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Books written by current or former members
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Author's Name

Date

Title

Abels, Robert

1950

Early American Firearms

Abels, Robert

1967

Classic Bowie Knives

Abels, Robert

 

Bowie Type Knives of American Interest

Abels, Robert, Editor

1962

H.K.Brown Cannon Collection, Catalog of

Bailey, De Witt

1969

Sharps Firearms, Vol. 3, Part 3

Bailey, De Witt

1971

British Military Longarms 1715-1815

Bailey, De Witt

1978

English Gunmakers

Bailey, De Witt

1997

Pattern Dates for British Ordnance Small Arms 1718-1783

Bailey, De Witt

2002

British Military Flintlock Rifles 1740-1840

Balentine, F. J. "Pablo"

1997

Freund & Bro. Pioneer Gunmakers to the West

Bazelon, Bruce

1990

American Military Goods, Dealers & Makers 1785-1915

Bazelon, Bruce

1991

Swords From Public Collections in Pennsylvania

Bearss, Edwin C.

 

Hardluck Ironclad: The Sinking & Salvage of the Cairo

Bedford, Clay P.

1971

Early Firearms of Great Britain & Ireland

Behn,Jack

1956

.45-70 Rifles

Bitter, Edwin W.

1985

Historic Pistols

Bivens, Frank E., Jr.

1960

Half Century Scrapbook

Blackmore, Howard L.

1961

British Military Firearms 1650-1850

Blackmore, Howard L.

1964

Firearms

Blackmore, Howard L.

1965

Guns and Rifles of the World

Blackmore, Howard L.

1965

Arms and Armour

Blackmore, Howard L.

1968

Royal Sporting Guns at Windsor

Blackmore, Howard L.

1971

Hunting Weapons

Blackmore, Howard L.

1985

English Pistols

Blackmore, Howard L.

1986

Gunmakers of London 1350-1850

Boorman, Dean K.

2001

The History of Colt Firearms

Boorman, Dean K.

2001

The History of Winchester Firearms

Boorman, Dean K.

2002

The History of Smith & Wesson Firearms

Boorman, Dean K.

2002

Guns of the Old West - An Illustrated History

Breslin, John D.

2002

Variations of Colt's New Model Police & Pocket Breech Load

Brooker, Robert E., Jr.

1978

British Military Pistols 1603-1888

Brophy, William S.

1980

Krag Rifle

Brophy, William S.

1985

Springfield 1903 Rifles

Brophy, William S.

1989

Marlin Firearms

Brophy, William S.

1991

Springfield Armory 1890-1948

Brophy, William S.

 

L. C. Smith Shotguns

Cromwell, Giles
1975
Virginia Manufactory of Arms
Cromwell, Giles
1995
French Swords for Virginia 1779
Daehnhardt, Rainer
1974
Espinqarda Perfevta, Perfect Gun
Daehnhardt, Rainer
1994
Espingarda Feiticeira/The Bewitched Gun
Daehnhardt, Rainer
2000
Horse and Man, A Millenary Relationship
Darlinq, Anthony D.
1968
Brown Bess (Lonq Land Pattern Musket)
Darlinq, Anthony D.
1970
Red Coat and Brown Bess
Darlinq, Anthony D.
1982
English Sword From Plymouth Colony
Darling. Anthonv D.
1988
Swords for the Highland Regiments

Demeritt, Dwight B., Jr.

1973

Maine Made Guns & Their Makers

Demeritt, Dwight B., Jr.

1997

Maine Made Guns & Their Makers, 2nd Edition

Dresler, James E.

1996

Engraved Powder Horn, The

DuBose, Beverly M., Jr.

1974

American Civil War Collection

duMont, John S.

1953

Firearms in the Custer Battle

duMont, John S.

1978

American Engraved Powder Horns

Dunlap, Jack

1964

Pepperbox Firearms

Eberhart, Loyd D.

1985

Deringer in America, The - Vol. I

Eberhart, Loyd D.

