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.303 RIFLE No. 1, S.M.L.E.
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60 illust.; photos, assembly
drawings, durable thread-sewn binding & plastic laminated covers, 1993, reprint
2000, updated 2004.
ISBN 0 949749 19 2.
Ideal for a workshop & ready reference, exploded parts diagrams, stripping & assembly details & accessories information.
Components of the different Mk I, Mk III & III* models are compared,
visually and in text. Ideal for the beginner and advanced collector alike.
(SAIS #1)
US$15.00, A$20.00 |
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SPECIAL PURPOSE
LEE-ENFIELDS
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60 illust. in photos & line drawings,
durable thread-sewn binding with laminated covers, 2001.
ISBN 0 949749 25 7.
Historical & technical descriptions of limited production De Lisle
silenced commando carbine
models and assorted gas operated conversions of the Lee- Enfield rifle
in England, New Zealand, South Africa & Australia, over forty-year time
frame.
(SAIS #13)
US$15.00, A$20.00 |
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.303 RIFLE No. 4
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60
illust.; photos, assembly & pattern drawings, thread- sewn binding & plastic laminated covers,
1993, reprinted & updated, 2001. ISBN 0 949749 20 6.
The best ready reference & workshop guide for any restoration or identification
along with the stripping & assembly details, accessories information & markings. Components drawings compare the
different production & model variations.
(SAIS #2)
US$15.00, A$20.00 |
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.303 LEWIS MACHINE GUN
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60 illust.; photos, assembly & pattern drawings, durable stitched binding & plastic laminated covers, 2001. ISBN
0 949749 42 7.
Lewis ground and aircraft gun variants in British Empire service along with references to its
US counterpart manufactured by Savage. The service details, maintenance & stripping, accessories & spares are described in this classic
reference.
Now OUT OF PRINT - copies fetch $30+ |
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9mm AUSTEN Mk I & OWEN Mk I SMGs
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60
illust.; photos, assembly & pattern drawings. Durable stitched binding with plastic laminated covers, 1993,
reprinted 2008. ISBN 0 949749 24 9.
Australia’s best known MC's detailed and stripped; full components lists & exploded parts drawings.
Sections on armourer stripping & assembly details, accessories & markings and
different models.
(SAIS #3) US$15.00, A$20.00 Now Out
of Print |
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.450
& .303 MARTINI RIFLES & CARBINES
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60 illust.; photos, drawings, stitched binding, plastic laminate cover,
2002.
ISBN
0 949749 44 3.
.450 Martini-Henry, .303 Martini-Metford & .303 Martini-Enfield conversions, exploded
parts drawings with armourer maintenance &
service manual stripping instructions. Accessories listed along with List of Changes
paragraphs.
(SAIS #15)
US$15.00, A$20.00 |
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.303 RIFLE No. 5 Mk I
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60
illust.; photos, assembly & pattern drawings, durable sewn binding & plastic laminated cover, 1994.
ISBN 0 949749 21 4.
Continuing our series of armourer pams, details No.4 and No.5 serial number ranges so a ‘fake’ No.5 can be
readily identified. Lightened parts between No.4 & No.5 are compared.
(SAIS #4)
US$15.00, A$20.00 Now Out
of Print |
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BRITISH
EMPIRE CADET TRAINING RIFLES Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60 illust.; photos, assembly & pattern drawings, durable stitched binding & plastic laminated cover,
2003. ISBN
0 949749 45 1.
Martini & Morris tubes, Cadet Martinis, WO trainers,
Ross, Mossberg & Cooey trainers .22 Lee-Enfield variants. (SAIS #16) US$15.00, A$20.00 |
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.303 BREN LIGHT MACHINE GUN
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60
illust.; photos, assembly & pattern drawings, durable thread-sewn binding with plastic laminated cover, 1994. Updated
2004. ISBN 0 949749 23 0.
Four different marks of Bren described with sizeable array of interchangeable
parts & sub- assemblies. Accessories, company & battalion spares,service stripping, maintenance schedules.
(SAIS #5) US$15.00, A$20.00 Now Out
of Print |
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.45
THOMPS0N SUB-MACHINE GUN Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 70 illust.; photos, assembly & pattern drawings, durable stitched binding & plastic laminated cover,
2003. ISBN
0 949749 46 X.
