x 20cm, 460 pages, with many illustrations and Exploded line drawings, with descriptions, Makes, Text in German, Geschichte und Entwicklung der militarhandfeuerwaffen in der Schweiz, Book Good + in slightly torn D.J.Ex Library, £25.00
(C3) SMITH & WESSON REVOLVERS – THE PIONEER SINGLE ACTION MODELS John E. Parsons, Morrow, 1st edition 1957, 242 pages, nearly 100 photographs, much taken from factory records, book good+ in DJ, £49.00
(C4) FAUSTFEUERWAFFEN 1. VORDERLADERPISTOLEN REVOLVER Christian Reinhart and Michael am Rhyn, Verlag Stocker-Schmid, Dietikon, 1974, 30cm x 24cm, 143 pages, with photographs in colour and black and white, Funfter Band in der Reihe, Bewaffnung und Ausrustung der Schweizer Armee seit 1817, Text in German, Book Good + in D.J.Ex Library, £45.00
(C5) SIXGUNS AND BULLSEYES William Reichenbach, Small Arms Technical Publishing (Samworth) 2nd edition 1943, 147 pages on pistols and pistol shooting, Book Good+ in DJ, £39.00
(C6) SUCCESSFUL PISTOL SHOOTING Frank and Paul Leatherdale, Crowood Press 1988, quarto, 144 pages photo ills, techniques etc., Book good+ in DJ, £12.00
(C7) PISTOL SHOOTING. AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL Compiled by Experts mainly for beginners, National Small-Bore Rifle Association, 1951, 19cm x 12cm, 56 pages with black and white illustrations, where too, how too, safely and properly to shoot, Book Good + in card covers, £1.50
(C8) FAUSTFEUERWAFFEN AUS 5 FAHRHUNDERIEN Major Frederick
Myatt, Verlag Stocker-Schmid, Motorbuch, 1985, 31cm x 22cm, 208 pages, full
of colour photographs, Eine zusammenstellung der wichtigsten Pistolen und
Revolver der Waffengeschichte, farbig illustriert, Text in German,Book Good
+ in D.J. ex library, £8.00
(C9) THE COLT LEGACY – THE STORY OF THE COLT ARMORY IN HARTFORD 1855 – 1980 Ellsworth S. Grant, Mowbray 1982, 233 pages in soft covers, the history of the Colt Company, many photo illustrations some in colour, Book Good+, £20.00
(C10) COLT AN AMERICAN LEGEND R.L.Wilson, Artabras publishers, 29cm x 23cm, 406 pages, excellent photo ills in colour, dates, numbers etc., VG in DJ, £22.50
(C11) FAMOUS PISTOLS AND HAND GUNS A.J.R. Cormack, Barrie & Jenkins 1977, quarto, 160 pages, a compilation of the profile series on classic handguns, coloured and mono photo illustrations, book VG in DJ, £16.00
(C12 ) PISTOL SHOOTING AS A SPORT Hans Standl, Kaye & Ward, 1975, 109 pages, 23cm x 15cm, with 41 photographs and 39 diagrams, a practical manual on how to reach the top ranks in national and international competition, Book Good + in DJ. £7.50
(C13) SELBSTVERTEIDIGUNG MIT GAS-UND SCHRECKSCHUSSWAFFEN Christian A.Zylla, Journal Verlag, 1999, 113 pages, with intext illustrations, Kaufberatung, Handhabung and Training, Book Good + in card covers, Book Good + £6.00
(C14) DIE PISTOLE 08 Joachim Gortz, Verlag Stocker-Schmid 1985, 224 pages, 27cm x 22cm, illustrated with photographs and line drawings, text in German about the Luger, Book + in D. J. £20.00
(C15) WALTHER PISTOLS W.H.B. Smith, Miltary Service Publishing 1st edition 1946, , 94 pages with 51 illustrations, G+ in worn DJ,, £15.00
(C16) MODERN PISTOL SHOOTING P.C. Freeman, Faber & Faber 1968, 176 pages with 49 photographs, training and techniques, coaching etc., Book G+ in DJ, £11.00
(C17) HANDBUCH DER FAUSTFEUERWAFFEN G.Bock-W.Weigel, Verlag J.Neumann-Neudamm, 1964, 568 pages, full of intext illustrations in black and white, Breakdowns, equipment etc., Book Good + in slightly torn D.J. £12.00
(C18) SIXGUNS AND BULLSEYES William Reichenbach, Small Arms Technical Publishing (Samworth) 1st edition 1936, 147 pages on pistols and pistol shooting, Ex Lib with one stamp, Book Good , £15.00
(C19) THE HANDGUN Geoffrey Boothroyd, Bonanza, folio, 577 pages with many intext photo illustrations, one of the all time classic works on hand firearms, book Good+ in Dj, £40.00
(C20) IN THE GRAVEST EXTREME Massad F.Ayoob, 1980, 131 pages with black and white illustrations, 21cm x 13cm, the role of the firearms in personal protection, Book Good + in card covers, £5.00
(C21 ) HOW TO SHOOT Alfred P. Lane, copyrighted 1914 and reprinted from the New York Sunday American, A44, 24 pages, with black and white illustrations, 15cm x 8cm, the man appointed to teach New York’s Police to hit what they fire at, Book Good with damp stain bottom corner through-out does not interfere with text, £12.00
(C22) THE STORY OF COLT’S REVOLVER – THE BIOGRAPHY OF COL. SAMUEL COLT William B. Edwards, Stackpole 1957, 21cm x 28cm, 470 pages, many photographs, an in depth study of the man and the evolution and design of the Colt percussion revolversVG in DJ, 1 library stamp, £39.00
(C23) THE LUGER BOOK John Walter, Arms and Armour press, first edition 1986, 29cm x 23cm, 287 pages, with over 500 illustrations, the encyclopedia of the Borchardt and Borchardt-Luger handguns 1885-1985, A Z directory of the manufacturers, trademarks, unit stamping and inspectors marks, Book V.G. in D.J. £30.00
(C24) LUGERS AT RANDOM Charles Kenyon Jr., Handgun Press, 1st edition 1969, oblong quarto, 420 pages, mostly full page photographs with descriptions, Good +,£28.00
(C25) THE DUTCH LUGER (PARABELLUM) A COMPLETE HISTORY Bas J. Martens & Guus de Vries, quarto, 269 pages with many photographs and parts drawings etc., VG+ in DJ, £33.00