1993

Deringer in America, The - Vol. II

Flayderman, Norman

1978

Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms

Flayderman, Norman

1980

Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms, 2nd Ed.

Flayderman, Norman

1983

Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms, 3rd Ed.

Flayderman, Norman

1987

Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms, 4th Ed.

Flayderman, Norman

1990

Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms, 5th Ed.

Flayderman, Norman

1994

Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms, 6th Ed.

Flayderman, Norman

1998

Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms, 7th Ed.

Flayderman, Norman

2001

Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms, 8th Ed.

Fluck, John J.

1950

Colt-Root Model 1853

Forgett, Valmore J.

1954

Handbook of Small Arms

Forgett, Valmore J., Jr.

1996

LeMat- The Man, The Gun

Frost, H. Gordon

1972

Blades and Barrels

Fuller, Claud E.

1946

Whitney Firearms

Fuller, Claud E.

1930

Springfield Shoulder Arms 1795-1865

Fuller, Claud E.

1933

Breech-Loader in the Service

Fuller, Claud E.

1944

Firearms of the Confederacy

Fuller, Claud E.

1958

Rifled Musket

Gary, William A.

1987

Confederate Revolvers

Gluckman, Arcadi

1939

Catalog of U.S. Martial Short Arms

Gluckman, Arcadi

1939

U.S. Martial Pistols & Revolvers

Gluckman, Arcadi

1948

U.S. Muskets, Rifles & Carbines

Gluckman, Arcadi

1949

American Gun Makers, Supplement

Gluckman, Arcadi

1953

American Gun Makers 2nd Edition

Gordon, James D.

   

Grancsay, Stephen V.

1937

The Armor of Galiot de Genouilhac

Grancsay, Stephen V.

1945

American Powder Horns

Grancsay, Stephen V.

1950

French Master Gunsmiths Designs

Grancsay, Stephen V.

1953

Medieval & Renaissance Arms & Armor

Grancsay, Stephen V.

1964

Arms and Armor

Grancsay, Stephen V.

1969

British Firearms Patents 1714-1853

Gusler, Wallace B.

1977

Decorated Firearms 1540-1870

Guthman, William H.

1975

U.S. Army Weapons 1784-1791

Guthman, William H.

 

Drums A'Beating, Trumpets Sounding - Powder Horns 1746-

Hamilton, John D.

1983

Ames Sword Company 1829-1935

Hanson, Charles E., Jr.

1955

Northwest Gun

Hanson, Charles E., Jr.

1960

Plains Rifle

Hayward, John F.

1955

European Firearms

Hayward, John F.

1962

Art of the Gunmaker, Vol. I

Hayward, John F.

1963

Art of the Gunmaker, Vol. II

Hayward, John F.

1965

European Armour

Heer, Eugen

1978

Der Neue Stockel - 3 Vols.

Hoff, Arne

1972

Airguns and Other Pneumatic Arms

Hoff, Arne

1978

Dutch Firearms

Hull, Edward A.

1978

Providence Tool Co. Military Arms

Hull, Edward A.

1986

The Burnside Breech Loading Carbines

Jinks, Roy G.

1966

Smith & Wesson 1857-1945

Jinks, Roy G.

1973

Smith & Wesson Tip-Up Revolvers

Jinks, Roy G.

1975

Smith & Wesson 1857-1945 Revised Edition

Jinks, Roy G.

1977

125 Years With Smith & Wesson

Jinks, Roy G.

1977

History of Smith & Wesson

Jinks, Roy G.

1992

Artistry in Arms - Smith & Wesson

Jinks, Roy G.

 

Guide to Establish Pistol Shootinq Proqrams

Karcheski, Walter J., Jr.

1984

Medieval and Renaissance Splendor

Karcheski, Walter J., Jr.

1995

Arms and Armor in The Art Institute of Chicago

Karcheski, Walter J., Jr.

2000

The Medieval Armour From Rhodes

Kellerstedt, Burton A.

1998

Swords and Sabers of the Armory at Springfield

Lavin, James D.

