The History and Chronology of Gunpowder and Gunpowder Weapons (C.1000 to 1850)
by Henry Pratap Phillips
Next Level Knifemaking
by Jason Fry, Salem Straub, and Tracy Mickley
Retired firefighter been there done that and damn proud of it
by Sk Firefighter Journal
Standard Catalog of Winchester Firearms guides you through the production history of America's top three firearms manufacturers. Winchester's "The Gun that Won the West" is among the most collectible guns in today's secondary market. Winchester enthusiasts of all interests will benefit from the expertly analyzed prices, 500 superb color photos and technical details features in this one-volume reference. Standard Catalog of Winchester Firearms includes: Five grades of pricing for Winchester rifle...
Gun Digest 2021, 75th Edition: The World's Greatest Gun Book! (Gun Digest)
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 perfect knife for close combat. When Fairbairn and Sykes became instructors for the Commandos, they refined the design which would evolve into the classic Fairbairn-Sykes dagger. The dagger was fi...
Remarks of C. P. Huntington on the Future of the Negro (1900)
by C P Huntington
Written by one of the foremost firearms experts of the twentieth century, Charles Edward Chapel's Guns of the Old West is an exhaustively researched document that not only boasts a significant collection of antique Western guns, but also categorizes the firearms into easy-to-reference sections. Starting with an introductory chapter on the origins of guns and their earliest uses on the frontier, Chapel covers everything from muskets to rifles, pistols to revolvers, and shotguns to martial arms....
Over 300 color and black and white photographs present a unique essay on children's and doll's genuine antique handcrafted furniture. Each piece is placed in historical sequence to demonstrate the evolution of styles and the quality and historical significance are discussed. From this comprehensive study of miniature furniture, the reader will discover those aspects which determine the quality of an antique miniature, as well as those particular facets which contribute to the beauty and grace of...