Collector grade publications (208 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Softcover. Stapled binding. 12 pages. A compilation of the contents of the Three Volume of the FAL series- Vol. 1 North American FALs, Vol. 2 UK and Commonwealth FALs, Vol. 3 The Metric FALs.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Top edge of textblock shows some foxing but rest of book is looking as new, very clean and sharp. Dust jacket has some light surface rubbing but is otherwise looking bright and attractive, now protected in an archival cover. Photos on request. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. Hardcover; Hardcover in dust jacket. Crisp maroon cloth boards with title in gold on spine. Text pages are crisp and clean. Crisp green photo illustrated dust jacket. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.; B/w,color Phot; 4TO.…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. 402 pages. Hardcover with a dust jacket. Large volume. Of the plethora of submachine guns developed in Germany before 1945, most if not all of which are covered herein, the most popular by far have been the M.P. 38 and MP d40 series, collectively known to all and sundry as "Schmeissers." The book begins with a brief history of the technological and strategical developments which led to the first "machine guns", and the adoption during WWI of Infiltration tactics as a means of surmounting the stagnation of trench warfare. The elite storm troopers who spearheaded these audacious forays into No Man's Land were soon clamoring for portable rapid-fire weaponry capable of effective and decisive close-range striking power and a new class of military small arm which had not previously existed was the result, beginning with the Italian Villar-Perosa. Several early German developments culminated in the adoption of the Bergmann M.P. 18,I in 1918. The new term "submachine gun", coined in America, soon came to denote any light, portable pistol-caliber automatic weapon of the type called a Maschinnenpistole in Germany. The vindictive Treaty of Versailles, which has been called the first step toward WWII, imposed severe restrictions on the Interwar German military. In spite of this, numerous new submachine guns were designed and produced in Germany and as the book shows, many of these were used alongside M.P.38s and MP40s right through WWII. The M.P.38 was adopted in 1938 and was superseded by a somewhat simpler version called the MP40 in 1940. The MP40 was manufactured in five variations by three firms - ERMA, Haenel, and Steyr - until 1944, when it was phased out in favor of the Italian Beretta SMG and the MP44. Much valuable material is also included from advanced European collections on original accessories and ancillaries, and the book concludes with an exhaustive Index. Language: eng Language: eng.…

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Grade 3 out 5 points. Book has wear on cover and pages. May have personalized notes/names, stickers/labels. Has no markings on pages. May not include extra materials like access codes, CDs, accessories, etc. All orders ship by next business day! We are a small company and very thankful for your business.…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st. 1st edition. 402p. Photos. Line drawings. Oversize. Heavy. As New/As New Copy.

4to Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Signed. 518p. Signed, dated and inscribed to previous owner by Dolf Goldsmith on title page. Contents are otherwise unmarked with b/w photos. Binding is firm with fully attached hinges. Black boards are crispy pointed with gilt lettering on spine. Lacks a jacket. Volume one only.…