1965

History of Spanish Firearms

Lavin, James D.

1977

Decorated Firearms 1540-1870

Lindsay, Merrill K.

1967

One Hundred Great Guns

Lindsay, Merrill K.

1970

Miniature Arms

Lindsay, Merrill K.

1975

New England Gun

Lindsay, Merrill K.

1980

Eli Whitney and the Whitney Armory

Logan, Herschel C.

1944

Hand Cannon to Automatic

Logan, Herschel C.

1954

Buckskin and Satin

Loqan, Herschel C.

1959

Cartridges

Loqan, Herschel C.

1960

Underhammer Guns

Longfield, G. Maxwell

1998

Observations on Colt's Second Contract November 2, 1847

Lustyik, Andrew F.

1962

Civil War Carbines

Lyles, G. Robert, Jr.

1982

Remington Double Derringer

Madaus, H. Michael

1981

American Longarms

Madaus, H. Michael

1996

Confederate Rifles & Muskets

Madaus, Howard M.

1997

The Guns of Remington

Marcot, Roy M.

1983

Spencer Repeating Firearms

Marcot, Roy M.

1983

Spencer Rimfire Cartridges

Marcot, Roy M.

 

Hiram Berdan-Civil War Chief of Sharpshooters

Marohn, Richard C.

 

The Last Gunfighter: John Wesley Hardin

Moldenhauer, Karl F.

1980

Remington Collection of K. F. Moldenhauer

Moldenhauer, Karl F.

1982

Remington Double Derringer

Moller, George D.

1988

Massachusetts Military Shoulder Arms

Moller, George D.

1993

American Military Shoulder Arms, Vol. I

Moller, George D.

1994

American Military Shoulder Arms, Vol. II

Moore, Warren M.

1963

Guns

Moore, Warren M.

1967

Weapons of the American Revolution

Moore, William D., Jr.

 

Merrill Single-Shot Breech-Loading Percussion Carbines

Mouillesseaux, Harold

1973

Ethan Allen, Gunmaker

Mowbray, E. Andrew

1988

American Eagle-Pommel Sword

Mowbray, E. Andrew

1967

Arms-Armor From the Atelier of Ernst Schmidt-Munich

Mowbray, Stuart C.

2003

The Darling Pepperbox

Murphy, John M.

1986

Confederate Carbines & Musketoons

Murphy, John M.

1996

Confederate Rifles & Muskets

Neal, W. Keith

1967

Mantons: Gunmakers - 2 Vols.

Neal, W. Keith

1968

Collecting Duelling Pistols

Neal, W. Keith

1974

Espingarda Perfeyta or The Perfect Gun

Neal, W. Keith

1975

Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790

Neal, W. Keith

1978

Manton Supplement

Neal, W. Keith

1980

British Gunmakers, Their Trade Cards, Cases & Equipment

Neal, W. Keith

1984

Great British Gunmakers 1540-1740

Neal, William Keith

1955

Spanish Guns & Pistols

Neal, William Keith

1969

Forsyth & Co.- Patent Gunmakers

Neumann, George

1967

Weapons of the American Revolution

Neumann, George

1973

Swords & Blades of the American Revolution

Nickel, Helmut

1969

Arms & Armor Through the Ages

Nickel, Helmut

1984

Art of Chivalry

Nutter, Waldo E.

