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AMERICAN SWORDS, 1998, By Norm Flayderman and Stuart C. Mowbray. Man at Arms

The Art of the Rifle By Jeff Cooper. Paladin

Big Bore Sixguns by John Taffin

Civil War Small Arms of the Navy and Marine Corps By John D. McAulay. "It is always a rare pleasure to read and review a really well written book that will hold my interest from cover to cover; this book is certainly one of those few. With as much valuable historical reference information as John McAuley's latest work contains, I believe this is the best and probably, the most important work yet to be penned on the subject." (B'NP review) Mowbray

Collecting Classic Bolt Action Military Rifles by Paul S. Scarlata. As a life-long military rifle collector, shooter and fan I liked this new book very much, not only does it contain valuable collector information, butt its well written and presents a fresh, very honest look at the rifles of the last century which shaped the world we live in today. (And. . .the pictures are simply terrific!) Bullet 'N Press review. From Man at Arms books.

The Complete Blackpowder Handbook, 4th edition. By Sam Fadal. Karause

The Browning Superposed. Krause

Carbines of the U.S. Cavalry Man at Arms

Cartridges of the World " The bible of metallic cartridges." Krause

Civil War Knives "A well illustrated and very interesting read, Civil War Knives brings home to us the often overlooked importance of the knife to the overall conduct of the Civil War" (March 1999 review in Bullet 'N Press.) Paladin

Civil War Pistols of the Union Man at Arms

COLT an American Legend, by R.L. Wilson, Wilson Books

A Study of Colt Conversions and other Percussion Revolvers. "More information than has ever before been available on these conversion revolvers, the book covers much more than just the Colts. This valuable resource shows just how large a part conversion revolvers of all types played in the winning of the American west."

COLT Rifles and Muskets, By Herbert Houze, Krause

COLTS from the William F. Locke Collection Man at Arms

Colt's Pocket '49. Its Evolution, including the Baby Dragoon and Wells Fargo. by Robert M. Jordan and Darrow M. Watt. Here is a superb new reference work that no serious Colt percussion fan can afford to be without. If you have not seen this, then you have not seen everything! B'NP book review 6/00. from Jordan & Watt ($125, $10 shipping and handling. P.O. Box 955, Dept. BNP, San Leandro, CA 94577-0105. (510) 352-7252 or (650) 879-0579)

The Colt Single Action Revolvers: A Shop Manual, Vols. 1 & 11 by Jerry Kuhnhausen. Expanded, two-in-one, edition - 255 pages with thread stitched binding and soft cover. Bar none: This is the very best book ever written on how to gunsmith the Colt SAA! If you work on the Colt Model "P" and you don't own this book you are working at a disadvantage. Bullet 'N Press review. From Heritage Books

Colt Single Action Army by Doc O'Meara

Cowboy Action Shooting By Charly Gullett, "The definative work on this exciting sport, written by the foremost expert. You will learn everything that you need to know about C. A. S. from reading this book!" This is the best standard referrence work we can recommend. from Gullett

Colt rifles and Muskets 1847-1870 by Herbert Houze

Custom Firearms Engraving by Tom Turpin ". . .a colorful stroll through the masterful art of many fine working arms engravers" (Bullet 'N Press June 2000.) Krause

Custom Rifles in black & white by Steven Dodd Hughes. ($29.95 plus $4 shipping & handling. Fandango Press, P.O. Box 251, Dept. BNP, Emigrant, MT 59027. (406) 222-4786)

Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms, 8th Edition. "An absolute requirement for any good arms library. Flayderman's new and expanded Guide is a potent research tool for antique arms collectors, historians, dealers and armchair antique arms buffs alike." Krause

The Gatling Gun By Joseph Berk, Paladin Press

Gun Digest 2004 Krause

Gunsmithing Guns of the Old West, 2nd Edition by David R. Chicoine, krause 2004. Classic gunsmithing techniques for the amatuer and pro alike, over 50 old west guns covered, the definitive work.

Guns of the New West by David R. Chicoine, Krause 2005. Modern replica Cowboy guns test fired and rated by a professional gunsmith and cowboy shooters.

Gun Digest Manual of Antique Firearms Assembly/Disassembly by David R. Chicoine, Krause 2005. over 60 antique and replica weapons covered with a triple combination of new text, takedown drawings and step-by-step photos, the best reference!