4to Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Expanded 2nd Edition. 297p. Contents are unmarked on bright pages with b/w photos. Binding is tight, hinges are securely attached. Forest green boards are glossy and pointed gilt lettering on spine. Jacket is unclipped and clean with minor shelf wear.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Collector Grade Publications, Cobourg, Ontario, CAN. 1996. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition, 3rd Printing on the copyright page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light shelfwear to tail and tips. DJ: Very Good; light bumping/wear to head, tail, and tips; superficial rubbing to front panel. Green leatherette boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine; section view of the pistol as endpapers. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 297 pp 4to. 1990 marked the 55th anniversary of the introduction of the model 1935 FN Browning High Power pistol. In that year a new, expanded edition of this sought-after and critically-acclaimed study first appeared. This is its second printing. This book serves as the definitive reference manual for military historians, firearms appraisers, and collectors tracing the 70-year evolution of the Fabrique Nationale (FN) Hi-Power. Rather than just providing written commentary, the author relies heavily on primary sources, blueprint drawings, and rare factory photographs straight from the FN Archives. The book is deliberately structured as a chronological registry, allowing collectors to identify exact production timelines, variations, proof marks, and contract details.A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Colt's New Service Revolver: A Particularly Strong, Heavy Weapon by Timothy J. Mullin. Hardcover published in 2009 by Collector Grade Publications.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. First Edition. Brand New Book. Read descriptions carefully. Avoid GLASSFROGBOOKS, ERGODOBOOKS, MORE BOOKS, IRISH BOOKSELLERS, PRO QUO/BAYSIDE BOOKS, BOOKSPLEASE, RIA CHRISTIE, DISCOVER BOOKS, BOOKS2ANYWHERE, BOOKS EXPRESS, CHIRON MEDIA! These "Booksellers" have no books of their own. they buy honest booksellers' books, upcharge you and have no idea what the book is really like. Support your local and small bookstore owners. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. 387 pages. Over 350 illustrations. Hardcover with a dust jacket. This is the most complete account of the history of the invention, development, manufacture, and use of the ArmaLite AR-10 Rifle ever published. The road to the U.S.-built AR-10 is followed faithfully and meticulously, with descriptions and numerous illustrations of all the 'AR'-numbered designs--such as the "para-sniper", a lightweight, .308 caliber bolt action spoiler fitted with a composite aluminum/stainless steel barrel and foam-filled fiberglass stock (the AR-1); a prospective survival rifle for the U.S. Air Force (the AR-5), and its civilian offshoot, the popular AR-7--through the series of one-off experimental prototypes that led to the 7.62mm NATO caliber ArmaLite AR-10B, a remarkable rifle in many ways. Further improvements and a new lease on life for the AR-10 in series production at the state-owned arsenal Artillerie-Inrichtingen in the The Netherlands followed, with the potential world market carved into sales territories for the several arms merchants eager and willing to promote it. The book describes and illustrates all the different "country" and other military models of the AR-10 "family", which included scoped AR-10 sniper rifles and magazine--and belt-fed light machine guns, as well as the experimental carbine and sporting (semi-auto-only) versions produced in Holland before program termination. Uniquely, this book continues with extensive, illustrated coverage of the successful use of the perfected NATO model of the AR-10 in combat, largely with Portuguese forces, under some of the harshest and most grueling conditions on the planet. In every instance the AR-10 acquitted itself with high honors, earning praise and devotion from its users. The modern-day rebirth of the 7.62mm AR-10 in several guises; the fate of surplus returns; and a look at the latter-day designs of ArmaLite Inc., are followed by a Bibliography and an extensive Index. Outstanding.…

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Toronto: Collector Grade Publications, 1983. First edition. Hardcover book size is 8 ½" x 11". Condition of this hardcover book is very good with the dustjacket in about very good condition. Slight tanning to the pages of the book, minor waving along the right-side page ends. The dustjacket has some edge wear, some wear to the spine ends, a few small scraps to the back cover with loss of upper printed paper layer. Inscribed by the author in pen on the title page. 340 pages with numerous photos. ---- An in-depth examination of the M14 Rifle. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback. 4to. (1994). Fine in Fine dust jacket. No names or marks. Stated First Edition.

hardcover. Condizione: Very good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good+. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. 367 pages. Huge volume. Hardcover with a dust jacket. Over 475 illustrations. Very detailed. The rifle-caliber Browning was the most popular and most-used machine gun ever designed. The book discusses and illustrates in considerable detail the many variations on the basic recoil-operated Browning which were manufactured and/or used in over twenty countries, in both World Wars, in Korea and in Vietnam. Of particular interest is the focus on the aircraft Browning beginning in the Interwar years, in Britain and particularly in Belgium, where to keep pace with airspeeds of the best new fighters and pursuit aircraft Dieudonne Saive, John Browning's erstwhile chief assistant, twice increased the firing rate of the FN aircraft Browning, first in 1932 to 1,200 rpm and again in 1938 to 1,500 rpm. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Fair. Ex-reference library, covers very creased.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages unmarked. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dustwrapper is a little crumpled at the edges edges.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near fine. Near fine. First. First edition, near fine, oversized hardcover in near fine dust jacket with both showing just the lightest bit of wear. 199 pages nicely illustrated in black & white and including an extensive bibliography. Good looking copy of this look at the French autoloaders.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near fine. Near fine. Second edition. Second edition, near fine hardcover in near fine dust jacket with both showing just a hint of wear. 222 pages with extensive bibliography and nicely illustrated in black & white. Good looking copy of this second volume of Sniper Variations that is ".the in-depth account of the telescope-sighted K98k, the specialist weapon of choice for most German snipers during World War II.".…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. A Revised and Expanded Edition of The AK47 Story 284 pages. Hardcover with a dust jacket. Kalashnikov: The Arms and the Man (published in 2001) by military historian Edward Clinton Ezell is the definitive nonfiction reference detailing the history and global evolution of Mikhail Kalashnikov's assault rifles. Core Focus & Book Synopsis: Origins of Soviet Small Arms: The book begins with a study of firearms manufacturing in Czarist Russia, tracing how the Soviet Union developed intermediate-cartridge technology. The Evolution of the AK-47: Ezell chronicles the development of Kalashnikov's 1947 prototype, diving into the mechanical designs, material selections, and government trials that ultimately yielded one of the most widely manufactured weapons in history. Global Manufacturing & Variations: The text follows the proliferation of the AK across the Soviet bloc and worldwide, mapping variations from early models up to the 21st-century AK-100 series. It examines how countries ranging from Egypt to South Africa adopted and adapted the design. Technical Insights: Authored by the former Curator of Armed Forces History at the National Museum of American History, the book features comprehensive engineering specifications, rare variants, and manufacturing codes. It also includes an introductory foreword by Mikhail Kalashnikov himself. Out of print and Scarce. There is some light bumping to the corners and the spine ends. The inside is clean and bright, and the binding is solid. Overall both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in Very Good condition.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 260 pages. Soft covers. UK and Commonwealth FALs" (Volume Two of the FAL Rifle Series) by R. Blake Stevens is the definitive historical and technical reference covering the evolution of the Fabrique Nationale (FN) FAL as adopted by Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and other Commonwealth nations. The work meticulously documents the progression of the rifle in these regions through the following key areas: Explores the rifle's wartime infancy in England, detailing Great Britain?s initial development of the bullpup EM-2 and its testing against early FN-designed FAL prototypes. It covers the pressure from the United States to abandon the intermediate .280 cartridge in favor of the T65 round, which ultimately led to the standardization of the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge. Details Canada's pioneering involvement with the platform, as they were the first Commonwealth nation to adopt and produce the FAL (known as the C1 and the C2 heavy-barrel squad automatic weapon). Chronicles the long, arduous journey to standardize the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle for the British Armed Forces, including the inch-to-metric dimension changes and manufacturing nuances. Discusses the Australian adoption and the heavy barrel variant (L2A1), along with the operational challenges and field performance of the Commonwealth FALs. Features original source documentation, line drawings, parts breakdowns, and black-and-white photographs of the guns in service. The book often serves as a key resource for military historians and firearm collectors. Scarce. A Near Fine to Fine copy with only very light use at a reasonable price. …