(C26) THE AUTOMATIC PISTOL J.B.L. Noel, Forster ~Groom First Edition 1919, 10.5cm x 16.5cm, 109 pages with photo illustrations, a sound copy of this scarce classic pistol book, hardbound, For reprints of this title see (NC39) £40.00
(C27) PISTOL AND REVOLVER SHOOTING A.L.A.Himmelwright,Macmillan 1932,18cm x 12cm,240 pages with many photographs, on the choice and technique of pistol shooting, book Good Ex Lib.With stamp. £15.00
(C28) THE SECRETS OF DOUBLE ACTION SHOOTING Bob Nichols, Putnam, 1950, 19cm x 13cm, 152 pages, with 16 illustrations, the how’s and with what, Book Good, £9.00
(C29) GERMAN PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS 1871 – 1945 Ian V.Hogg, Arms and Armour Press, first edition 1971, Quarto, 160 pages, with many illustrations, A to Z. Book Good + in DJ, £30.00
(C30) POPULAR HANDGUNS Howard Modavis, MACO 1960, 128 pages, illustrated, Book Good in paper covers, £2.00
(C31) WALTHER PISTOLS AND RIFLES W.H.B. Smith, Stackpole 1962, 198 pages with many photo illustrations, as well as the pistols, this covers target and sporting rifles, Book G+ in DJ, £30.00
(C32) THE LUGER PISTOL. Fred A. Datig, Borden 1962, enlarged revised edition, 328 pages, fully illustrated, ( Pistole Parabellum ) its history and development from 1893 – 1945, Book Good ,Ex Library with stamps, in DW. £20.00
(C33) TARGET SHOOTING TODAY Captain Paul B.Weston, Greenberg, 1950, 81 pages with black and white photographs, 19cm x 12cm, to help you know your arm, improve your score and build confidence, book Good, Ex Library with 1 stamp, in tired DJ, £8.00
(C34) U.S.NAVAL HANDGUNS 1808 – 1911 Fredrick R.Winter, Andrew Mowbray, first edition 1990, Oblong Quarto, 127 pages, with many black and white illustrations, along with a descriptive and analytical text, Book Good + in D. J. £14.00
(C35) COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER STUDY – NEW DISCOVERIES C. Kenneth Moore, Andrew Mowbray, 2003, Folio, 28cm x 22cm, 199 pages, photographs, automatic ejector models, low serial numbers, section on cartridges, etc., Book V.G. with 1 library stamp, £20.00
(C36) COLT AUTOMATIC PISTOLS Donald B.Bady, Borden enlarged and revised edition 1973, 354 pages, covering all colt autos, the original 45 auto reference with many photo ills., Book Good + in D.J. £20.00
C37) COLT AUTOMATIC PISTOLS 1896 - 1955 Donald B. Bady, Borden first edition 1956, 281 pages with many intext photo illustrations on art paper, book Good+ in DJ, £30.00
(C38) PISTOL AND REVOLVER SHOOTING Walter F Roper, Macmillan 1957, 256 pages with many photographs, on the choice and technique of pistol shooting, book Good Ex Library with 1 stamp, £10.00
(C39) PISZTOLYOK Lugosi Jozsef and Temesvary Ferenc, Zrinyi Katonai Kiado Budapest, 1989,29cm x 20cm, 289 descriptions and photographs, in colour and black and white, Book V.G.in V.G.D.J. £7.50
(C40) MILITARY PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS I.V.Hogg, Arms and Armour 1970, oblong, 80 pages in card covers, illustrated in black and white, The handguns of the two World Wars, Book Good ,Ex Library with usual stamps, £2.00
(C41) ARMSMEAR. THE HOME, THE ARM, AND THE ARMORY OF SAMUEL COLT Editor Henry Barnard, Beinfeld first printing 1976, 19cm x 27cm, 399 pages, with 83 illustrations, limited edition of which this is 1036 ,Book Good + in DJ, Ex Library with usual stamps, £55.00
(C42) LE 1873 LE BATISSEUR D’EMPIRES J.P.Bastie and D.Casanova, Fromont, 1987, 21cm x 15cm, 111 pages, with many intext illustrations and diagrams, descriptions, history, models, accessories, ammunition, text in French, Book Good + £5.00
(C43) COLT FIREARMS FROM 1836 - 1958 James E. Serven, Pub. By the Author,1959, 30cm x 23cm, 387 pages with many photographs, mostly pistols, but also covers revolving rifles and other long guns, Book Good + in D.J. £50.00
(C44 ) HANDGUN COMPETITION Major George C.Nonte. Jr. Winchester, 1978, 24cm x 16cm, 367 pages, with many intext illustrations, a comprehensive soucebook covering all aspects of modern competitive pistol and revolver shooting, Book Good in DJ, £10.00
(C45) PISTOL RULES 1941 National Rifle Association, , 22cm x 10cm, 32 pages, official rules for the conduct of all pistol and revolver matches and tournaments. Revised to January 1, 1941, book good, small hole in card cover grubby, 1 Ex Library stamp, £4.00
(C46) NO SECOND PLACE WINNER Bill Jordan, Police Bookshelf 1989 ,24cm x 15cm, 114 pages, many photographs, one of the all time classic works on combat pistol shooting, Book Good + in slightly sunned D.J. £8.00
(C47) COLT’S VARIATIONS OF THE OLD MODEL POCKET PISTOL 1848 TO 1872 P.L. Shumaker, Borden Publishing 2nd edition, 150 pages with photo plates, book VG in D.J. £30.00
(C48) SMITH & WESSON REVOLVERS – THE PIONEER SINGLE ACTION MODELS John E. Parsons, Morrow, 1st edition 1957, 242 pages, nearly 100 photographs, much taken from factory records, book good in tatty and torn DJ, £30.00
(C49) THE PISTOL AND REVOLVER A.L.A.Himmelwright, J.J.Little 1908, 18cm x 12cm, 157 pages, with many illustrations, history, arms Military, Target and Pocket, ammunition, sights, position, practice for the police, ladies, beginners etc,. Book Good with Ex. Library stamps, £29.00
(C50) MASTERING THE PISTOL AND THE REVOLVER Morris Fisher, G.P.Putnam’s, 1940, 21cm x 14cm, 158 pages, photographs and illustrations, a practical book for pistol shooters, Book Good + in D.J. with ex library stamp, £9.00
