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  • Rifles on the Danube: Hungarian Kalashnikovs - Headstamp's New Book!

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/rifles-on-the-danube?ref=5rwp25

    Rifles on the Danube: 
Hungarian AK-Pattern Firearms, 1959–2002
    At the end of the Second World War, Hungary was occupied by Soviet troops and soon fell into the Soviet sphere of influence, joining the Warsaw Pact in 1...

  • So You Want to Design Guns? You Need This Book.

    "Firearm Anatomy Book III: The Remington Double Derringer" by David S. Findlay
    Available through Amazon:
    https://amzn.to/4daGdYy

    David S. Findlay is a firearms designer with extensive experience - a decades-long career in the field working for Remington, Marlin, S&W, and Kimber and two dozen pat...

  • Clockwork Basilisk - The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier and Artemas Wheeler

    Available now at:
    http://www.headstamppublishing.com/collier-book

    Clockwork Basilisk: The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier & Artemas Wheeler reveals the first attempt to put a multi-shot firearm in the hands of the common soldier and sportsman. This novel device—patented in America in 1818 by A...

  • Book Review: Vickers Guide H&K Volume 2 (SMG & PDW)

    Available direct from Vickers Guide:
    https://www.vickersguide.com/hk-vol-2

    Or from Headstamp Publishing:
    https://www.headstamppublishing.com/purchase?tag=hkv2

    About a year ago Larry Vickers and James Rupley published the first volume of a series on H&K firearms, beginning with handguns. After s...

  • My New Book: Small Arms of World War Two - United States

    In stock and shipping now: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/ww2-usa

    European sales: https://www.headstampbook.com/

    Small Arms of WWII: United States of America is the first in Headstamp Publishing’s newest book series covering the myriad of weapons developed and fielded around the globe by t...

  • The References of Britishmuzzleloaders: The Martini-Henry - For Queen and Empire

    A look at the Martini Henry: For Queen and Empire by Neil Aspinshaw

  • The References of Britishmuzzleloaders: "The Destroying Angel" and "The English Cartridge"

    An book review of two of Brett Gibbons' books that deal with the advent of the rifle-musket in British service and the ammuntion developed for it

  • Recommended Reading - ArmaLite AR-10 by Joseph Putnam Evans

    This is the first in what will hopefully become a new series of videos where Vic and I look at some of the books we use to research some of the firearms we cover. We'll give an overview of what the books cover, how they approach subjects and how good a resource they are. In this video I take a lo...

  • Recommended Reading - History of the Small Arms School Corps by Richard Fisher

    It's been a while since we did a book review, but Richard Fisher's new book on the history of the Small Arms School Corps is well worth a look. If you'd like a signed copy you can contact Richard at; https://vickersmg.blog/about/contact/ Or purchase the book from the publisher Helion Books, direc...

  • Recommended Reading - Vickers Guide - SIG Sauer Vol.1.

    It's been a while since we did a book review so let's take a look at the latest Vickers Guide. The latest edition of the successful +P+ coffee table series examines the pistols and submachine guns of SIG Sauer and its predecessors. Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here...

  • First Look: The Newly Relaunched ARMAX Journal of Contemporary Arms

    I recently got my advanced copy of the newly relaunched ARMAX journal. Extra exciting as I have an article in the issue! My article looks at Winchester's role during the First World War. There's a host of absolutely fascinating articles in this edition. Find out more about the journal here - http...

  • "Fateful Years" Book Review - The History Of The Walther Factory

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  • Book Review: "FN Mauser Rifles" by Anthony Vanderlinden

    When I was waiting for my copy of Anthony Vanderlinden's new book "FN Mauser Rifles" to arrive, I was expecting a typical sort of dry reference work. You know, the sort of thing that is essential for looking up details like the serial number range for a specific contract, or the sling swivel loca...

  • Book Review: "The Makarov Pistol" by Henry Brown and Cameron White

    This new book is a very good collectors' guide to the Makarov, although it definitely leaves a place open for someone to write a more comprehensive reference work on the subject. It comes to a total of 122 pages, split primarily into a section on the Soviet Makarov (written by Brown) and a sectio...

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  • Book Release! Third Reich Lugers

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  • Book Release!! SS Contract Walther PP PPK Pistols

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  • New Book Release! - History of Firearms

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  • What To Expect From Our Third Reich Lugers Book

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  • Book Review: "Star Firearms" and "Astra Firearms" by Leonardo Antaris

    Star Firearms: http://amzn.to/2c29MyS
    Astra Firearms: http://amzn.to/2c29OXw

    Leonardo Antaris has written massive and excellent volumes on two of the major companies in the Spanish firearms industry, Star and Astra. Both of these companies made a wide range of military and commercial handguns, a...

  • Two New Products We Highly Recommend!

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  • A Book and a Rifle: The Vercors Resistance in WWII

    Get your copy of "Tears of Glory" here: https://amzn.to/2KLSQvI

    One of the single largest actions of the French Resistance during World War Two was Operation Montagnards - the plan to drop about 4,000 Allied paratroops onto the Vercors Massif when the resistance was activated in support of the...

  • BotR Book Review "Chassepot to FAMAS".

    The Chap takes a look at Ian McCollum's first book on his favourite subject. There is of course much praise for Ian's efforts not only to bring more understanding of French firearms to the average collector but also to dispel some of the more negative stereotypes associated with them. There are n...