Englische Fachliteratur

The Model 1855 series of small arms combined newly evolving technologies to create a miraculous new weapon for the United States that would remove the smooth-bored musket from the dominant position it had held for so long. This hands-on guide uses 580 color photographs to tell you the complete story of these intriguing arms, including all the markings and features that are so important to understanding them. Included are Pistol Carbines, Rifle Muskets, Rifles, Socket Bayonets, Sword Bayonets, Cadet Rifle Muskets, and much more!

Colt´s Python, King of the Seven Serpents is the follow-up to Gurney Brown´s highly successful book Seven Serpents, the History of Colt´s Snake Guns.

Comprehensive, chronological exposition of Mauser Model 1896 pistols, "Mauser "Broomhandles", with service record extending from Boer War through World War II and covering the many variations. Factory photographs and manuals as well as early books and periodicals in several languages were consulted. Presents number of Mauser experimental weapons, Model 1896 accessors, and competitive pistols from other manufacturers.

Of the plethora of submachine guns developed in Germany before 1945, most if not all of which are covered in this book, the most popular by far have been the MP 38 and MP 40 series, collectively but erroneously known to all and sundry as “Schmeissers.”
The origins of “the Schmeisser myth” can be traced back to the summer of 1940, when an official British Military Intelligence report described the first captured MP 38 as a “Parachute troops machine pistol of the Schmeisser type”, while later that year plans were afoot to produce the “9mm Schmeisser Carbine MP 38 Parachute Model” at BSA Guns Ltd. in Birmingham. 

"Cartridges of the World, 15th Edition" is for the arms enthusiast seeking concise information of new and currently manufactured firearms. Heavily illustrated with approximately 1500 photos, this book is perfect for the reader whose interest is focused on the hardware currently available from the firearms industry.

Take your rifle apart...and get it back together again! Shooters, gunsmiths and collectors alike will find the revised version of this handy gun disassembly guide an essential reference for taking apart and putting back together today's most popular centerfire rifles for routine maintenance and cleaning.

Shooters, gunsmiths, and collectors alike will find the revised version of Gun Digest’s Book of Rimfire Rifles Assembly/Disassembly a practical reference for disassembling and reassembling a variety of Rimfire Rifles.

New models in this edition include: Anschütz MSR RX-22, Beretta ARX-160, Chiappa M1-22, Colt M4 Carbine .22, CZ-USA 512, Excel Arms MR-22 Accelerator, GSG StG-44, IWI-Uzi, Mossberg Blaze, Ruger Amercan Rimfire, Savage A17 and more!  Over 200 variants.

The Italian Vetterli was in service for over 40 years, and the author describes how it was developed as a long rifle, a short rifle, a cavalry and a police carbine, in single-shot form and later adapted for a variety of magazine feeds as the Vetterli-Vitali, Vetterli-Bertoldo and Vetterli-Ferracciù.

The wealth of research and detail fills a gap in the history of early breech-loading military rifles.

As every good story should, this one begins in Hollywood, with the unofficial founding of a small business known as "S-F Projects" by George Sullivan, patent counsel for the Lockheed Corporation, and his brother-in-law, Charles Dorchester. Their knowledge of and interest in the new "wonder materials" being developed by the postwar aircraft and aerospace industries led them to consider the audacious application of lightweight aluminium in place of steel in the construction of firearms, combined with stocks made of molded fiberglass filled with rigid plastic foam.

This newest 9th Edition is the only publication to cover almost all the major makes and models of black powder arms produced since 1959.

Diese Sammler-Edition ist exklusiv nur bei uns erhältlich!

Die dreibändige Prachtausgabe ist mit ihren insgesamt rund 10 kg im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes ein gewichtiges Werk. Es beinhaltet die vollständige Geschichte der Borchardt-Pistole und der aus ihr hervorgegangenen Parabellum-Pistole, die in der 1908 im deutschen Heer eingeführten Form („Pistole 08“) bis 1942 in Millionenauflage erzeugt wurde und die Standardpistole der deutschen Streitkräfte in beiden Weltkriegen war.

While Remington Vest Pocket Pistols have always been popular with collectors, very little solid information has been available about them. This new book, based upon years of study and a major survey of surviving examples, will answer all of your questions

The book covers all aspects of living with the double-action revolver: shooting, handling, carrying, maintaining and accessorizing. You´ll find everything you need to know to operate the quintessential American handgun.

Unterschiede und die Geschichte zwischen den einzelnen Bürgerkriegs-Revolvern.

Die ganze Geschichte des beliebten M1 Garand Gewehrs. In diesem Buch wird von der Entwicklung über die Produktion bis hin zu den Einsatzgebieten im 2. Weltkrieg und im Korea Krieg ausführlich berichtet.