(C51) AMERICAN PISTOL SHOOTING Major William D.Fraser, E.P.Dutton, 1929, 21cm x 14cm, 326 pages, illustrated, a complete manual of instruction in modern pistol markmanship and the complete technique and psychology of American pistol shooting, Book Good+ in slightly torn D.J.with 1 Ex Library stamp. £25.00
(C52) TEXTBOOK OF PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS J.S.Hatcher, Small Arms Technical, 1944, 534 pages, with many intext line drawings, diagrams and illustrations, Their ammunition , ballistics and use, Book Good + £35.00
(C53 ) THE COMPLETE BOOK OF MODERN HANDGUNNING J.Cooper and the Editors of Guns and Ammo Magazine, Prentice-Hall, 1961, 25cm x 18cm, 262 pages, with photographs through-out, descriptions, to safety, Book Good only, Ex library stamps, worn but together, hence £3.00
(C54) PISTOLEN Ferne Temesvary, Akademiai Kiado 1988, Quarto, with 995 illustrations and separate descriptions, illustrations at the rear in colour and black and white, text in German, Feuerwaffen des Ungarischen Nationalmuseums 1, Book Good + in D.J. £30.00
(C55) HANDGUNNER’S GUIDE Chic Gaylord, Hastings House, 1960, 25cm x 19cm, 176 pages, with illustrations through-out, including the art of the quick-draw and combat shooting, Book Good only, well used ex library, £5.00
(C56) SMITH & WESSON HAND GUNS Roy C.McHenry and Walter F.Roper, Standard, 1945, Quarto, 233 pages, with 63 plates, the story and descriptions of Smith and Wessons, Book Good + torn in D.J.£24.00
(C57 ) THE HANDBOOK OF HANDGUNNING Paul B.Weston, Crown 1968, 26cm x 18cm, 138 pages, with 75 illustrations, new concepts in pistol and revolver shooting, Book Good in Torn D.J. with Ex Library stamps, £10.00
(C58) HANDGUN DIGEST. 2ND EDITION Dean A.Grennell, DBI, Quarto, 256 pages, with many illustrations, Book Good in card covers, £5.00
(C59 ) AUTOMATIC PISTOLS H.B.Pollard, WE, reprint of the 1921 edition, 110 pages, with 16 plates of photographs and 6 pages of tables and charts, all World War 1. pistols are covered in this edition, Book Good + in grubby D.J. £20.00
(C60 ) THE MODERN TECHNIQUE OF THE PISTOL Gregory Boyce Morrison, Gunsite, 1991, 24cm x 19cm, 156 pages, with intext illustrations, mind-set, gunhandling, marksmanship, additional essential subjects, Book Good + with 1 Ex Library stamp, £14.00
(C61) A GUIDE TO PRACTICAL PISTOL SHOOTING Martyn Speirs, privately printed, 1983, 29cm x 21cm, 38 pages with 50 illustrations, from safety to reloading, Book Good + in card covers with 1 Ex Library stamp, £3.50
(C62) SECRET FIREARMS John D.Walter, Arms and Armour, 1997, 25cm x 19cm, 144 pages, with many illustrations, an illustrated history of miniature and concealed handguns, Book Good + in D.J. £7.00
(C63) COMBAT HANDGUN SHOOTING James D.Mason, Charles C.Thomas 1979, 26cm x 18cm, 256 pages, with illustrations in colour and black and white, combat handgun shooting, sport or martial art, physiology and psychology, combat stocks, gripping and fire control and more, Book Good + in D.J.£10.00
(C64) HANDGUNS FOR SELF-DEFENCE Gerry Gore, Southern Books 1979, 24cm x 18cm, 175 pages, with many illustrations, a South African Guide, Book Good + in card covers, £8.00
(C65) A HISTORY OF THE COLT REVOLVER AND THE OTHER ARMS MADE BY COLT’S PATENT FIRE ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY FROM 1836 – 1940 Charles T.Haven and Frank A. Belden, Bonanza, 1978, 28cm x 21 cm, 711 pages, with photographs of each model of the Colt revolver and facsimilies of numerous contemporary and historical documents, this book covers the period from 1814 when Samuel Colt was born to 1940, Ex Library copy, Book Good + in D. J. £39.00
(C66) THE COLLECTOR’S BOOK OF MODERN HANDGUNS Rob Adam, Regency House, 1996, 31cm x 25cm, signed by the Author, 79 pages, full of colour photographs, North and South American, South African, Soviet Union, European and Israeli Handguns, Book Good + in D.J. £5.00
(C68) LUGER J. Walter, 1977, quarto, 310 pages, 300 photo ills.,an illustrated history of the handguns of Hugo Borchardt and Georg Luger, 1875 to the present day , Book Good + in .DJ, £30.00
(C72) AUTOMATIC PISTOL MARKSMANSHIP William Reichenbach, Small Arms Technical, 2nd edition 1943, 140 pages plus ads., G only in stained DW, £22.00
(C80) UNITED STATES MARTIAL PISTOLS & REVOLVERS Col Arcadi Gluckman, Stackpole 1944, 285 pages plus 29 photo plates, full of useful information, Good only ex library, £10.00
(NC81) THE SNUBBY REVOLVER Ed. Lovette, 109 pages in card covers, choice of gun for concealed carry, holsters etc., photographs, £11.00
(C82) HIGH STANDARD Tom Dance, Andrew Mowbray, 1991, 27cm x 20cm, 191 pages, full of illustrations and line drawings and breakdowns, a collector’s guide to the Hamden & Hartford target pistols, Book Good + in card covers, £9.00
(C86) SMALL ARMS PROFILE 15. ASTRA PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS A.J.R. Cormack, 20 pages, black and white and colour photographs, soft covers, Good, £2.00
(C87) FAUSTFEUERWAFFEN 1. VORDERLADERPISTOLEN REVOLVER Christian Reinhart and Michael am Rhyn, Verlag Stocker-Schmid, 1974, 30cm x 24cm, 143 pages, full of very clear black and white and colour photographs, Bewaffnung und Ausrustung der Schweizer Armee seit 1817, pistols, holsters, tools, ammunition, Book Good + in D.J. 1 library stamp, £35.00
