Written by Larry Hacker. This handy, shirt pocket size reference book list first year serial numbers in chronological order. Major design variations a...

Written by Larry Hacker. This handy, shirt pocket size reference book list first year serial numbers in chronological order. Major design variations a...

Written by Larry Hacker. This handy, shirt pocket size reference book list first year serial numbers in chronological order. Major design variations a...

The US Army teamed up with cartoonist and graphic artist Will Eisner to produce teaching tools for US soldiers in a medium that they could easily unde...

British Service Rifles & Carbines - 1888-1900 provides a complete review of the Lee-Metfor & Lee-Enfield rifles & carbines, which were to carry their ...

A historical reference for more than one hundred handguns. "United States Martial Pistols and Revolvers," first published in 1939, provides firearm co...

If you're looking for an all-in-one reference for state concealed carry laws, this book is a must-have. The newly updated 4th edition of Legally Armed...

Patents which relate to handguns issued between 1802 & 1924 are in chronological order & cross-indexed to the inventor. A brief summary of the more im...

Cartridge Carbines of the British Army traces Britain's use of breechloading cartridge carbines from the development of the first Snider artillery & c...

The latter third of the 19th century was one of great power & responsibility for the British Empire, and with that power came wars that necessitated t...

A study of the early flint muskets in this country. The author examines the relics found at numerous archaeological sites as well as many surviving Du...

The Lee Arms Company, Bridgeport, Conn., U.S.A. Patent Magazine Arms and Ammunition, New York Office, 177 Broadway. Reprinted by Collector's Library /...

This thoroughly documented, authoritative, and highly readable book not only details the weapons used during the settlement and westward expansion of ...

A much-needed reference work on the Vis (also called the "Radom" and the "P.35(p)"): a superb Polish military semiautomatic pistol of great historical...

The Kalashnikov AK-47 is the most ubiquitous assault rifle in the world, with more AK-47s and its variants in use than any other individual small arm....

The Uzi submachine gun is one of the most recognizable weapons in history. Its familiarity stems in part from the sheer diversity of its users. Uzis h...

The Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle was the first rifled firearm issued to every soldier in the British Army, and gave the infantry a revolutionary increas...

The M16 was first introduced in 1958 and was revolutionary for its time as it was made of lightweight materials including special aluminum and plastic...

A thorough guide, Varmint Rifles and Cartridges provides detailed information about getting started in varmint hunting, selecting the best rifles for ...

The Barrett M82A1 and its derivatives are among the most successful sniping rifles ever manufactured. Now entering its fourth decade of service, the s...

The emergence of the tank in World War I led to the development of the first infantry weapons to defend against tanks. Anti-tank rifles became commonp...

At a time when most handguns were limited to six rounds, the ten-shot Mauser caught the attention of the world for its unprecedented firepower and for...

At the outset of the American Civil War, the Union Army's sharpshooters were initially equipped with the M1855 Colt revolving rifle, but it was prone ...

In an effort to provide the US infantryman with more firepower to cover the range gap between the hand grenade and the light mortar, the 40mm M79 gren...

The breech-loading, single-shot .458in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt an...

A technical outline of the history of the sniper rifle, from its introduction in warfare during the Napoleonic wars, through the US Civil War to its c...

For nearly fifty years the hard-hitting, mobile Browning Automatic Rifle, or BAR, served in US infantry units as a light squad automatic "base of fire...

The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles. It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and onl...

The Webley .455in service revolver is among the most powerful top-break revolvers ever produced. First adopted in 1887, in various marques it was the ...

First used in combat during the Punitive Expedition into Mexico and then extensively during the world wars, the Colt Government Model (1911) pistol re...