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The Eternal Opponent, by George A. Hoyem

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This historical novel will be in print July 1, 2010.  It begins in Korea on Pork Chop Hill and Old Baldy in September 1952.  Two young men commanding infantry platoons and companies observe the suicidal attacks by the Chinese forces against United Nations positions in the face of overwhelming artillery and mortar fire.  They wonder why.

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German and Austrian Gunmakers Trade Catalogues

A compendium of seven German and Austrian Gunmakers Trade Catalogues. Included are catalogues from E. Schmidt & Habermann, Greifelt & Co., Johann Springer's Erben, Simson & Co.,Friedrich Wilh. Heym, Gustav Genschow and Deutsche Metallpatronenfabrik Lorenz.
The book is a 11" x 8 1/2", hardcover, 253 page volume. $59.95 with $3.00 next day shipping in the U.S., $8.00 to other countries.
ISBN 0-939683-20-2

WINCHESTER PRODUCTS, 1928-1929 - no number, Armory Publications, 1995. A case bound reprint of the 233 page catalogue of sporting arms and ammunition, cutlery, pocket knives, fishing tackle, small tools, roller skates and flashlights. Deluxe edition - $60.00; Collector edition numbered 1 to 300, in a matching slipcase.

 $95.00

PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS, SMALL ARMS, 1855-1930 - Armory Publications, 1993, Oceanside, CA. A case bound reprint in seven volumes, 8-1/2 x 11 inch, originally issued from 1904 through 1934 by the British Patent Office. Contains 7,980 abridgments of patent specifications relating to their Class 119 (Small Arms), worldwide. Among these are 33 granted to O.F. Winchester and Winchester Repeating Arms Company, the first dated May 15, 1863, covering the Henry rifle. The patents covering every conceivable subject, break open shotgun systems, the magazine rifle, self loading pistols from 1886 and hundreds of others. The indispensable research source for collector, dealer, firearms examiner, law enforcement officer, lawmaker and attorney. Impossible to find in its original state. ISBN 0-939683-08-3

$350.00

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A collection of 16 rare and unobtainable ammunition makers catalogues and illustrated lists dating from 1892 to 1939. Nine are American, one Canadian, four German, two English. Bound in one 492 page 9 x 12 inch volume with the catalogue covers in full color at the front.

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A 14 x 19 inch four-color lithograph from an atlas of 28 plates for the Manual of Portable Weapons produced in 1870 for the Royal Dutch Military Academy. A limited edition accompanied by a numbered description in English. Suitable for framing. Remnant copies available for $35.00 shipped surface anywhere, $40.00 by air anywhere.

THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION - VOLUME II - by George A. Hoyem, 1982. American sporting black powder centerfire cartridges and their rifles,   ca 1812 to 1890. 303 pages,
ISBN 0-9604982-9-X.

$60.00 Out of Print

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THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION VOLUME III , third edition - by George A. Hoyem

$60.00

THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION - VOLUME IV - by George A. Hoyem, 1999. Sporting black powder centerfire cartridges and their rifles ca 1812 to 1890. 224 pages,
ISBN 0-9604982-9-X.

$60.00  Out of Print 

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BRITISH SPORTING GUNS & RIFLES- Compiled by George A. Hoyem, 1996. Eighteen rare and unobtainable sporting firearms trade catalogues produced with their color covers in two 9 x 12 inch hardbound tartan red volumes totaling 1,024 pages.

Part 1: Lang 1902, Holland & Holland 1904, Jeffery 1910-11, Eley Brothers, 1911, Webley & Scott 1922, John Dickson1929, plus the Gun Trade Handbook 1906.

Part 2: Purdey 1931, Westley Richards 1909, Lancaster 1924, George Gibbs 1927, Greener 1920, BSA 1931, Holloway ca. 1930, Midland Gun Company 1932, John Rigby (3 catalogues 1932-34), Walter Locke 1925.

$250.00  Out of Print
ISBN 0-939683-13-X

Catalogues W.R.A.Co.

The Winchester Repeating Arms Company collected 54 original trade catalogues in 1910 and bound them in 10 leather-bound volumes for the patent library. When the company was sold to United States Repeating Arms Company in 1981, the collection was discovered and acquired by a Winchester enthusiast.

The set was reprinted by Armory Publications in 1991-92 and included two additional volumes taking the study up to 1918. The books originally sold for $75 per copy, or $900 for a 12-volume set. The complete set has been out of print for over 10 years. Recently, a few sets became available from a collector for $1,200 for a complete 12-volume set, shrink-wrapped and still in the original unopened boxes. Contact  if you are interested in purchasing a complete 12-volume set of Catalogues W.R.A.Co.