(C91) PISTOLEN UND REVOLVER DER SCHWIEZ SEIT 1720 Kriss Reinhart and Jurg A.Meier, Verlag Stocker-Schmid 1998, 30cm x 224cm, 264 pages, text in German, with many black and white photographs and descriptions, holsters and tools at the rear of the book, Book Good + in D.J. £35.00
(C92) PISTOLEN UND REVOLVER DER SCHWIEZ Christian Reinhart, Michael am Rhyn and Jurg A. Meier, Verlag Stocker-Schmid, 1988, 30cm x 24cm, 188 pages, text in German with very clear black and white photographs and descriptions,Holsters and tools at the rear of the book, Book V.G.in D.J. £40.00
(C93) MODERN HANDGUNS Robert Adam, The Apple, 1989, 29cm x 23cm, 128 pages, full of colour photographs, complete guide to Military and Civilian handguns in production today, Book Good + in D.J. £5.00
(C98) COLT James L.Mitchell, Stackpole, 1959, 29cm x 22cm, 269 pages, with many illustrations, a collection of letters and photographs about the man, the arms and the company, Book Good only ex library, loose, Hence £28.00
(C99) UNITED STATES MARTIAL PISTOLS & REVOLVERS Col Arcadi Gluckman, Stackpole 1944, 285 pages plus 29 photo plates, full of useful information, G+, £29.00
(C101) GERMAN MILITARY HANDGUNS 1879 – 1918 John Walter, Arms & Armour Press 1980, quarto, 80 pages, line drawings and photographs, covers revolvers and self loading pistols, book Good + in DJ, £11.00
(C107) THE NAVY LUGER – THE 9MM PISTOLE 1904 AND THE IMPERIAL GERMAN NAVY Joachim Gorz and John Walter, Lyon, 1988, 19cm x 25.5cm, 128 pages with over 120 illustrations, chronology listing deliveries, Book Good + in D.J. £12.00
(C108) PISTOL BOOK IN RUSSIAN sorry computer Desktop not able to print out some letters Quarto, 1983, 303 pages, full of line drawings and descriptions, looks really informative but you must be able to read text in Russian, Book Good + ex library, £10.00
(C109) PISTOL BOOK IN RUSSIAN sorry computer Desktop not able to print out some letters Quarto, 1990, 431 pages, full of line drawings and descriptions, looks really informative but you must be able to read text in Russian ,Looks like an undated version of book above, Book Good + ex library, £15.00
(C121) U.S. MARTIAL AND SEMI-MARTIAL SINGLE SHOT PISTOLS Charles Edward Chapel, Coward-McCann first edition 1962, 386 pages, with line drawings, a total of 150 handguns are carefully examined and identified, Book Good + in D. J. £8.00
(C125) WALTHER PISTOLS AND RIFLES W.H.B. Smith, Stackpole 1962, 198 pages with many photo illustrations, as well as the pistols, this covers target and sporting rifles, Book Good only, ex library well used, £10.00
(C133) THE COLT U.S.GENERAL OFFICER’S PISTOL Horace Greeley, Andrew Mowbray, 1989, 28cm x 22cm, 199 pages, with many photographs by G.Allan Brown in colour and black and white, along with the pistols an extensive and detailed tables documenting serial numbers and dates of issue, Book Good + in D.J. £15.00
(C137) STEVENS PISTOLS AND POCKET RIFLES Kenneth L.Cope, Museum Restoration, 1971, 26cm x 18cm, 104 pages, with many intext illustrations and descriptions, the story of the guns, the man who designed them and the company , Book Good + in D.J, 2 library stamps, £30.00
(C138) MILITARY HOLSTERS OF WORLD WAR II Eugene J. Bender, Taylor, first edition 1984, 29cm x 22cm, 251 pages, with 500 photographs and descriptions,with marking details etc., Book Good + in D.J. ex library with usual stamps, £26.00
(C140) COLT HANDGUNS Edit. Adviser, R.L Wilson, World Photo, 160 pages, Quarto, very clear photography in colour and black and white, Some titles in English but descriptions in Japanese, Book Good + in card covers, 1 library stamp, £7.00
(C142) MODERN AMERICAN CENTERFIRE HANDGUNS Stanley W.Trzoniec, Winchester, 1981, Quarto, 260 pages, with over 250 photographs, dimensional diagrams and 8 page colour portfolio, Book Good + in D.J. ex library, £12.00
(C155) COLT REVOLVERS AND THE U.S.NAVY 1865 – 1889 C.Kenneth Moore, Dorrance 1987, 29cm x 22cm, 140 pages, with many illustrations, line drawings and breakdowns, documenting the Navy’s use of all Colt handguns and other revolvers during and era of great change, Book Good + in D.J. £18.00
(C157) JAPANESE HAND GUNS Frederick E. Leithe, Borden 1968,Oblong Quarto, 168 pages, mostly full page photo illustrations with description opposite, accessories Etc., Book Good + in D.J. 2 ex library stamps, £18.00
(C158) GERMAN PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS 1871 – 1945 Ian V.Hogg, Arms and Armour Press, first edition 1971, Quarto, 160 pages, with many illustrations, A to Z. Book Good in DJ, ex library with usual stamps, £24.00
(C159) COLT HANDBOOK – A MANUAL ON HANDGUN USE Colt’s Maunfacturing Co, circa 1950, 10cm x 15cm, 44 pages in card covers, photo illustrations, target and defense shooting, Good+, £15.00
NEW BOOKS ON PISTOLS
(NC1) PISTOL CALIBER .45, AUTOMATIC, M1911A1 - TM 9-1005-211-34 TECHNICAL MANUAL Reprint of the 1964 edition, 64 pages, many photo illustrations, maintenance etc., £4.75
(NC2) RUSSELL M. CATRON AND HIS PISTOLS Warren H. Buxton, 210 pages in soft covers, quarto, many photographs, patent drawings etc., The Story of an unknown American firearm inventor and manufacturer of the mid 20th century, £35.00
