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AUSTRALIAN ANTIQUE ARMS & HISTORY
- The best of John Swinfield
Edited & Produced by Ian Skennerton
Hard cover with dust jacket, 312 pages, 12 x 8½ in. A4 size, 500 photos
including 8 colour plates.
Published 2009, ISBN 978-0-949749-97-0
From 1960, John was columnist for the 'Sporting Shooter' and then 'Guns
Australia' periodicals. Also a record of collecting in Australia, the
personalities, shows and so much more. Quality production on art paper with a
heavy-duty jacket.
US$ 49.50,
A$59.50 |
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SHOOTING THE BRITISH DOUBLE
RIFLE - 3rd EDITION
Graeme Wright
Hard cover with dust jacket, 288 pages, 10½ x
7 in. 146 illustrations including 16 colour plates with fine photography by Les
O'Rourke.
Published in 2009, ISBN 978-0-646-50801-6.
New chapters on the Paradox, many new and updated tables & loads.
Appendix includes British cartridge dimensions, Sources for components &
services, Early ICI, Kynoch & Eley catalogue statistics, powder equivalents, Big
Game Club rules, &c.
US$49.50, A$55.00 |
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GUNS OF THE GURKHAS
John Walter
Hard covers, 128 pages, 11½ x 8 in. size, full colour. Hundreds of illustrations.
2005
From the flintlock musket to Lee-Enfield. Of special interest are the Brunswick,
Gurkha percussion Enfield, Sharps, Snider, Bira volley gun, Martini, Gahendra,
Lee-Metford, SMLE Mk III, SMLE Mk III*, Vickers, Lewis & Sten. Nepalese
manufacture as well as British imports are described along with their bayonets &
accessories.
A$46.00 |
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NUMRICH ARMS / GUNPARTS CATALOGUE
#30
Limp cover monster with 1,264 pages, 11 x
8½ in. size, nearly 3-in. thick. Thousands of illustrations.
Exploded parts drawings of just about every type of firearm along with bayonets & accessories.
Comprehensive parts lists & prices, ammunition, books, gunsmith tools, &c.
Availability for Australia & New Zealand only.
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TREASURE
IS WHERE YOU FIND IT
Christian Cranmer
Tharston Press 2004
Hard covers, 95 pages, 11½ x 8 in. size, full colour. Hundreds of illustrations.
The thirty-year quest to save the Royal Armoury of Nepal at the Palace of Lagan
Silekhna in Katmandu. Like a 'Schoolboy's Own' tale of adventure with a
historical background of 19th century Nepal and plenty of nice photos of old
cannon, small arms, &c. A good read!
A$42.00 |
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HOTCHKISS PORTABLE
MACHINE-
GUN - Hotchkiss, Paris
Fabric covered card cover handbook, 42 pages
plus 7 plates, 5½ x 4 in., well illustrated.
No water jacket... one aimed shot in water jacket!
No small parts...
they break & get lost!
A Fighting Machine.. no delicate toy, built to fight!
Simplicity... only 26 parts!
Weight...can't be lighter & still lead them all!
Operating, cleaning, accessories, &c.
A$7.70 |
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GERMAN MILITARY LETTER CODES
1939 - 1945 John
Walter Tharston Press 2005
Hard cover, 160 pages, 10¾ x 6¾ in. illustrated.
Four sections cover Introduction (organization & production), Identification by
Code (alphabetical lists), Identification by Name, and Identification by
Location. The ultimate WW2 German makers reference for identification on WW2
rifles, pistols, machine guns, bayonets, accessories & ancillary equipment.
A$39.50 |
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DRESS REGULATIONS - 1911
Army Corps Dress
Regulations.
Hard cover, traditional maroon cloth cover with gold letter title stamp on the
spine. 11 x
8½ in. with 200 pages plus 36 photo plate illustrations.
The ultimate reference for Great War re-enactors and kit collectors, with
details of badges, swords, head dress, clothing, accessories.
Comprehensive index along with 1912 & 1913 amendments appendix.
A$25.00 |
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GERMAN BAYONETS Vol. II
J. Anthony Carter
Tharston Press, 1991, 2001
Hard covers, blue cloth binding, 239 pages, 10 x 7½ in. size, many illustrations.
Seitengewehr 71/84, Seitengewehr 84/98, Seitengewehr 98, Seitengewehr 1914,
Foreign & post-war, &c. Unit markings, specification drawings, export variations
& markings.
A$149.50 |
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WEYERSBERG, KIRSCHBAUM & CIE.