Gunsmithing Shop Manuals By Jerry Kuhnhausen, "Whether you are a professional working gunsmith or the sort who loves to learn more about their own weapons, these Jerry Kuhnhausen bench manuals offer the best source for massive amounts of real, practical information. . ." (from Sept. 1999 Bullet 'N Press) Heritage Books

Gunsmithing Shotguns by Patrick Sweeney

Handbook of Hard-to-Find Gun Parts Drawings. By LeeRoy Wisner. "This book is worth its weight in gold. Get yourself a copy if you like to tinker with your old guns and if you happen to be a working gunsmith; this is a simply indespensable tool." (March 1999 review in Bullet 'N Press) Brownells

Handloaders Digest 18th Edition

U.S. Handguns of World War II "An important new work, written by Charles Pate, one of the top U.S. Military small arms historians of our time. U.S. Handguns of World War II shows and tells us about all the handguns used by the US and our allies in the war. A great read that is a must for handgun buffs and WW2 historians, many never before seen photos." (review from Bullet 'N Press) Man at Arms

U.S. Infantry Weapons of the First World War by Bruce N. Canfield. ". . .a comprehensive historical guide to all the weapons that troops of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps carried with them into battle in the 'war to end all wars'.". . ."it is a real pleasure for me to recommend Bruce's new book to everyone with an interest in U.S. military weapons or in the military history of World War One." (B'NP book review 6/00) from Man at Arms

The Luger Handbook Krause

Machine Guns by Ian V. Hogg From the start you are gently guided through its origins and history, then shown how the various mechanisms work and why, as well as how they were actually put to use, this way the reader comes away with an understanding of the subject he may otherwise have missed. From Krause

Mauser Military Rifles of the World. By Robert W.D. Ball. "Mauser rifle lovers will enjoy this wonderfully illustrated book, a fine work." Krause

Practical Gunsmithing from the editors of the American Gunsmith (click the title to read our review) I would recommend this book as a standard bench-reference for the library of any gunsmith, whether they are a working pro or a talented amateur. From Krause

Remington Firearms: The Golden Age of Collecting By Robert W.D. Ball. Krause

Round Ball to Rimfire, part I By Dean S. Thomas. Thomas Publications

Shooting Lever Guns of the Old West by Mike Venturino. As a whole, this is likely the most useful and shooter-friendly book I have seen to date about these great American lever rifles. . ."the shooter's manual for the lever action". This reviewer highly recommends Shooting Lever Guns of the Old West as an important addition to any good lever action arms library. (B'NP review 6/00.) from MLV Enterprises P.O. Box 914, Dept. BNP, Livingston, MT 59047 $27.95 plus $4. P&H for USA delivery

Smith & Wesson Sixguns of the Old West by David R. Chicoine, Mowbray, 2004. The definitive work on the .44 Top-Break Smith & Wesson revolver, a wonderful historical and practical reference.

Standard Catalog of Firearms, 15th Edition. 2005 "one of the most important books available to arms collectors, and over the years has set an excellent standard within the industry for pricing collectable arms of all types." (from June 2000 Bullet 'N Press) Krause

Standard Catalog of Military Firearms by Ned Schwing (click the title to read our review) Standard Catalog of Military Firearms is a well written, thoughtfully presented new price guide that not only goes after but certainly fills a real need in this specific niche. (from June 2000 Bullet 'N Press) Krause

Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson 2nd Edition by Jim Supica and Richard Nahas. "A new standard reference work that no serious S&W collector should be without!" If you enjoy Smith & Wesson; you've gotta have it. B.NP November 2001 Bullet 'N Press read our review.

Evolution of the Winchester by R. Bruce McDowell, "Wonderful historical background. This is one title every Winchester or Smith & Wesson collector should have!" Amazon

The Winchester 1876 by Herbert G. Houze (click the title to read our review) This exciting new title removes much of the misinformation that we have believed for years, for instance we always believed that the 1876 was merely an enlarged version of the Model 1873. As Houze points out so well using the factory's own records; this rifle was in fact a unique design whose origins predated even the legendary Model 1866. Bullet 'N Press review. From Man at Arms books.

The Winchester Model 94: The first 100 years by Robert C. Renneberg (click the title to read our review) The book was a joy to read and I would highly recommend it for the library of anyone who collects or who simply enjoys Winchester's wonderful Model 1894. From Krause.

WINCHESTER Bolt Action Military & Sporting Rifles 1877-1937. By Herbert G. Houze. ". . .highly prized by bolt enthusiasts and Winchester collectors alike as the best and most up to date reference work published on the subject." (March 1999 review in Bullet 'N Press) Man at Arms

Winchester Repeating Arms Company. By Herbert G. Houze, Krause

Military Rifles: not a book, but a very informative and interesting historical web site.

Late additions:

Metallic Cartridge Conversions by Dennis Adler, Krause

Old Gunsights; a Collectors Guide by Nick Stroebel, Krause

The Guns of the Gunfighters by Doc O'Meara, Krause

Game Gun Richard S. Grozik

The Gatling Gun Notebook by James B. Hughes

Packing Iron (a history of frontier gunleather) by Richard C. Rattenbury. The bible of Cowboy leather!

Steel Canvas: the art of American Arms by R.L. Wilson

Checkering and Carving of Gunstocks by Monty Kennedy