(NC3) THE BRITISH BULLDOG REVOLVER George Layman, 192 pages, many intext photographs, subtitled, ‘The Forgotten Gun That Really Won The West’, this will be of great interest to British Collectors, for whom this information is scarce, marks, ammunition etc., £22.50
(NC4) MAKAROV PISTOL OPERATORS MANUAL Morse, 40 pages in card covers, Based upon the original Russian issue technical manual, £3.50
(NC5) BERETTA PISTOLE ANNI 1950 - 1970 Adriano Simoni, Folio, 8in x 11in, 207 pages in soft covers, full of colour photographs, history, parts lists etc. text in English and Italian, £25.00
(NC6) STAR FIREARMS Leonardo M. Antaris, folio, 632 pages with 47 pages of colour and over 1100 mono photographs, Magnificent book production, which will prove to be the definitive work on this subject, not only the pistols, but Star’s .22 rifles and submachine guns, £87.00
(NC7) THE GOVERNMENT MODELS- THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLT MODEL OF 1911 William H.D. Goddard, quarto, 292 pages with colour and mono photo ills., extensive list of serial numbers and customers, £34.50
(NC8) IVER JOHNSON ARMS & CYCLE WORKS – FIREARMS 1871 – 1993 W.E. Goforth, 22cm x 29cm, 224 pages in soft covers, full of photo illustrations, the history of the companies pistols, exploded part diagrams etc., £23.50
(NC9) REVOLVERS OF THE BRITISH SERVICES 1854 - 1954 Chamberlain & Taylerson, Quarto (9in x 11in), purchase details, ammunition etc., 80 pages with many photo ills., £19.50
(NC10) DIE SELBSTLADE – PISTOLE ‘PARABELLUM’ Reprint of the commercial handbook for the PO8 Luger, 54 pages in soft covers, 10cm x 15cm, use, takedown, cleaning etc. many excellent drawings of parts, cutaway details etc., £4.50
(NC11) CIVIL WAR PISTOLS OF THE UNION John D. McAulay, quarto, 166 pages in soft covers, with many photographs, includes details of their service with the Confederacy, £16.50
(NC12) COLT’S SUPER .38 – THE PRODUCTION HISTORY FROM 1929 THROUGH 1971 Douglas G. Sheldon, 228 pages, 8.5in x 11.5in, superb photo illustrations including some full page in colour, £45.50
(NC13) GEBRAUCHSANWEISUNG FUR MAUSER SELBSTLADE – PISTOLEN KAL. 7.65MM UND 6.35MM Reprint of the commercial handbook for the .32 and .25 Mauser Model 1910, 35 pages in soft covers, 10cm x 15cm, use, takedown, cleaning etc. many photographs of parts, cutaway details etc., £4.50
(NC14) SMITH & WESSON AMERICAN MODEL Charles W. Pate, 22cm x 28.5cm, 408 pages, the history and use of the No3, many detailed photographs, nicely produced and a major addition the S& W collectors library. £35.00
(NC15) THE STEYR AUTOMATIC POCKET PISTOL Reprint of the original handbook for the Steyr Model 1909 pistol, 12cm x 17cm, card covers, 27 pages with photographs and parts drawings, £2.95
(NC16) U.S. MILITARY MATCH AND MARKSMANSHIP AUTOMATIC PISTOLS Bill Jenkins, 22cm x 28.5cm, 176 pages, many photographs, Colt’s, Ruger’s, Hi-Standards Etc., £30.00
(NC17) AMERICAN BEAUTY – THE PREWAR COLT NATIONAL MATCH GOVERNMENT MODEL PISTOL Timothy J. Mullin, quarto, 59 pages with many photographs, some in colour, £24.95
(NC19) COLT PEACEMAKER BRITISH MODEL Keith Cochran, 21cm x 26cm, 160 pages, many detailed photo illustrations, cartridges, box labels etc., £21.50
(NC20) .22 CALIBER HANDGUNS – A SHOOTERS GUIDE D.F. Geiger, 128 pages in soft covers, many photographs, comparison charts, etc., £12.25
(NC21) THE WEBLEY STORY – A HISTORY OF WEBLEY PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PISTOL CARTRIDGE Willian Chipchase Dowell, 29cm x 22cm, 337 pages with many intext line drawings and 80 full page photo plates, £49.50
(NC23) ED MCGIVERNS’S FAST AND FANCY REVOLVER SHOOTING Ed McGivern, 484 pages in card covers, many photographs, a classic on combat and trick shooting with the pistol, £13.50
(NC24) NO SECOND PLACE WINNER Bill Jordan, 114 pages, many photographs, one of the all time classic works on combat pistol shooting, £10.50
(NC25) JAPANESE PISTOLS OF WORLD WAR II Nambu, Model 14, Model 94, 27 pages in card covers, illustrations, £4.20
(NC26) LUGERS AT RANDOM Charles Kenyon Jr., 29cm x 22.5cm, 420 pages, full of full page individual model photographs with descriptions and accessories, £41.00
(NC28) OBSERVATIONS ON COLT'S SECOND CONTRACT - NOVEMBER 2, 1847 G. Maxwell Longfield & David T. Basnett, 28 pages in paper wraps, details photos, recent addition to the excellent 'Historical Arms' series, £6.20
(NC29) COLT’S POCKET ’49, ITS EVOLUTION INCLUDING THE BABY DRAGOON AND WELLS FARGO Robert M.Jordan & Darrow M. Watt, quarto, 301 pages profusely illustrated with 376 detail fine colour photographs, A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COLT COLLECTORS LIBRARY , with seperate pocket reference of years, numbers and photos of mark positions, £85.00
(NC30) COLT PEACEMAKER REVOLVER CALIBER .476 ELEY Keith Cochran, 55 pages in card covers, photographs, gun numbers etc., £10.50
(NC31) CZ-52 PISTOL MANUAL D.R. Morse, 16 pages in soft covers, photo illustrations, disassembly etc., £4.20
(NC32) THE P-08 PARABELLUM LUGER AUTOMATIC PISTOL Edit, David McFarland, 53 pages in card covers, photo ills, parts view, £7.95
(NC34) THE COLT MODEL 1905 AUTOMATIC PISTOL John Potocki, 192 pages, many full and detail photo ills., serial numbers, patent details etc., £18.50
(NC35) THE CONFEDERATE LEMAT REVOLVER Doug Adams, 22cm x 28cm, 112 pages in pictorial card covers, full of colour photo illustrations of the guns in detail and the history of this fascinating weapon, £18.95
