The Official Price Guide to Antique and Modern Firearms

The Official Price Guide to Antique and Modern Firearms

Author: Robert H. Balderson

Publisher: House of Collectibles

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780876379073

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RIGHT ON TARGET: THE BEST PRICE GUIDE ON THE MARKET--LOADED WITH MORE THAN 30,000 PRICES! Gun collecting is one of the world's oldest and most popular hobbies, but bargains are hard to find. Now here's all the help you'll need. The Official Price Guide to Antique and Modern Firearms provides up-to-date prices for weapons manufactured in the United States and foreign countries between the 1600s and the 1980s--from historic flintlocks and muskets to modern-day rifles and shotguns--all conveniently organized by country. [ ] AMERICAN ANTIQUE FIREARMS. Listings for the historic early models of all major American manufacturers--including Colt, Smith & Wesson, Remington, Whitney, Winchester, and others--plus military arms from the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and both sides of the Civil War. [ ] AMERICAN MODERN FIREARMS. The most current listings for all major and minor U.S. manufacturers, featuring handguns and long guns. [ ] FOREIGN ANTIQUE/MODERN FIREARMS. From British sporting rifles to German World War II Lugers, this definitive volume offers the collector extensive information on the international market. [ ] NEW! A COMPLETE COMMEMORATIVE SECTION. Draw a bead on this exciting area of collecting with thorough coverage of all commemorative guns. [ ] INVALUABLE FACTS. A current review of the collectible firearms market, a handy glossary, relevant new legal considerations, and instructive historical backgrounds on collectible firearms. [ ] BONUS CHAPTER. A special section on antique and modern cartridges and ammunition, a popular area of collecting in itself. [ ] EXCLUSIVE FEATURE. The unique price-trend indicator lets the collector compare current marketvalues with last edition's listed prices--see at a glance which items have increased or decreased in value to get the most out of your investment. [ ] FULLY ILLUSTRATED.


Tools of War

Tools of War

Author: Syed Ramsey

Publisher: Vij Books India Pvt Ltd

Published: 2016-09-01

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 9386834146

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Warfare of the early modern period is associated with the start of the widespread use of gunpowder and the development of suitable weapons to use the explosive, including artillery and handguns; for this reason the era is also referred to as the age of gunpowder warfare (a concept introduced by Michael Roberts in the 1950s). Shock weapons that extend or enhance the deadly force of the humans at close contact. These would include: clubs, axes, tomahawks, knives, swords, sabres, spears, halberds, and pikes. The most important surviving shock weapon today is the bayonet, although some might say it is a shovel doing double duty. Missile weapons that are hurled or projected over various distances to inflict destruction upon the enemy: slingshots, boomerangs, javelins, bows and arrows, crossbows, ballistas, catapults, and Greek fire. This book has been written keeping in view the requirements of undergraduate and postgraduate students and research scholars in the area of weapons and warfare and Military history.


What's in the Names of Antique Weapons

What's in the Names of Antique Weapons

Author: Peter R. Limburg

Publisher: Coward McCann

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9780698202337

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Traces the history, use, and name derivation of many different weapons from earliest times to the present.