Firearms

	Checkering & Carving of Gunstocks In the popular and specialised field of making gunstocks look better, feel better, and grip better, this look at how it's done covers virtually every basic pattern, tool and method. This is a book that is meant to be used. It doesn't waste time on fancy words and with impossible art. To have Checkering and Carving of Gunstocks at your side is to have the fastest and best way to transform gunstock smoothness into functional, practical, and pleasing-to-the-eye works of art.	Monty Kennedy 9780811706308 b/w illustrations 220x290mm Stackpole Books £24.50 hb
	Concealed Handgun Manual : How to Choose, Carry, & Shoot a Gun in Self Defense Intended to provide instruction on using handguns to prevent gun owners from becoming the victims of a criminal or terrorist attack, this comprehensive handbook contains information on current state regulations, beginning and advanced shooting instruction, and updated safety advice. Advice for selecting and buying a handgun, discussions of the importance of self-protection, and methods of concealing weapons accompany a discussion of the mental attitude required in case of an armed encounter. In light of the current problem of violence in schools, this edition also offers detailed instruction on how to avoid violent encounters entirely. Information on the psychological consequences of shooting in self-defence is included, as are actual stories of incidents of concealed handgun self-defence.	Chris Bird 9780965678414 140x215mm 480 pages Privateer Publications £18.99 pb
	Firearm Blueing and Browning A comprehensive manual with over 230 formulas for chemical and heat colouring of gun metals and for other processes - rust removal, barrel finishing, nickel plating - with practical instructions and notes.	R H Angier 9780811706100 140x215mm, hardback 160 pages Stackpole Books £12.50
	Firearms of the American West, *Volume 1: 1803-1865* In 1803 Lewis and Clark set out on their epic expedition across the American wilderness west of the Mississippi, armed with the typical weapon of their day, the single-shot muzzle-loading rifle. By 1865, a variety of breech-loading and repeating arms had been invented there were both easier to use and more accurate. This encyclopaedic study, part one of a two-part book, traces the development and uses of firearms on the frontier during that period, drawing on primary sources such as correspondence and diaries, newspaper accounts, government reports, and patent materials. Then, as now, most of the advances in weaponry were made in response to the military's needs, becoming available somewhat later to civilians, and then to Indians. The authors thoroughly cover the refinements and adaptations of weapons for employ by these three groups and by explorers and trappers, describing in detail each gun, its modifications, operations, and uses. In many ways the history of firearms on the frontier parallels the history of the development of the West.	Louis A Garavaglia & Charles G Worman 9780870814839 312x238mm 500 pages University Press of Colorado £56.50 hb
	Firearms of the American West, Volume 2: 1866-1894 Prior to the building of the transcontinental railroad, the area between the Missouri River and the West coast was largely uninhabited by settlers, but as this vast area became accessible to them, and as they pushed westward, the problems of violence on the frontier increased. Bears, wolves, and Indians no longer posed the greatest threat to pioneers; white clashed with white, the lawful with the lawless. And, of course, firearms played a major role in this drama. This is the second volume of a two-part study of firearms in the nineteenth-century American West. It traces the development of the firearm from the close of the Civil War to the beginning of its modern era. Within this period, the authors have discussed all the important military and civilian firearms used in the settling of the West, as well as the guns favoured by Indians. Over five hundred photographs illustrate the weapons and the famous and now-forgotten men and women who used them.	Louis A Garavaglia & Charles G Worman 9780870814662 312x238mm 413 pages University Press of Colorado £48.50 hb
	Gunsmithing Professionals and amateurs looking for a complete, one-book reference will find Gunsmithing is made to order. Beginning with a guided tour of the standard workshop, Dunlap leads gun fixers and improvers to and through 36 chapters on basic and special tools, sources for supplies, and shop practice. It's all here: how to fix, modify, repair, restore, rebuild and customise firearms of all kinds. Tables, chamber drawings, cartridge data, testing facilities, and data sheets complete this encyclopaedic volume.	Roy Dunlap 9780811707701 b/w illustrations 155x225mm 742 pages Stackpole Books £27.50 hb
	Marlin Firearms : A History of the Guns and the Company That Made Them In 1863, John Mahlon Marlin's dream was simply to make small, single-shot, derringer-type pistols. But within twenty years, his dream had grown into a corporation that would eventually be called The Marlin Firearms Company, and Marlin was one of the foremost names in the firearms industry, In this comprehensive book, learn about the men who built the Marlin empire, the guns that are now known for their classic beauty and intrinsic value, and the many products Marlin manufactured as sidelines to the firearms business.	Lt Col William S Brophy USAR Retd 9780811708777 Illustrations: 1,900 b&w photos 220x285mm, hardback 696 pages Stackpole Books £48.50
	Pistols: History, Technology and Models From 1550 to 1913 From the matchlock to the revolver, from single shots to early automatics, this book presents the history of pistols using real weapons reproduced in actual-sized photographs. The changing mechanisms, technical evolution, and different types of pistols are presented in a volume essential to all collectors and fans, complete with explanatory diagrams, historical curiosities, and references. Examples came from the Civic Museum in Venice, Italy; the Royal Armoury in Turin, Italy; the Victoria and Albert Museum in London; the Tojusmuseet Army Museum in Copenhagen; and many other museums and private collections. Introduction; Single-Shot Pistols; Pistols with a Single Barrel and Several Shots; Pistols with Two or More Barrels; Revolvers and Automatics; Special Pistols; References.	Adriano Sala 9780811701532 291 colour photos and 70 b&w illus 370x235mm, hardback 280 pages Stackpole Books £45.99
	Springfield 1903 Rifles : The Illustrated, Documented Story of the Design, Development and Production of All the Models of Appendages and Accessories The lifetime work of the rifle's premier authority. Exhaustive research has taken Brophy into some of the rarest collections in existence. Contents: Model 1903 Rifle; Variations of the Model 1903 Rifle; Caliber .22 Rifles; Expanded Glossary; Ordnance and the Model 1903.	Lt Col William S Brophy USAR Retd 9780811708722 Illustrations: b&w photos 215x280mm, hardback 616 pages Stackpole Books £45.50