(NC36) THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF IMPERIAL AND SOVIET MILITARY SMALL ARMS AND AMMUNITION 1700 – 1986 : VOLUME 16 – SOVIET RUSSIAN POSTWAR MILITARY PISTOLS AND CARTRIDGES 1945 – 1986 Fred A. Datig, 22.5cm x 29cm, 152 pages, many photographs of the pistols, Cartridges and clandestine weapons, £22.50
(NC37) SHOOTING SIXGUNS OF THE OLD WEST Mike Venturino, Quarto, 222 pages, art paper, many photo ills., loadings etc., inc. black powder, £18.50
(NC38) WALTHER P-38 PISTOL Major George C. Nonte, 85 pages in card covers, many photo ills., operation, takedown, parts etc., £7.95
(NC39) THE AUTOMATIC PISTOL J.B.L. Noel, reprint of the classic work from 1919, 112 pages in soft covers including the original advertisements, techniques for pistol shooting, choice of pistol, care and maintenance, pistol ranges etc., £7.95
(NC40) VIS: THE MODEL 35 RADOM PISTOL Terence W. Lapin, 95 pages in card covers, line drawings, including an English translation of the original Polish Military manuals, £12.50
(NC41) SPANISH HANDGUNS – THE HISTORY OF SPANISH PISTOLS & REVOLVERS Gene Gangorosa, quarto, 320 pages in soft covers, many photographs and line drawings covering models from 19th century onwards, £16.50
(NC42) U.S. SINGLE ACTION HANDGUN HOLSTERS 1870-1910 Philips & Vervloet, 52 pages, inc. many photo ills., paper wraps, £5.95
(NC43) INGLIS DIAMOND – THE CANADIAN HIGH POWER PISTOL Clive Law, folio, 288 pages, collector grade, many photographs, includes presentation models, holsters etc., £39.95
(NC45) THE BROWNING HIGH POWER AUTOMATIC PISTOL R.Blake Stevens, 23cm x 29cm, Collectors Grade, 306 pages with 313 illustrations, photographs and breakdowns, history and developments, £34.95
(NC46) COLT CAVALRY, ARTILLERY AND MILITIA REVOLVERS 1873 – 1903 Keith Cochran, 21cm x 26cm, 288 pages with many detailed photographs of the guns, ammunition and accessories, £22.00
(NC47) SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVERS U.S. ALTERATIONS C. Kenneth Moore, folio,110 pages, many photographs, a detailed study of an aspect of colt’s that has perplexed many collectors, £22.50
(NC48) SIG SAUER AUTO-LOADING PISTOL – INSTRUCTIONS FOR ARMOURERS quarto, 52 pages in soft covers, line drawings, takedown, operation details, £5.95
(NC49) JAPANESE MILITARY CARTRIDGE HANDGUNS 1893 – 1945 Harry L. Derby & James D. Brown, 23cm x 29cm, 384 pages on gloss paper, loads of photographs many of which are in colour, excellent production including all pistols and flare guns, £49.50
(NC50) JAPANESE HAND GUNS Frederick E. Leithe, Oblong Quarto, 168 pages, soft covers, mostly full page photo ills with description opposite, accessories Etc., £14.50
(NC51) METALLIC CARTRIDGE CONVERSIONS – THE HISTORY OF THE GUNS AND MODERN REPRODUCTIONS Dennis Adler, oblong folio, 208 pages full of excellent colour photographs, foreword by R.L. Wilson, £31.99
(NC54) PISTOLS OF WORLD WAR I Robert J. Adamek, 21.5cm x 28cm, 298 pages in soft covers, numbered and signed edition, country by country listing and illustration of over 90 pistols, serial number ranges, technical data etc., £27.50
(NC55) .455 PISTOL REVOLVER NO.1 MK VI Ian Skennerton, Quarto, 48 pages in card wraps, photo ills and line drawings, breakdown, parts etc., £7.00
(NC56) THE P.38 PISTOL – THE WALTHER PISTOLS 1930 – 1945 (VOLUME 1) Warren H. Buxton, 22cm x 29cm, 328 pages, many excellent photographs, the ultimate work on this pistol, £49.50
(NC58) THE P.38 PISTOL , DISTRIBUTION 1945 - 1990 ADDENDUM VOLS 1 & 2 (VOLUME 3) Warren H. Buxton, 8.5 x 11 in, 270 pages, many full pages photographs, uniform with volume 1, £49.50
(NC59) GOLD COLTS – A TRIBUTE TO GUSTAVE YOUNG Nelson Perry, oblong quarto, 29cm x 22cm, 206 pages full of colour photographs of the gold engraved and inlaid works of the engraver Gustave Young, who engraved guns for the Colt factory from 1852 to 1869, a numbered limited edition, £35.00
(NC60) THE FRENCH 1935 PISTOLS - A CONCISE HISTORY Eugene Medlin & Colin Doane, 22cm x 28, 143 pages in soft covers, many photographs, production history, serials etc., £17.95
(NC64) BURNING POWDER Major D.B. Wesson, 15cm x 20.5cm, 121 pages in card covers, photo ills and other illustrations, reprint of this book, issued in 1932 By Smith & Wesson, the techniques of Revolver shooting, £7.50
(NC65) WALTHERS P.38 PISTOL IN NORWAY AND THE NORWEGIAN ULM CONTRACT Per Mathisen, 21.5cm x 30cm, 442 pages, with many photo illustrations, some in colour, breakdowns, serial numbers holsters etc., text in English and Norwegian, superbly comprehensive, signed by the author, £69.50
(NC67) MAUSER MODEL 1896 PISTOL – HANDBOOK Skennerton, 34 pages in card covers, Identification, Stripping, maintenance, operation etc., £3.50
(NC69) CANADIAN MILITARY HANDGUNS 1855 – 1985 Clive M. Law, folio, 123 pages, many photographs, colt Percussion and model 1911’s, hi – powers, holsters etc., £25.00
(NC70) COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVERS AND THE LONDON AGENCY C. Kenneth Moore, 22cm x 29cm, photographs, 144 pages, includes sales to other countries from London, ammunition etc., £23.00
(NC71) .45 PISTOL M1911A1 – HANDBOOK Skennerton, 34 pages in card covers, Identification, Stripping, maintenance, operation etc., £3.50
