Standard Catalog of Military Firearms 3rd edition: The Collector's Price & Reference Guide by Ned Schwing, Paperback, 480 pages, Price: $29.99. Order this book online from KP Books an imprint of F+W Publications, Dept. BNP, 700 East State St., Iola, WI 54990 (715) 445-2214, ISBN: 0-87349-902-6
This updated, 3rd edition of Standard Catalog of Military Firearms is available now. The publisher calls this book a "companion volume to Standard Catalog of® Firearms" and claims it offers "more detail for the military firearms collector, shooter and history buff". . .this it certainly does also included are special sections about important types of military weapons like Mauser, Lee Enfield, and other small arms which I am sure both advanced collectors and novices alike will find helpful.
Following in the established traditions and pattern of Standard Catalog of® Firearms, the same well known author/editor; Ned Schwing brings us this very complete, illustrated catalog of nearly every known military firearm. Starting in the 1870s with early cartridge weapons and culminating with todays sophisticated, modern military weaponry, the excellent coverage includes submachine guns, machine guns, handguns, rifles and shotguns. Weapons are all catagorized according to their country of origin, further broken down by weapon type.
Standard Catalog of Military Firearms is a well written price guide, thoughtfully presented that fills a need in this specific niche. This book is a welcome addition for any military collectors library and should be considered a cornerstone for all firearms dealer's, police armorer's and library military reference shelves.
A great reference book for military weaponry, made even better!
This book gets four stars!****