Weapons category: 1025 books
by Peter Smithurst
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2011
The Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle was the first rifled firearm issued to every soldier in the British Army, and gave the infantry a revolutionary increase in firepower. First issued in 1853, the Enfield proved itself worthy during both the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny, where its long range, durability,...
by Mike Loades
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
This magnificent book tells the story of the evolution of swords, how they were made, how they were used, and the people that used them. It doesn't claim to give comprehensive coverage but instead takes certain surviving examples as landmarks on a fascinating journey through the history of swords....
by Robert W. D. Ball
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2011
More Models - More Photos - More History
Robert Ball, the world's foremost authority on Mauser military rifles, continues to scour the continents in search of more details and models of this ubiquitous rifle. His years of research and expertise culminate in this definitive, full-color Mauser...
by Leroy Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
The Fairbairn-Sykes Commando dagger has become iconic as the most widely recognized fighting knife in the world. The origins of the dagger can be traced to Shanghai in the 1930s where W. E. Fairbairn and US Marine officers including Sam Yeaton carried out experiments to develop what they considered...
The Book of the Crossbow
With an Additional Section on Catapults and Other Siege Engines
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
This fascinating study, the only book devoted exclusively to the crossbow, traces its use as a military and sporting weapon as well as its construction and management in medieval and modern times. The work also covers such related weapons as the balista, catapult, Turkish bow, and more. Over 240 illustrations.
Sharpshooting Rifles of the American Civil War
Colt, Sharps, Spencer, and Whitworth
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2017
At the outset of the American Civil War, the Union Army's sharpshooters were initially equipped with the M1855 Colt revolving rifle, but it was prone to malfunction. Instead, the North's sharpshooters preferred the Sharps rifle, an innovative breech-loading weapon capable of firing up to ten shots...
Blowgun Techniques
The Definitive Guide to Modern and Traditional Blowgun Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
Blowgun Techniques is a complete introduction to one of the world's oldest weapons.
It provides detailed explanations and instructions on all aspects of the blowgun's use-from grips and stances, to targets and trajectories, to how to construct your own blowgun.
While shooting the blowgun...
Taiho-Jutsu
Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
In Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai, author and judo second-dan Don Cunningham provides a fascinating introduction to the civil society of Edo-period (1603-1867) Japan—particularly the role played by the well-known warrior class, the samurai.
Cunningham shows that the...
The "Trapdoor" Springfield
From the Little Bighorn to San Juan Hill
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Intended to replace the proliferation of different small arms fielded by US forces during the American Civil War, the "Trapdoor Springfield†? was designed in 1865–66 by Erskine S. Allin. Using metallic cartridges, it could be loaded in a single action, increasing the number of shots per minute...
Guns on the Early Frontiers
From Colonial Times to the Years of the Western Fur Trade
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2012
This thoroughly documented, authoritative, and highly readable book not only details the weapons used during the settlement and westward expansion of America but also describes their use by fur traders, trappers, soldiers, and Native Americans. The result is a lively historical examination of the...
Kentucky Maverick
The Life and Adventures of Colonel George M. Chinn
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
Colonel George M. Chinn's (1902--1987) life story reads more like fiction than the biography of a Kentucky soldier. A smart and fun-loving character, Chinn attended Centre College and played on the famous "Praying Colonels" football team that won the 1921 national championship. After graduation,...
by Walter Winans
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Originally published in 1904, this rare early work on the revolver and its use, is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. We are now republishing it, using the original text and artwork, in a high quality, affordable, modern edition. The author was a well known and respected figure...
by Bob Cashner
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
Of all the infantry small arms developed during World War II, one that generated the most interest was the German 'assault rifle', the StG 44 Sturmgewehr. This innovative weapon inspired the Soviet AK-47 in 7.62x39mm calibre. In the West, the NATO countries looked hard at new weapons to upgrade their...
by Martin Pegler
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
The world's first self-powered machine gun, the Maxim gun became a potent symbol of Victorian colonialism in the closing years of the 19th century. It was the brainchild of Sir Hiram Maxim, the American-born firearms inventor who founded the company bearing his name with financing from Albert Vickers,...