This is a comprehensive reference featuring over 800 colour photographs - never before published in a single volume - including a well-researched history of the Armoury, as well as each of the shoulder weapons made there. Descriptions include conversion processes and the advent of new technologies, along with each weapon's operating characteristics, specification, and marks. This is the first book to comprehensively cover nearly two centuries of an American institution that saw the nation through its most trying moments on ...
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This is a comprehensive reference featuring over 800 colour photographs - never before published in a single volume - including a well-researched history of the Armoury, as well as each of the shoulder weapons made there. Descriptions include conversion processes and the advent of new technologies, along with each weapon's operating characteristics, specification, and marks. This is the first book to comprehensively cover nearly two centuries of an American institution that saw the nation through its most trying moments on the battlefield, beginning with the American revolution and continuing through the Civil War, two World Wars, and conflict in Korea and Vietnam.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0930625749. Hard cover published by Antique Trader Books in 1997. Dark red covers with gilt lettering on front and spine. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket has slight wrinkling along top back edge, slight scuffing and is in good plus condition. 4to, 264 pages, 2.5 lb.; 4to 11"-13" tall; 264 pages.
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Very Good. Antique Trader Books (Landmark Specialty Publications); Norfolk, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine, red binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, tight binding, interior and extremities tidy, few very small soiled spots top text block edge, minimal use/handling marks, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff/scratch marks to panels, light edge/corner wear, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], 264pp., epilogue, abbreviations, bibliography, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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VG+/VG: The book is in excellent condition, with solid binding and clean pages. The dust jacket is beginning to show signs of wear on the flaps and on the corners of the spine. A red leather casebound book with the title in gilt both across the front cover and down the spine. There is an illustrated glossy dust jacket. The title is printed in white down a red-gradiant spine. The front cover features a color illustraion. Pages: (1), 2-264. Profusely illustrated with color images. "Documents the 255 basic models of rifles, including test and trial rifles, produced by the Springfield Armory. Encompassing the entire history of rifles and carbines manufactured by Springfield, this book includes color photographs of each model. The accompanying text describes the development of each weapon and includes information on specific operating characteristics and procedures."
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.