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. 313 pages. Hardcover with a dust jacket. The classic on "all things '03" : rifle and smokeless cartridge developments which truly did revolutionize U.S. riflery. Part I: All the "Springfields", Cals. .30 and .22, With Their Accessories, Appendages and Ammunition. Part II: Refining and Preserving the Rifle, Configuring it as a Big-Game Sporter, and Selecting its Ammunition. A very detailed and comprehensive reference. Long out of print. A Very Fine As New copy.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 340 pages. Hardcover with a dust jacket. INSCRIBED TO A COLLECTOR AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. The development of the M14 took place during the post-World War II-and-Korea period, which saw immense shifts in American Defense policy in the new Atomic age, and, concurrently, colossal power struggles within the hierarchy of the U.S. Defense Department. Shoulder rifle development was small potatoes indeed against such a backdrop, and it was treated as such. An internecine, niggardly and uncertain atmosphere thus dogged the path of the emerging M14 right from the beginning, proving to contain in the end powerful, deadly seeds of destruction and demise, not only for the lightweight Rifle Program, but for the very core of the 174 year-old U.S. Armory System, plus, ultimately the whole traditional Army Ordnance small arms development ad procurement structure itself. The M14 story is fraught with enigmas and great and multitudinous ironies; it is as well a model study of Modern Bigness and its inherent chaos of labyrinthine vertical, horizontal and territorial divivions In the face of every adversity, however, the fundamentals of John Garand's design of turnbolt rifles shine through, when properly appreciated, and the story ends after all on a note of telling vindication for the M14, albeit in a highly specialized role, as a fitting, fighting American work of art. The M14 story has thus to do with much more than just a piece of hardware, it concerns immense power, vaunting ambition and high drama. In all, it is a celebration of the American Way. Lont out of print. The Book is in Near Fine condition with only modest use. The Dust Jacket shows some light rubbing and edge wear. There is one short tear at the top front. Overall the Dust Jacket is about Very Good. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Volume 3 of the FAL series.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Hardback. Excellent volume of the U.S.Rifle M14. This is the Revised Second Edition, Third Printing 1995. 340pp., many photographs and plans. Both book and Dustwrapper in very good condition. Ships from UK.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Detailed study and history of this popular double action revolver produced from 1898 to 1943 and widely employed by the military and law enforcement. Brown grained leatherette with bright gilt spine title. Color pictorial dust jacket. Contents clean and bright with numerous color and black and white photographs and illustrations. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback. 4to. 1996. Fine in Fine dust jacket. No names or marks. Stated First Edition.