The book of rifles 1948

Precision springs for firearms make sure your gun is. The plant closing will end production of a celebrated line of rifles and shotguns known collectively as the gun that won the west. The model 152 was made from 194857, with the earliest rifles having a wooden fold. The nra book of small arms, volume ii rifles, 1st ed.

Six years with wellingtons legendary sharpshooters mark urban 352pp, faber. The book of rifles 1948 smith rifles and carbines by arcadi gluckman. Rifles were far more capable when compared to smoothbore muskets and, by the 1850s, had largely replaced these older guns. Freiheit freedom outdid one another to explain the new party line in that. Shooting at the 1948 summer olympics in london comprised four events. Big game and big game rifles by taylor, john pondoro and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The gun was unbelievably accurate and bynam took out multiple redcoats at 300 yards. The rare book an armourers apprentice by peter laidler is the prime reference for the production of the no. Find african rifles and cartridges by taylor, john at biblio. United states muskets, rifles and carbines by a gluckman 1948. Appraise your winchester 70 gun, rifle, value, production. Finding the blue book value of your new and used firearms, including pistols, rifles, shotguns, airguns, and blackpowder guns is easy with the number one source of gun pricing.

During the 1948 arabisraeli war, the military equipment in the idf was very diverse and inconsistent. Us recoilless rifle 57mm m18a1 from militaryinfo publishing the lost and found department, of historical military technology, in business for over 20 years now. Zastava arms manufactured the m4863 sporting rifle which is a short barreled variant of the model 1948 rifle. Having shot both both chamberings in competition with exstensive load development i can honestly tell you that the data for both those loads are well beyond being hot in my rifles a cpa stevens and a ken bresien stevens the 3347 bresien has since been sold. Full text of the book of rifles 1948 smith internet archive. The marlin 336 has been in continuous production since 1948 although. Known authors include many details about rifles and many pictures. The sporting arms of ernest hemingway, by silvio calabi, steve helsley, and. Since its introduction in 1948, it has been offered in a number of different. In 1947, when stalin was convinced that the zionists would evict the british from palestine, the party line turned about face. Pope bullet, breach seated 116 ahead of shell are just two examples.

They were announced on 1 january 1948 for the british empire and new zealand to celebrate the past year and mark the beginning of 1948. Many out of print gunbooks, over gunbooks gun books. The major portion of the book is devoted to the detailed description of modern rifles mostly military sorted by country. I believe winchester records1943 thru 1947 were lost in fire.

Science reference guides from the library of congress, science reference services. Mosin nagant riflescarbines local deals, national for sale. Outofprint gunbooks gun books for sale part of gunbooks. I have always found this book a great resource as it details all the great british calibres, specifically. The 1948 new year honours were appointments by many of the commonwealth realms of king george vi to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. What is the value of the 1948 mossberg model 152 22 cal. Browse all new and used mauser rifles sporter postwar for sale and buy with confidence from guns international. This site provides values and information on firearms in a convenient online pricing guide format, and allows you to find out what your used guns are worth. Copy and paste one of these options to share this book elsewhere. Craig boddington, both in his books and articles, as well as in his videos, often refers to taylor when discussing large calibers designed for dangerous game. Thank you for the tip on the mauser bolt rifle book. Internet archive bookreader the book of rifles 1948 smith. This text is used in one of my gunsmithing classes and is extremely easy to transfer the knowledge learned from the book to hands on experience. A man named cornish mcmanus establishes his own gunsmith shop in 1768.

Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Bluing, bore, stock in excellent condition, 2 small scratches on stock. The rifles are all used in what we would call good to ver. History of the 2nd king edward viis own goorkha rifles. The military equipment of israel includes a wide array of arms, armored vehicles, artillery. Link to this page view link to the book embed a mini book reader 1 page 2 pages open to this page. History of the 2nd king edward viis own goorkha rifles the. The contracts for the safn 1949 rifle started in 1948 with the first order placed by venezuela on march 31, 1948, delivered exactly four months later. A history of the 4th prince of waless own gurkha rifles, 1857 1948, volume 2 a history of the 4th prince of waless own gurkha rifles, 1857 1948, a history of the 4th prince of waless own gurkha rifles, 1857 1948 compiled by. Part of the infantry antiarmor weapons series 64 pages, 74 illustrations, in an 8.