1958

Manhattan Firearms

Otoupalik, Hayes   World War One Collectors Handbook Vol 1 & 2\\ combined

Palmer, Andrew

   
Parker, Louis C., III
1998
The Parker Story - 2 Vols.
Parsons, John E.
1942
Percussion Colt Revolvers
Parsons, John E.
1949
Saml. Colts Own Record
Parsons, John E.
1952
Henry Deringer's Pocket Pistol
Parsons, John E.
1953
Firearms in the Custer Battle
Parsons, John E.
1957
Smith & Wesson Revolvers
Parsons, John E.
1959
Peacemaker
Parsons, John E.
1960
The First Winchester
Peterson, Harold L.
1954
The American Sword
Peterson, Harold L.
1956
Arms & Armor in Colonial America
Peterson, Harold L.
1957
Arms & Armor of the Pilgrims
Peterson, Harold L.
1958
American Knives
Peterson, Harold L.
1959
Notes on Ordnance of the American Civil War
Peterson, Harold L.
1959
Ordnance of the American Civil War
Peterson, Harold L.
1961
A History of Firearms
Peterson, Harold L.
1962
Treasury of the Gun
Peterson, Harold L.   Encyclopedia of Firearms
Peterson, Harold L.
1964
Forts in America
Peterson, Harold L.
1965
American Indian Tomahawks

Peterson. Harold L.

1965

American Silver Mounted Swords

Peterson, Harold L.

1966

Remington Historical Treasury of American Guns

Peterson, Harold L.

1966

A History of Knives

Peterson, Harold L

1966

The Pageant of the Gun

Peterson, Harold L.

1967

Fuller Collection of American Firearms

Peterson, Harold L.

1968

Book of the Continental Soldier

Peterson, Harold L.

1968

A History of Body Armor

Peterson, Harold L.

1969

Round Shot & Rammers

Peterson, Harold L.

1969

The Last of the Mountain Men

Peterson, Harold L.

1970

Daggers & Fighting Knives of the Western World

Peterson, Harold L.

1971

The Great Guns

Peterson, Harold L.

1971

The Story of a Civil War Gun Boat

Peterson, Harold L.

1977

How Do You Know It's Old?

Peterson, Harold L.

 

The Book of the Gun

Peterson, Harold L.

 

Artillery Through the Ages

Phillips, Philip R.

1979

Paterson Colt Pistol Variations

Pirie, William Q.

2002

Variations of Colt's New Model Police & Pocket Breech Load

Pyhrr, Stuart W.

1998

Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance

Pyhrr, Stuart W.

2000

European Helmets, 1450-1650

Rapley, Robin J.

1994

Colt Percussion Accoutrements 1834-1873

Reid, William

1976

Arms Through the Ages

Reilly, Robert M.

1970

U.S. Military Small Arms 1816-1865

Reilly, Robert M.

1990

American Socket Bayonets & Scabbards

Reilly, Robert M.

 

United States Martial Flintlocks

Renwick, William G.
1934
Folding-Trigger Paterson Colt
Ricketts, Howard
1862
Firearms
Riling, Ray
1951
Guns & Shooting - A Bibliography
Riling, Ray
1953
Powder Flask Book
Schmidt, Peter A.
1996
Hall's Military Breechloaders
Sellers, Frank M.
1978
Sharps Firearms
Sellers, Frank M.
1969
Sharps Firearms, Vol. 3, Part 3
Sellers, Frank M.
1971
American Percussion Revolvers
Sellers, Frank M.
1973
The William M. Locke Collection
Sellers, Frank M.
1983
American Gunsmiths
Serpette, Alain F.
1990
Chart for Dating Wheel-lock Firearms
Serpette, Alain F.
1996
LeMat- The Man, The Gun
Serpette, Alain F.   Colonel Francois Alexandre Le Mat
Serven, James E.
1946
Coltiana-Colt Dragoon Pistols
Serven, James E.
1947
Coltiana-Paterson Pistols
Serven, James E.
1947
Coltiana-Colt Percussion Pistols
Serven, James E.
1952
Colt Cartridge Pistols
Serven, James E.
1960
Colt Firearms 1836-1960
Serven, James E.
1964
The Collecting of Guns
Shumaker, Paull L.
1957
Colt Variations of Old Model Pocket Pistol
Shumway, George
1968
Longrifles of Note, Pennsylvania

Shumway. George

1993

Jaeger Rifles

Simmons, Edward N.

1957

Confederate Arms

Smiley, Major Hugh

1947

Gunroom Story of Sporting Arms

Smith, Sam E.

1971

American Percussion Revolvers

Smith, Sam E.

1985