British, Canadian & Australian
service. Model 1928A1 & M1, accessories & parts drawings with armourers
maintenance & stripping instructions. Serial nos., markings &inspection.
(SAIS #17)
US$25.00, A$30.00
Out of print |
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BRITISH SERVICE SWORD & LANCE PATTERNS
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, with over 60 pattern drawings, sewn binding & laminated cover, 1994. ISBN 0 949749 36 9.
Extracted from turn of the century tables & drawings, specifications and measurements have been added from ‘List of Changes in British War Material’ to make an invaluable reference on the various patterns of swords,
sabres, foils & lances.
Now OUT OF PRINT - copies fetch $40+ ea. |
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7.62mm
L42A1 SNIPER, L39A1, L8 & 2A LEE-ENFIELD CONVERSIONS Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, 80 illust.; photos, assembly & armourer drawings.
Stitched binding, plastic coated cover,
2004.
ISBN
0 949749 48 6.
7.62mm NATO ROF conversions, trade and India's Ishapore recent
variant of Rifle No.1 (SMLE). Lithgow conversion of trials No.6
carbine also described. Also lists serial nos.,
manufacturer marks & inspection.
(SAIS #18)
US$15.00, A$20.00
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.303 LEE-METFORD & LEE-ENFIELD
RIFLES & CARBINES
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60 illust.; photos, assembly & pattern drawings, thread-sewn binding & plastic laminated cover, 1997.
ISBN 0 949749 25 7.
Using Enfield factory inspectorate drawings, the different models of ‘Long Lee’ rifles &
carbines with all components are laid bare, make this an invaluable reference. Accessories
are also shown. (SAIS #7)
US$15.00, A$20.00 |
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AUSTRALIA'S S.M.L.E. VARIATIONS Skennerton
& Labudda
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, 75+ illust.; photos, assembly &
armourers drawings. Stitched binding, plastic coated cover,
2004.
ISBN
0 949749 49 4.
Special Lithgow models are described along with the heavy
barrels, sniper model, competition aperture sights and No.6 carbine.
Wartime OA, BA, FA and WA annex production details plus bayonets and the
later 7.62mm trials and conversion of No.1 and No.6 models.
(SAIS #19) No Stock
left in Oz
US$15.00, A$20.00
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.303 VICKERS MACHINE GUN Mk I
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60 illust.; photos, assembly & pattern drawings, durable stitched binding, plastic laminated cover, 1997. ISBN 0 949749 22 2.
Ground pattern stripped to show mechanical wonders of one of the world’s most
renowned machine guns. Service maintenance & stripping, accessories & spares
described. (SAIS #8)
No Stock left in Oz US$15.00, A$20.00 |
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.577 PATTERN 1853 RIFLE MUSKET &
SNIDER-ENFIELD Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, 60+ illust.; photos, assembly &
armourers drawings. Stitched binding, plastic laminated,
2005.
ISBN
0 949749 63 X.
The first general issue British rifle & carbine series was made on production
line machinery, and features interchangeable component parts along with bayonets
and accessories. The relevant Snider breech-loaders and Indian models are also
detailed.
(SAIS #20)
US$15.00, A$20.00
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.455 WEBLEY No. 1 REVOLVERS
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, 60+ illust. photos, assembly & pattern drawings, thread-sewn bound, laminated cover, 1997. ISBN 0 949749 30 3.
A ready comparison of the various marks of Webley service revolvers with interchangeability charts of parts between
Mks 1 - VI. An invaluable reference for owners of .455 Webley revolvers, for maintenance or restoration.
(SAIS #9)
US$15.00, A$20.00 |
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.30 cal. BROWNING MODEL 1919A4
MACHINE GUN Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, more than 60 illust.; photos, assembly &
armourers drawings. Durable stitched binding, plastic laminated cover,
2006.
ISBN
0 949749 32 X.
US, British, Canadian & Australian manuals are the basis for
this study of this long-serving flexible & fixed gun. Relevant
armourer information on set-up and timing, a comprehensive, valuable
reference.