Tharston Press, J. Anthony Carter, 1997
Hard covers, traditional blue cloth binding. 12 pp + 66 plates, 10 x
6½ in. size, hundreds of illust.
Reprint of the Solingen trade catalogue of so many late 19th century swords,
hangers, dirks, bayonets, blades, axes, hatchets, &c. Some were British patterns
too, like the Patt. 1879 sawback & Patt. 1888 sword bayonet. A$29.50 |
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GERMAN
BAYONETS Vol. IV
J. Anthony Carter
Tharston Press, 1994
Hard covers, blue cloth binding, 384 pages, 10 x 7½ in. size, well illustrated.
The Regulation Pattern Sword Bayonets,
1860-1900. Fusileer M/60, Jaeger, Pioneer, Infantry M/71, Bavaria, Border &
Gendarmerie, Export, Manufacturers, &c. Additions & Corrections for Vols. I, II
& III
A$149.50 |
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‘WEWAK MISSION'
Lionel Veale MID
Hard cover with dust jacket, printed end
papers.
10 x 6½ in., 310 pp, illustrated, maps.
ISBN 0-646-28316-26, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005
First-hand account by a Coastwatcher in New Guinea during WW2. After calling in
US bombers on the Japanese occupied port of Wewak, the party was pursued to
their rendezvous point in the New Guinea highlands. A great read, showing that
truth can be more exciting than fiction!
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LIST
OF
CHANGES
IN
BRITISH
WAR
MATERIAL
relating
to
Edged
Weapons,
Firearms
and
Associated Ammunition
&
Accoutrements’
War Office monthly issues, were generally
bound into volumes by local Commanding Officers.
Hard
cover,
8½
x
5½
in.,
5-volume
series which covers the period, 1860 to 1926.
The
War
Office
lists
were
first
circulated
to
officers
commanding
as
‘Changes
in
Artillery
Materiel,
Small
Arms,
Accoutrements
and
other
Military
Stores’.
From
the
late
1860s
they
became
‘List
of
Changes
in
Artillery
Materiel,
Small
Arms
and
other
Military
Stores’.
In
1872
they
were
renamed
the
‘List
of
Changes
in
War
Materiel
and
of
Patterns
of
Military
Stores’.
Each
item
on
issue,
from siege
guns,
mounts
and
carriages,
to
wagons
&
small
arms, down
to trivia such as admirals’ chamber pots
and
rat
traps,
was
announced
on
introduction
and
any
changes
or
advance
in
mark
or
nomenclature
notified
therein.
From
this
extensive
library
of generally locally bound volumes,
the
paragraph
references
relevant
to
the
muskets,
rifles,
carbines,
pistols,
bayonets,
swords,
dirks,
weapon
accoutrements
&
accessories,
leather
&
webbing
equipment,
ammunition,
pouches,
chargers
and
even the rifle chests and ammunition boxes,
have
been
compiled
into
a
useful
format
which
also
lists
the
dates
of
approval
and
introduction
of
individual
items.
Reference here is
made
by
paragraph
number
rather
than
by
page
or
section,
making
this
a
veritable
bible
for
any
serious
collector
of
British,
Empire
or
Colonial
firearms,
edged
weapons
or militaria. The List of Changes were often referred to in official
correspondence and papers.
Land forces, Naval forces and later on, Air Ministry, were separate services to
which a distinguishing letter was applied, ‘L’ for land, ‘N’ for naval and ‘A’
for air; ‘C’ was used where an
issue
was
common
to
all
forces.
This
designation
letter
was
applied
to
the
nomenclature
heading
of
each
item.
Each
volume indexed,
with
master
index
in
Vol.
5. Vol.
I (1860-1866),
170
pp,
100
illust.
US$20.00
Vol.
II (1886-1900),
210
pp,
75
illust.
US$20.00
Vol.
III (1900-1910),
216
pp,
80
illust.
US$20.00
Vol.
IV (1910-1918),
192
pp,
35
illust.
US$20.00
Vol.
V (1918-1926),
210
pp,
13 illust.
US$20.00
These five volumes are available as a set ... ...
Full set special ... US$85.00, A$99.00
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‘SADDLE UP’
Rick Landers
Australian Load Carrying Equipment of British, American & Local Origin.
Hard cover with dust jacket, 11 x 8½ in., 128 pp, approx 250 illust. plus 8-page full colour
illustrated section with appropriate uniforms and small arms. ISBN 0 646 35322 5, 1998.