As part of the light division created to act as the advance guard of wellingtons army, the 95th rifles are the. These rifles were imported from europe by ati and are fine examples of a popular sporting rifle used by a variety of european countries. According to records, it was made between 1942 and 1948 apparently due to the war, records from those years are unavailable. Mosin nagant carbine, folding spike bayonet,1948 date stamped on top of barrel. The marlin model 336 is a leveraction rifle and carbine made by marlin firearms. Top 153 books published in 1948 that people have added on goodreads. The first edition of john pondoro taylors african rifles and cartridges appeared in 1948, but todays gunwriters continue to reference his conclusions in support of their own findings. Phil sharpes 1948 book, complete guide to handloading, handed roy weatherby precious credibility among hardcore riflemen. The book is extremely descriptive, a lexicon of knowledge on bolt action rifles, and most importantly, very readable. The book of rifles by w h b smith and joseph e smith abebooks.

The rifle is the story of a flintlock rifle that is made just prior to the revolutionary war in pennsylvania. Mosin nagant riflescarbines local deals, national for. The original hebrew manual guide book was published in eretz israel palestine in 1942 by the palmach and haganah for the usage of the soldiers warriors. Those who have read mark urbans previous book, the man who broke napoleons codes, may have noticed. This is an excellent book to start a firearms library with. But neither stoveside chat about bullet velocities nor the reflected glow of hollywood would fuel the growth roy had in mind. Six years with wellingtons legendary sharpshooters.

Winchester rifles and shotguns was established by oliver f. Its a hebrew manual for rifle usage named the rifle. Any rifle collector or fanatic would enjoy this informative piece, for it is very factual. United states muskets, rifles and carbines by arcadi gluckman.

Bynam was an excellent marksman and joined the continental army with the rifle. The book of rifles by w h b smith and joseph e smith. The rifle is a book about a handbuilt, sweet rifle made by mcmanus and sold to a man named bynam. Highly recommended for gun lovers, gunsmiths in training, and practicing gunsmiths. Appraise your winchester 70 gun, rifle, value, production dates. May 04, 2008 the history of the 1948 war desperately needs to be told, since its so barely understood or remembered and since so many of the issues that plague us today had their roots in that struggle.

In these nearly 700 pages and 2000 illustrations, men and nations find surely and authoritatively what they want to know about single shot, repeating and semiautomatic rifles around the world. Sell your mosin nagant riflescarbines for free today. The model 152 was made from 1948 57, with the earliest rifles having a wooden fold. A history of the 4th prince of waless own gurkha rifles, 1857 1948, volume 2 snippet view 1940. They used the rifle during the 1948 war of independence the 1948 israel arab war and all the prewar military actions. The first model produced under his name was the model 1866 leveraction rifle. The competitions were held from 2 to 6 august 1948.

C 1948, 1965, 656 page hard cover in jacket with light wear. The german 6 book of rifles zeitschrift fur historische wafferikunde among whose papers we find many of the outstanding research studies on early arms. Winchesters winchester model 1894 page 1 collectors. The book was taken seriously at the time in the united states, and was a minor bestseller that created alarm in american parents and galvanized them to campaign for censorship. The larger site offers many related items for sale and has many related links. Appendixes sic of the book of rifles glossary the williams floating chamber double barreled and three barreled rifles paradox guns rifleshotgun combinations rifled shotgun slugs. Smith and a great selection of related books, art and. This page is part of a larger site on a priceguide to gunbooks, swordbooks and militaria books. I have speeds book as it was recommended by a collector friend as an excellent reference book if you were collecting english magazine rifles or wanted to know anything about mauser rifles and actions. Here is a hard to find pfeifer custom rifle featuring an fn mauser action manufactured in belgium in 1948, heavy barrel, and a very rare canjar set trigger with wide trigger shoe. Seduction of the innocent is a book by american psychiatrist fredric wertham, published in 1954, that warned that comic books were a negative form of popular literature and a serious cause of juvenile delinquency.