Standard Catalog of Firearms

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Krause Publications, Jul 15, 2002 - Antiques & Collectibles - 1198 pages
The Standard Catalog of Firearms -- the world's number one guide for firearms collectors -- has broadened its sights and is back for an eighth edition.

The firearms enthusiast's best source for current values, technical specifications and history now boasts 1,200 pages with more than 4,000 photos. That's 100 more pages of text with 25,000 updated prices and 1,400 new photos when compared to the seventh edition! There are expanded sections for Savage, Sauer, Ithaca, Sturm and many others.

The always popular "The Year in Review" is included for 1997, along with other informative articles by industry experts. Whether you enjoy identifying guns, checking current pricing, or are simply browsing for enjoyment, this book hits the mark. Gun enthusiasts will find they must have the current revision of this perennial standard of the firearms collectible field.
-- More illustrations -- over 4,000 -- than any other firearms price guide
-- Includes "The Year in Review", an annual industry overview, "The Firearms Collector", which discusses the 1997 status of firearms collecting and "The 1997 Legislative Report", that examines legislative effects on shooters and collectors

From inside the book

 

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Page 546
... stamped on the front toggle link . The safety is marked " RUST " with an upward pointing arrow . Examples have been found with an additional date as late as 1933 stamped on the barrel . These dates indicate arsenal re- finishing and in ...
Page 548
... stamped S / 42 , which was the military code for Mauser . There were only a few hundred manufactured , so perhaps the toggles were left over from previous military pro- duction runs . The serial number range is four digits with the ...
Page 549
... stamped on the front toggle link , and the letter " S " is stamped over the chamber . There is a stock lug , and the extractor and safety are both marked . The grips are brown checkered plastic . There were approximately 4,500 ...

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Contents

Acknowledgments
13
Auction House Credits
19
Abridged Assault Weapons
29
Copyright

5 other sections not shown

Common terms and phrases

12 gauge 20 gauge 22 caliber 22 Long Rifle 22 rimfire 300 Fair Poor 38 Special 75 Model adjustable sights Arms automatic ejectors barrel bands barrel lengths barrel marked bolt action bolt action rifle boxlock Butterfield & Butterfield caliber percussion caliber semiautomatic pistol Carbine cartridge centerfire checkered walnut stock Colt Courtesy Milwaukee Public Deluxe double action double triggers engraved extractor Fair Poor 300 Fair Poor NIB finish is blued firearms fitted forend frame front sight grip safety guns hammer Introduced lever Magazine capacity Magnum manufactured Milwaukee Public Museum model features NIB Exc nickel-plated octagonal barrel Over/Under Overall length pistol grip plastic grips Pocket Pistol Poor 50 Poor 75 produced Remington revolver rifle chambered round barrel serial number range sidelock Similar Smith & Wesson stainless steel stamped standard target triggerguard V.G. Good Fair variation vent rib barrel ventilated rib walnut grips Wisconsin Exc

Bibliographic information

TitleStandard Catalog of Firearms
Standard Catalog of Firearms
AuthorNed Schwing
Edition8, illustrated
PublisherKrause Publications, 2002
ISBN0873415531, 9780873415538
Length1198 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Antiques & Collectibles / Firearms & Weapons
History / Military / Weapons
Technology & Engineering / Military Science
  
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