The level of detail in these original catalog images will surprise you. Dealers who sold Ames swords used this catalog in their stores, and every feature is clearly shown. Reproduced directly from the incredibly rare originals...Military, Fraternal and more! The key to identifying hundreds of Ames Swords! Shows the whole Ames line, including swords from the Civil War and even earlier. A total of 541 swords are illustrated with original prices and descriptions. Lots of related military items like belts, bayonets, etc. A "Must-Have" resource for all American sword collectors.

The Ames Sword Company Catalog: An Exact Reprint of the Original 19th Century Military and Fraternal Sword Catalog

Stuart C. Mowbray

Reference

Andrew Mowbray, Inc., Publishers

A full color guide to the exciting world of gun collecting, covering all of the tools and techniques you you will need. This is a practical, hands-on approach that gives specific instructions and detailed, step-by-step photographs. Everything from gun photography to detecting refinishes can be found in this comprehensive new reference book. 357 photographs, 6.125 inches x 9.25 inches.

331+ Essential Tips and Tricks; A How-To Guide for the Gun Collector

Discover a whole world of bolt-action military rifles as your authors take you on a country-by-country tour of these fascinating weapons. Never before has this subject been covered in such detail -- including an astounding 2,431 professional color photographs. Each rifle is shown in a number of large overall and close-up views, including serial numbers and mechanical variations. Small features like proof marks are blown up in massive, clear enlargements so every detail can be observed. Translations are provided when rifles are marked in another language and all confusing proofs, serial numbers and markings are explained. Handy tables list key specifications for each rifle, making identifying rifles in your collection easy, while the straight-forward text covers manufacture of the weapon and its issue to the troops. Special attention is given to identifying valuable rarities while avoiding rebuilds and fakes. Find out why the editor of the 'American Rifleman' calls this new guide, 'absolutely the finest single volume on the subject to date...invaluable' and says 'if you are at all interested in military bolt-action rifles, you must buy this book.' And since it is written by the editors of 'Gun Collector Magazine', you know you can trust the information. Whether you are interested in Mausers, Mosin-Nagants, Enfields, Springfields, Lebels or Arisakas or any other military bolt action, this 'must have' reference guide will quickly become a trusted tool in your reference arsenal. Printed to the highest standards in full color, it might just be the most beautiful gun book ever produced...so don't hesitate. You are going to love it.

Bolt Action Military Rifles of the World

Joe Puleo

Andrew Mowbray Publishers, Inc.

Step-by-step COLOR breakdowns of all your favorite surplus and vintage handguns! The top military handguns of the cartridge era, disassembled, step-by-step, in large color photographs. Don't settle for anything less than the best! The following guns are featured: The Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army Revolver, The French Model 1873 Revolver, The Swiss Model 1882 Schmidt Revolver, The Model 1883 Reichsrevolver, The Swedish Model 1887 Nagant Revolver, The Webley Mk. 1 .455 Revolver, The Italian Bodeo M1889 Revolver The French Model 1892 Revolver, The Japanese Type 26 Revolver, The Mexican Model 1893 Pieper Revolver, The Colt .38 New Model Army &amp; Navy Revolver, The Russian M1895 Nagant D.A. Revolver, The Russian Model 1895 Nagant S.A. Revolver, The Mauser C96 Broomhandle Pistol, The Austro- Hungarian Model 1898 Rast Gasser Revolver, The Model 1905 Mannlicher Pistol, The Smith &amp; Wesson .455 2nd Model Hand Ejector and U.S. Model 1917 Revolvers, The Webley- Fosbery Self-Cocking Automatic Revolver, The Model 1907 Roth-Steyr The Savage Model 1907 Pistol, The German Luger Pistol, The Colt New Service, U.S. Model 1909 and U.S. Model 1917 Revolvers, The Model 1910/21 Bergmann- Bayard Pistol, The U.S. Model 1911 Automatic Pistol, The Italian Brixia Pistol, The Austrian Model 1912 Steyr-Hahn Pistol, The British Webley Mk. 1 (N) Self- Loading Pistol, The Webley .455 Mk. VI Revolver, The Spanish Model 1921 Astra 400 Pistol, The Belgian Browning M1922 Pistol, The British Enfield No. 2 Mk I Revolver, The Japanese Nambu, The Czechoslovak CZ-27 Automatic Pistol The French Model 17 Unique Pistol, The Walther Model PP Pistol, The Model 1930 Tokarev (TT) Semi-Automatic Pistol, The British Webley Mk IV .38/200 Revolver, The Japanese Type 94 Pistol, The French Model 1935A Pistol, The Hungarian Model 1937 Pistol, The Italian Beretta Model 1934 Pistol, The Browning, The Smith &amp; Wesson Victory Model Revolver, The Soviet Bloc Makarov, The Beretta Model 1951 and Helwan Pistols The Czechoslovak CZ-52, The Czechoslovak CZ-82, The Hi-Power Pistol, The Radom wz. 35 Vis Pistol, The Walther P38 Pistol, The Mauser HSc Pistol, The Swedish Lahti m/40 Pistol.

A Collector's Guide to Military Pistol & Revolver Disassembly and Reassembly

AN IDENTIFICATION GUIDE AND HISTORICAL STUDY Early British military swords have always interested collectors and historians, but over the years surprisingly little research has been done about these distinctive weapons and the men who supplied them. This remarkable new book approaches this topic from both a scholarly and a practical point of view, carefully documenting the manufacture, distribution and combat service of these blades, while at the same time pointing out the issues that must be understood by anyone considering their purchase today. A full-color collector's guide and historical study of British military swords from 1600 through 1660. This period was dominated by the English Civil Wars, and most of this book is dedicated to the weapons of those conflicts. Introduction chapters discuss manufacturing techniques, the cutlers who sold these swords and how they were used by soldiers in the field. Later sections treat the various sword styles in great detail with large photos of all their features, including Rapiers, Mortuary Swords, Hangers, Cutlasses and much more. Over a thousand clear, color photographs make this one of the most useful and attractive sword books ever published. 11 inches x 8.5 inches. Over 1,000 illustrations. Coated paper.

British Military Swords, Volume I: 1600 to 1660 The English Civil Wars and the Birth of the British Standing Army

The nine known swords owned by George Washington have long fascinated collectors, but now, for the first time, they are all properly illustrated and discussed in the same place. 12 1/4 inches x 10 1/4 inches. 268 color illustrations on deluxe glossy paper. Hardcover with a dust jacket.

The Swords of George Washington

Erik Goldstein

Brian Hendelson

Mowbray Publishing, Inc.

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