(SAIS #21)
US$25.00, A$30.00
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.303 RIFLE No. 3, PATTERN 1914 & SNIPING VARIANTS
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60 illust.; photos, assembly & pattern drawings, durable thread-sewn binding, laminated
plastic covers, 1998. ISBN 0 949749 36 2.
Manufactured in the United States by Winchester, Remington & Eddystone
factories, the P’14 is also compared part by part with its US Model 1917 counterpart. WW1 & WW2 sniper conversions
of the British Pattern 1914 rifle are also described.
(SAIS #10)
US$15.00, A$20.00 |
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BRITISH EMPIRE SNIPER RIFLES
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60
illust., photos, assembly & pattern drawings, thread-sewn binding with plastic laminated covers,
2008.
ISBN 978 0 949749 86 4.
Updated production of our 1984 'British Sniper' book, with many more drawings
and details of the mounts and telescopic sights. Canadian, Australian & Indian
models are included along with a synopsis of the relevant markings.
(SAIS #22) US$15.00, A$20.00 |
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9mm STEN MACHINE CARBINE
Mks 1, 1*, 2 & 3
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60 illust.; photos, assembly & pattern drawings,
durable stitched binding, plastic laminated covers, 1999. ISBN 0 949749 27 3.
Comparative descriptions of the three earlier Marks of Sten SMG and the many contractors & sub-contractors who supplied parts. Ideal for restoration or identification; stripping & assembly details, the
relevant accessories & manufacturers markings, wartime codes. No Stock in Oz
(SAIS #11)
US$15.00, A$20.00 |
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LEE-ENFIELD
PARTS CATALOGUE
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, 100's illust. photos, assembly & drawings.
Durable thread-sewn binding, plastic laminated covers,
2009.
ISBN
978 0 949749 87 1.
Part by part illustrated evolution from Magazine Lee-Metford in 1889 to
final 7.62mm L39 and L42A1 models in the 1970s. Rifles, carbines and
trainers, development and progression of action bodies, bolts, barrels,
sights, furniture & fittings.
(SAIS #23) US$15.00, A$20.00
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7.62mm L1A1 & C1 F.A.L. RIFLES
Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60 illust.; photos & assembly drawings, durable
thread binding, plastic laminated covers, 2001. ISBN 0 949749 29 X.
7.62mm NATO British, Australian & Canadian inch-system FN FAL rifles and
accessories described and compared, with armourers drawings. The South African
metric R1 and Indian 7.62mm 1A FAL rifle equivalents are also brought into this
authoritative comparison.
(SAIS #12) US$15.00, A$20.00
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9mm STEN MACHINE CARBINE
Mks V, VI & II(S) Skennerton
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, 40+ illust.; photos & assembly drawings,
thread-sewn binding, plastic laminated covers,
2011. ISBN
978 0 949749 28 4.
This is the final SAIS in the series and covers the later British 9mm Sten guns.
It also details the silencers applied to the Mk VI & Mk II(S) models. These
final Marks of the 9mm Sten are also compared with the Mk II. Contractor and
makers' codes are tabulated. Ideal for restoration projects and identification.
(SAIS #24) US $15.00, A$20.00
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Display racks available for S.A.I.S. & Hand-book
sales. New models hold 24 SAIS or 36 Handbooks.
The 24 volume Small Arms Identification Series
are durable 48-page armourers & instruction manuals that cover British small
arms.
See our new
HANDBOOK
titles on a wide
variety of rifles, pistols, shotguns, &c. Some out of print now, 36
titles only available now. User Manuals. |
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ACCURISING & SHOOTING LEE-ENFIELDS Skennerton
& Labudda
Soft cover, 11¾ x 8¼ in., 36 pp, 90+ illust.; full colour photos & drawings.
Stitched binding, plastic laminated covers,
2005. ISBN
0 949749 81 8.
Long-awaited booklet details, tips & tricks to accurise and shoot the MLE, SMLE and No.4 series of Lee-Enfield rifles. Armourer tools and their use
are also well illustrated. Competition aperture sights and other target shooting
accessories are described and illustrated too, all in full colour.
OUT OF PRINT - copies fetch $40-$50+
Copy available as pdf file in our DVD-CD. |
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