(NC72) COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER STUDY – NEW DISCOVERIES C. Kenneth Moore, Folio, 199 pages, photographs, automatic ejector models, low serial numbers, section on cartridges, etc., £29.50
(NC73) THE MAUSER SELF – LOADING PISTOL James Belford & Jack Dunlap, 21.5cm x 28cm, 208 pages with 266 photo ills., a good reference for model 1896, plus model 1910/34 soft cover, £19.50
(NC75) THE COLT .45 AUTO PISTOL 98 pages in card covers, with photo ills., on the use, stripping, parts etc. of the Model 1911 and A1, £7.90
(NC76) VARIATIONS OF COLT'S NEW MODEL POLICE & POCKET BREECH LOADING PISTOLS Breslin, Pirie & Price, folio, 159 pages with many photographs, line drawings, cases, cartridges, records of Gun numbers etc., £26.50
(NC77) GERMAN PISTOLS AND HOLSTERS 1934/1945 MILITARY POLICE , NSDAP Lt.Col. Robert D. Whittington, Gun Room Press, 224 pages with many full page photographs with page of descriptive text, £22.00
(NC78) 9MM LUGER P’08 PISTOL – HANDBOOK Skennerton, 34 pages in card covers, Identification, Stripping, maintenance, operation etc., £3.50
(NC79) REMINGTONS VEST POCKET PISTOLS Robert E. Hatfield, quarto, 117 pages with many photo illustrations and history of these distinctive firearms, £20.00
(NC80) STANDARD CATALOG OF LUGER Aarron Davis, 22cm x 28cm, 256 pages in soft covers, a thoroughly comprehensive look at Luger models, their details dates markings and serials, plus the mechanics, history and accessories, current valuations in $U.S., £18.99
(NC81) THE SNUBBY REVOLVER – REVISED AND UPDATED Ed. Lovette, 175 pages in card covers, choice of gun for concealed carry, holsters etc., photographs, £13.50
(NC82) ARMAX – JOURNAL OF THE WINCHESTER ARMS MUSEUM Volume 1 – Number 1 Summer 1987, 95 pages in stiff covers, part 1, the inventory of the arms and miscellaneous material in the office of Colonel Samuel Colt, Part 2, Further notes on the Forsyth material in the arms collection of Colonel Colt, £14.50
(NC83) COLT AUTOMATIC PISTOLS Donald B.Bady, 354 pages in soft covers, covering all colt autos, the original 45 auto reference with many photo ills., £14.00
(NC84) THE COLT WHITNEYVILLE – WALKER PISTOL Lt. Col. Robert D. Whittington III, 96 pages on the history and manufacture of this famous pistol, and the characters involved, £20.00
(NC85) STANDARD CATALOG OF SMITH & WESSON – 3RD EDITION Jim Supica & Richard Nahas, 22cm x 29cm, 432 pages fully illustrated in colour and covering over 770 models in 6 condition grades, superb S & W reference, £29.50
(NC88) LUGER TIPs Michael Reese, 21.5cm x 28cm, , 120 pages, many photo illustrations, excellent Luger reference, £8.00
(NC89) CLASSIC COLT PEACEMAKERS ‘Doc’ O’Meara, 21cm x 28cm, 128 pages in soft covers, full of excellent colour photographs of the finest examples Colt’s work, £15.99
(NC90) KNOW YOUR .45 AUTO PISTOLS – OWNERS MANUAL E.J. Hoffschmidt, 64 pages with many photographs, colts 1911 variations, takedown, parts lists, markings etc., £9.50
(NC91) SIXGUNS BY KEITH Elmer Keith, folio, 8.5in x 11in, 335 pages in soft covers, many photographs, a standard reference work for choosing and shooting sixguns, as ever entertaining reading from Keith, £19.00
(NC92) .380 ENFIELD NO.2 REVOLVER Mark Stamps & Ian Skennerton, 126 pages in soft covers, many photo ills. And line drawings, holsters etc., exploded diagrams, section on other revolvers in British service, £10.95
(NC93) THE CUSTOM REVOLVER Hamilton S. Bowen (Bowen Revolver Makers), 22.5 x 29cm, 304 pages with many photographs, some plates in colour, From The founder of The company, an in depth look at the various merits of available revolvers and the suitable modifications to them, including ammunition, £37.50
(NC94) THE HISTORY AND IDENTIFICATION OF COLT ACCOUTREMENTS 1834 – 1911 PATERSON TO AUTOMATIC Robin J. Rapley, 21.5cm x 31cm, 253 pages, full of superb colour photographs, including many full cased items, signed by the author, £69.50
(NC95) U.S. HANDGUNS OF WORLD WAR II – THE SECONDARY PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS Charles W. Pate, Quarto, 368 pages with full and detail photographs, colt, S & W, Hi Standard, Harrington Etc., line drawings, £27.50
(NC96) HOLSTERS AND SHOULDER STOCKS OF THE WORLD Anthony Vanderlinden, 22cm x 29cm, 202 pages full of excellent photographs, sorted on an A to Z basis, £32.50
(NC97) MILITARY HOLSTERS OF WORLD WAR II Eugene J. Bender, quarto, 201 pages plus price guide, many photographs with marking details etc., £32.50
(NC98) SHOOTING COLT SINGLE ACTIONS IN ALL STYLES CALIBERS, & GENERATIONS Mike Venturino, Quarto, 205 pages, art paper, many photo ills., loadings etc., inc. black powder £18.50
(NC99) THE P08 LUGER PISTOL G. de Vries & B.J. Martin, oblong quarto, 152 pages, mostly excellently reproduced photographs of the guns, accessories, markings, and many original photos of the guns in use, £23.00
(NC100) A COLLECTOR’S GUIDE TO COLT’S .38 AUTOMATIC PISTOLS Douglas G. Sheldon, 185 pages in card covers, many photographs, serial numbers and detail variations, £15.95
(NC102) 9MM PARABELLUM, A HISTORY OF THE WORLD’S 9MM PISTOLS & AMMUNITION Klaus Peter Konig and Martin Hugo, 28cm x 22cm, 301 pages, with over 525 photographs, detailed interior shots, and many line drawings, Mauser, Walther, Llama, Beretaas, UZI, Colt and Smith & Wesson, £25.50
