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SMALL ARMS TRAINING VOLUME I, PAMPHLET No. 2 APPLICATION OF FIRE 1942
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827264
Published by The War Office. 1942. Very good condition.

This Pamphlet supersedes the 1937 edition and that reprinted with Amendments (No. 1), 1939. Soldier trained effective fire. Small format. Beige paperwraps, red title to front. Staple binding with three punched holes. B/w illustrations. 20 numbered pages. Covers a little grubby. Staples rusty. Top corners lightly creased. Contents clean.

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MANUAL OF THE STEN GUN
Written by E.W. Manders; W. Bently Capper.
Stock no. 1827262
Published by John Crowther Ltd.. Circa 1943. Good condition.

This handbook is more particularly concerned with the Sten Machine Carbine Mark II, and the measurements and weights given herein refer to Mark II. Small format. Black & white pictorial cardwraps. War Economy Standard (i.e. produced between 1942 and 1949). NOT illustrated. 32 numbered pages. Staple binding. Large amount of surface paper loss to front cover (see photo). Covers grubby, spine worn with 1.5" split to base of front edge. Staples rusty. A few foxspots and fingermarks to contents.

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LEWIS GUN MECHANISM MADE EASY
Written by C.H.B. Pridham.
Stock no. 1827257
Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd.. 7th 1942. Very good condition.

Seventh Edition. With Notes on the .300 (American) Lewis Gun. Fully illustrated with large coloured plate (fold-out) and numerous diagrams. Small format. Paperwraps. Staple binding. 22 numbered text pages plus colour plate and diagrams. 24th impression. Covers a little grubby and worn at corners. Name and address in ink to top of title page. Staples rusty, therefore corresponding rust holes to cover. Colour plate carelessly tipped in (not straight).

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SMALL ARMS TRAINING VOLUME I, PAMPHLET No. 22 STEN MACHINE CARBINE 1942
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827255
Published by The War Office. 1st 1942. Very good condition.

How to load and fire the Sten Machine Carbine. Small format. Beige paperwraps, red title to front. Staple binding with three punched holes. B/w illustrations. 12 numbered pages. Staples rusty. Name in blue pencil to top of front cover. Contents clean.

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THE BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE ILLUSTRATED
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827252
Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A guide to the Browning Automatic Rifle, it's assembly and breakdown, firing etc. Small, slim format. Orange cardwraps. Stapled binding. 4 pages including title page, plus centre pages which are fold out (8 un-numbered pages). Covers browned and a little grubby. Contents a little grubby. Staples are rusty and centre fold-out pages have become detached because of this but are still present. An interesting little booklet.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF FIREARMS (CYANAMID WRAPPER)
Written by Nicholas Du Quesne-Bird.
Stock no. 1323051
Published by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd.. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Observer's Book No. 75. With 119 Black and white photographs and 9 line drawings. ISBN: 0723215715. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper (1982 Cyanamid) is just a little edge creased.

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COMPANION TO MEDIEVAL ARMS AND ARMOUR
Written by David Nicolle.
Stock no. 1322593
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The social and technological aspects of medieval military affairs. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 267 pages plus many b/w photos to rear of book. ISBN: 0851158722. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges.

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THE GUN AND ITS DEVELOPMENT
Written by W.W. Greener.
Stock no. 2135885
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 8th 1907. Fair condition.

Dark green cloth. 8th edition, rewritten, and with many additional illustrations. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. Spine is very browned and heavily taped back onto covers. Heavy marking and wear to rest of covers; scuffing and chipping along edges. Joints are broken - some repair with tape. Pages are very grubby to margins and edges. Endpapers are especially grubby. This is a WORKING copy ONLY!

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RIFLE AND GUN
Written by L.B. Escritt.
Stock no. 2135664
Published by MacDonald & Evans Ltd.. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

For practice, competition and sport. B/w photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some uneven browning and spotting to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is grubby in places with edge-tears and chips; a little loss.

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EIN LEITFADEN FUR DEN BLANK WAFFEN SAMMLER
Written by Rudiger Franz.
Stock no. 1821967
Published by Journal-Verlag. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

A collectors guide to Prussian-Reichsdeutsche bayonets and mountable side rifles. Part 1 only 1800-1915. Text in German. Blue boards. B/w photos. Spine lightly browned. Boards a little grubby. Text block lightly browned. Musty odour present.

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THE WORLD'S SUBMACHINE GUNS (MACHINE PISTOLS) VOLUME I
Written by Thomas B. Nelson; Hans B. Lockhoven.
Stock no. 1819162
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st thus 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Grey boards. 739 pages. B/w photos. Developments from 1915-1963. Containing data, history and photographs of over 300 weapons with a technical guide in 20 languages. ISBN: 0853684812. Text block lightly browned, few spots to vertical edge. Pictorial dustwrapper is in two halves with some loss and damp staining.

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THE AMERICAN ARSENAL
Written by Ian V. Hogg.
Stock no. 1816067
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st 1996. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The World War II Official Standard Ordnance Catalog of Small Arms, Tanks, Armored Cars, Artillery, Antiaircraft Guns, Ammunition, Grenades, Mines, Etcetera. Introduction by Ian V. Hogg. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w diagrams and photos. ISBN: 1853672548.

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