The pouches, slings, haversacks, leather & webbing, bandoliers, frogs, &c. from earliest Colonial days
in the eighteenth century to current issues, and on into the future.
Also includes current the NATO stock numbers.
US$39.50, A$49.50 |
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‘MILITARY
BADGES of the AUSTRALIAN COLONIES’
Rick Grebert
1800-1903.
Hard cover, 8½ x 6-in., 316 pp, approx 300 b&w illust. Indexed. ISBN 0
909458 22 7, 2000.
The pouches, slings, haversacks, leather & webbing, Autographed copy, unit
badges of Colonies.. New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia,
Tasmania & West Australia with Latin motto translations.
US$35.00, A$40.00 |
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‘The
ENFIELD INCH &
the LITHGOW .303’
Tony Griffiths
B.Sc.(Tech)
Soft cover, 8 x 6 in., 86 pp with 10 illust. 2003
A new look at early SAF Lithgow setting up, the Pratt & Whitney factory
and Engineer Vice-Admiral Clarkson who was given the task to supervise the
operation. With family correspondence, the Enfield connection and the problems
with two different standards of measurement, the Imperial Inch and the Enfield
Inch, this booklet presents a fresh perspective on Australia's early
Lee-Enfield production. Last copies, out of print.
US$20.00, A$25.00 |
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COLONIAL GARRISON’
Tom Sargent
The 48th Northumberland Regiment
in the Colony of New South Wales 1817-1824
Hard & soft cover editions, 12 x 8½ in., 200 pp, illust. with full colour section in the middle, 1996. ISBN 0 646 25612 2.
Most interesting record of this British unit’s service in early Australia. Special mention of medal awards, regimental rolls and biographies of those
48th soldiers who settled in Australia after their
eventual service discharge. PB $29.50, HC $39.50
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‘TEXTBOOK
OF
SMALL
ARMS-
1929’
H.M.S.O.
Hard
cover,
10¾
x
7
in.,
429
pages
with
extra
fold-out
charts,
illustrated.
Laminated
dust
jacket
over
gold-blocked
leatherette
cover and binding, similar
to
the
original
copies.
This
volume
is
best
known
of
the
British
service
textbooks,
detailing
British,
European
and
American
rifles,
pistols,
machine
guns,
grenades,
swords,
bayonets
and
ammunition.
Ammunition technology of the day is
particularly
well
detailed. US$49.50, A$59.50
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‘TREATISE ON AMMUNITION - 1887’
H.M.S.O.
Hard cover, 9¾ x 6¼ in., 480 pp, 180 illust. with 9 additional full-colour plates plus fold-out charts. Facsimile reprint 1999, with dust
jacket. Very well-detailed and fully indexed treatise on British service small arms ammunition, gun ammunition, rockets, powder, charges, fuses, shot & projectiles. Especially for 19th century artillery enthusiasts, this would have to be the ultimate reference for ammunition of the period.
US$39.50, A$49.50 |
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‘WINCHESTER CATALOGUE No. 83’
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
Soft embossed cover, 9 x 6 in., 88 pp with 60 illust. Facsimile reprint of desirable 1925 edition,
more than just a
contemporary catalogue. This edition features technical descriptions of 20 models available at the time; lever, pump, bolt and self-loading
rimfire, center-fire rifles and shotguns. Particularly useful are the drawings and descriptions of cartridges marketed by Winchester at the time as well.
$9.95, A$11.00 |
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‘MUNITIONS OF WAR’ B.S.A. Co. Ltd.
Soft cover, 10¾ x 7¾ in., 56 pp, well illust., original copy published circa 1919, reprinted 1999.
Originally produced as a joint record of the B.S.A. and Daimler contribution to the war effort,
the relevant sections on the S.M.L.E. rifle and Lewis machine gun
production and technical information have been reprinted here.
The rifle manufacture,
exploded parts illustration with all parts listed, and the period photographs of aircraft
with aerial mounting of the Lewis make this an excellent library reference.
US$ 9.95, A$11.00 |
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‘ARMS IN THE SERVICE OF QUEENSLAND
1859-1901'
J.S. Robinson
Hard cover w/ dust jacket, printed end
papers.
10 x 7½ in., 240 pp, over 140 photos & drawings.
ISBN 0-949749-34-6, 1997.
Muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, bayonets, machine guns,
guns, naval vessels and fortifications of this 19th century colony. Well-researched study
on Qld. Defence Force issues as
well as army, navy, police & penal forces.
US$39.50, A$49.50 |
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