(NC103) SMITH & WESSON SIXGUNS OF THE OLD WEST David R. Chicoine, Folio, 478 pages, full of detailed photographs and drawings of parts, ammunition etc., covers the Schofields, The Americans, The Russians, The New Models No. 3 and more, great addition to the Smith & Wesson Collector, £42.50
(NC104) THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF IMPERIAL AND SOVIET RUSSIAN MILITARY SMALL ARMS AND AMMUNITION 1700 – 1986. VOLUME THIRTEEN. SOVIET RUSSIAN TOKAREV ‘’TT’’ PISTOLS AND CARTRIDGES 1929 – 1953 Fred A.Datig, 28cm x 22cm, 168 pages, with full pages photographs, line drawings and illustrations, description in the title, £19.50
(NC105) ENGRAVED HANDGUNS OF .22 CALIBRE. 1855 – 1885 John S.Laidacker, 28cm x 22cm, 168 pages, full of colour photographs, a system of identification, the motifs and engraving characteristics of various arms producing companies, £45.00
(NC107) HANDBOOK FOR 9MM BROWNING HI-POWER 34 pages in card covers, photo ills., stripping parts list historical data etc., £3.50
(NC108) HANDBOOK FOR 9MM WALTHER P-38 34 pages in card covers, photo ills., stripping parts list historical data etc., £3.50
(NC109) COLT SINGLE ACTION – FROM PATERSON TO PEACEMAKERS Denis Adler, 29cm x 22cm, oblong format, 309 pages full of excellent colour photographs, includes a chapter an the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum, £29.50
(NC110) THE NAVY LUGER – THE 9MM PISTOLE 1904 AND THE IMPERIAL GERMAN NAVY Joachim Gorz and John Walter, 19cm x 25.5cm, 128 pages with over 120 illustrations, chronology listing deliveries, £18.50
(NC111) DEVELOPMENTAL CARTRIDGE HANDGUNS IN .22 CALIBRE – AS PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE FROM 1855 – 1875 John S. Laidacker, 23cm x 29cm, 597 pages on glossy paper, with photographs, a monumental work on the subject, £60.00
(NC112) THE HAYES HANDGUN OMNIBUS – A CATALOGUED ENCYCLOPEDIA
OF COLLECTIVE PISTOLS & REVOLVERS
Ronald D. Hayes and Ian D. Skennerton, 22cm x 30.5cm, 592 pages, alphabetic
categories from Austalasia to Zuid Afrik Republic, more than 1000 colour photographs,
monumental identification work on the pistol. £59.95
(NC113) REMINGTON’S FIRST REVOLVER – THE REMINGTON BEALS .31 CALIBER REVOLVERS Charles Schif, 23cm x 29cm, 110 pages full of excellent coloured photo illustrations, details, pistols and cased sets, £29.95
(NC114) A STUDY OF REMINGTON’S SMOOT PATENT & NUMBER FOUR REVOLVERS Parker, Parker & Reisch, Forewoed by Roy Marcot, 120 pages in soft covers, nicely produced on gloss paper with many photographs, some in colour, £10.50
(NC115) SIMSON LUGERS – SIMSON & CO. SUHL, THE WEIMAR YEARS Edward Tinker & Graham Johnson, 29cm x 22cm, 203pages full of superb colour photographs, includes known serials and markings, £47.50
(NC116) ASTRA AUTOMATIC PISTOLS Leonardo M. Antaris, 29cm x 22cm, 248 pages with excellent photographs in colour and mono, definitive work on this make, £27.50
(NC117) TEXTBOOK OF AUTOMATIC PISTOLS Limited edition reprint of the 1934 edition of this famous book, limited to 1500 copies and individually numbered, bound in quarter brown leather, 349 pages, £29.50
(NC119) STANDARD CATALOG OF COLT FIREARMS Rick Sapp, 21cm x 28cm, 288 pages with 450 colour photographs, covers 500 models, great value for money at £17.50
(NC120) OPERATOR’S MANUAL FOR THE MAUSER AUTOMATIC PISTOL MODEL 1930 21cm x 14cm, 30 pages in paper covers, history, cutaway drawings assemble etc., £4.75
(NC121) THE INGLIS BROWNING HI POWER PISTOL R.Blake Stevens, 28 pages, photo ills., markings, accessories, holsters etc., paper wraps, £5.95
(NC122) WORLDWIDE WEBLEY AND THE HARRINGTON AND RICHARDSON CONNECTION Stephen Cuthbertson, 22cm x 29cm, 259 pages, many photographs, ‘the story of Webley’s self loading pistols, production figures, foreign sales etc., £29.50
(NC123) THE OFFICIAL NRA GUIDE TO FIREARMS ASSEMBLY – PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS 22cm x 29cm, Revised and expanded edition, 352 pages covering 165 handguns, some colour photographs, £17.50
(NC124) THE OFFICIAL MAKAROV PISTOL MANUAL James F. Gebhardt (Trans.), 86 pages in soft covers, many line drawn illustrations, £8.50
(NC125) MAUSER PISTOLEN - DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION 1877 – 1946 Darrin Weaver, Jon Speed & Walter Schmid, Collector Grade Publications, 23cm x 29cm, 339 pages, covers all models from the C78 revolvers to the HSC, including 1896’s and much more, many photographs, £39.50
(NC126) COLT CAVALRY & ARTILLERY REVOLVERS – A CONTINUING STUDY John A. Kopec & H. Sterling Fenn, 29cm x 22cm, 304 pages,full of detail photographs, some in colour, part 1 in 18 chapters covers various issues, and part 2 in 14 chapters covers ‘Custers 7th Cavalry Colts, £57.50
(NC160) ‘51 COLT NAVIES Nathan J. Swayze, Quarto, 243 pages, art paper, many detailed photo ills., patent drawings etc.,The definitive work on this model, £39.50
(NC161) THE MODEL 1911 AND MODEL 1911A1 MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL PISTOLS Joe Poyer, 522 pages in card covers, latest offering from North Cape Publications, many excellent photographs with great detail, all models and accessories, £19.50
(NC162) COLT .45 GOVERNMENT MODELS (COMMERCIAL SERIES) 1912 THROUGH 1970 – SECOND EDITION Charles W. Clawson, 230 pages, many detailed photographs of complete guns and parts, production figures etc., £79.50