The Book of Rifles

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SIX MUST GUN TITLES FOR ALL SPORTSMEN, COLLECTORS, SHOOTERS AND GUN BUFFS
• Pictorial History of THE UNDER-HAMMER 5UN. By Herschel C. Logan. Complete, highly readable story of underhammer guns, mainly those of American origin but also many of foreign make. Much of the text illustration never before published — this work is sure to become a standard reference work on this class of arms. Over 200 photos, diagrams; 83/4"X llVa". PUBLISHED AT 10.00
• Smith's Standard Encyclopedia of GAS, AIR AND SPRING GUNS. By
W. H. B. Smith. The first American text to deal with high-power, high-precision gas air weapons, a complete, accurate study that includes historical background data, operational drawings, specifications, test results, much more. Over 200 photos; 8%" x lliA".
PUBLISHED AT 10.00
• THE STORY OF COLT'S REVOLVER. By Wm. B. Edwards. Enthralling biography of Samuel Colt his invention —the story of an amazing family, a nevy procedure mass production. Hundrds of photos... Tovább

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SIX MUST GUN TITLES FOR ALL SPORTSMEN, COLLECTORS, SHOOTERS AND GUN BUFFS
• Pictorial History of THE UNDER-HAMMER 5UN. By Herschel C. Logan. Complete, highly readable story of underhammer guns, mainly those of American origin but also many of foreign make. Much of the text illustration never before published — this work is sure to become a standard reference work on this class of arms. Over 200 photos, diagrams; 83/4"X llVa". PUBLISHED AT 10.00
• Smith's Standard Encyclopedia of GAS, AIR AND SPRING GUNS. By
W. H. B. Smith. The first American text to deal with high-power, high-precision gas air weapons, a complete, accurate study that includes historical background data, operational drawings, specifications, test results, much more. Over 200 photos; 8%" x lliA".
PUBLISHED AT 10.00
• THE STORY OF COLT'S REVOLVER. By Wm. B. Edwards. Enthralling biography of Samuel Colt his invention —the story of an amazing family, a nevy procedure mass production. Hundrds of photos diagrams; appendix of original advertisements, patents, etc.; 8Y2" x 11".
PUBLISHED AT14.95
• CIVIL WAR GUNS. By William B. Edwards. An unusual look into the Civil War through the firearms used by both sides — here are the guns of John Brown, how the militia was armed, reasons for the wide variety of guns used, foreign weapons, how the South made their own, what happened to the guns after the war. 438 pp; 8y4"x 111/2".
PUBLISHED AT 15.00
• RIFLES: A Modern Encyclopedia, i By Henry M. Stebbins. Salty, knowl-^ edgeable work devoted lovingly to ri-^: fles of every type, from a junior size4 .22 to the finest custom-built high-,^ power — their ammunition thei people who use them. Profusely illus-i trated with HUNDREDS OF PHOTO-^' GRAPHS; 83/4" x 111/4".
PUBLISHED AT 12.50
• PISTOLS: A Modern Encyclopedia. . By H. M. Stebbins, A. J. E. Shay 0. Hammond. Three experts on handguns expound on formal informal target shooting, wilderness wandering hunting, pleasure or lifesaving protection; incl. six chapters on ammunition. Over 200 illustrations.
PUBLISHED AT 12.50


THEW.H.B.SMITH CLASSIC
THE BOOK or
MFLES
Completely revised and updated by
JOSEPH E.SMITH
In these over 700 pages and 2000 illustrations, men and nations find surely and authoritatively what they want to know about single-shot, repeating and semiautomatic rifles around the world.
Because of its
• vast scope
• technical accuracy
• clear organization
• unique 3-dimensional drawings
• coverage of modern and obsolete
weapons
• thorough handling of actions
• detailed ammunition data
• complete operational information
• emphasis on Soviet bloc and
U. S. guns

BOOK OF RIFLES continues in this fourth revised edition to be the trusted, one-volume reference for sportsmen, gunsmiths, collectors, shooters, law enforcement agencies, military leaders.
Jacket Cover Design by ROBERT CUEVAS
KM Vissza