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BK460  "The Ames Sword Company, 1829-1935"

This book is hardbound, 8 3/4 by 11 1/4 inches in size, 255 pages and in excellent condition with a fair dust jacket.  $100







BK459  "American Swords & Sword Makers, Volume II"

This book is hardbound, 9 by 11 1/2 inches in size, 370 pages and in excellent condition with an excellent dust jacket.  $135








BK458  The All Americans, The 82nd Airborne

Copyright 1988 by Leroy Thompson, 7 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches in size, 192 pages, excellent condition with very good dust jacket,   $15







BK457  Women Warlords

Copyright 1989 by Tim Newark, 7 1/2 by 10 inches in size, 144 pages, excellent condition with excellent dust jacket,  $25







BK456  FIGHTING YANKS AROUND THE WORLD

Copyright 1945,  9 by 12 1/4 inches in size, 100 pages, very good condition.  "MAPS * PICTURES * STORIES of the Many faraway Lands where American Forces are Fighting for Freedom."  $25

BK455  WIR SCHAFFEN, JAHRBUCH DES BUNDES DEUTSCHER MADEL, 1942

This book is hardbound, dated 1942, 4 1/4 by 5 7/8 inches in size, 240 pages and in very good condition.  The text is in German.  It is a diary type book with dates important to the Nazi Party and areas to make daily entries.  The advertisements in the rear are interesting.  NOTE:  The photo makes the cover appear a rose color.  It is actually a blue-green.    $75







BK454  SOLDIER SHOWS GUIDE, VOLUME X

Paperback, 1943,  4 1/4 by 7 inches in size, 192 pages, fair condition,  $10

BK453 

REINHARD HEYDRICH, THE BIOGRAPHY VOLUME 1, ROAD TO WAR

              AND

REINHARD HEYDRICH, THE BIOGRAPHY, VOLUME 2, ENIGMA

This two volume set is by Max Williams, hardbound, copyright 2001, 8 1/2 by 12 inches in size and in excellent condition.

Volume1 is 166 pages and volume 2 is 270 pages.

$125 for the set.




BK453  REINHARD HEYDRICH SS

This book is a translation of the memorial book issued by the German government upon the assasination of Reinhard Heyrich.  It was translated and edited by the Urlic of England Reasearch Unit.  It is softbound, 8 1/4 by 11 1/4 inches in size, copyright 1993 and in excellent condition.  $65






BK451  REVOLVERS OF THE BRITISH SERVICES,  1854 - 1954

By W.H.J. Chamberlain and A.W.F. Taylerson,  copyright 1989,  hardbound, 8 3/4 by 11 1/4 inches in size, 80 pages, excellent condition,  $75






SOLD
  BK450  THE CODE OF HONOR, Dueling in America

By Ellen N. Murry,  copyright 1984,  softbound,  8 1/2 by 11 inches in size,  39 pages, excellent condition,  $50






BK449  GUNS OF THE REICH, Firearms of the German Forces, 1939 - 1945

By Geroge Markham,  hardbound, copyright 1989,  9 by 11 inches in size,  175 pages, excellent condition with excellent dust jacket,  $20






BK448  COLT AUTOMATIC PISTOLS

By Donald B. Bady,  hardbound, copyright 1973,  6 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches in size,  354 pages, excellent condition with very good dust jacket,  $65






SOLD  BK447  THE STANDARD DIRECTORY OF PROOF MARKS with WW II German Ordnance Codes

By Gerhard Wirnsberger,  copyright 1975,  softbound, 5 1/4 by 8 inches in size,  192 pages, excellent condition,  $25







BK446  THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HANDGUNS, Pistols and Revolvers of the World, 1870 to the Present

By A.B. Zhuk,  hardbound, copyright 1995,  9 by 11 inches in size,  304 pages, excellent with excellent dust jacket,  $50






SOLD  BK445  SYSTEM MAUSER, A Pictorial History of the Model 1896 Self-Loading Pistol

By John W. Breathed, Jr. and Joseph J. Schroeder, Jr.,  copyright 1967,  hardbound,  7 1/4 by 10 inches in size,  273 pages, excellent condition with excellent dust jacket,  $50






BK444  MILITARY PISTOLS & REVOLVERS

By Ian V. Hogg,  hardbound,  copyright 1987,  7 1/2 by 10 inches in size,  128 pages, excellent with excellent dust jacket,  $12.50






BK443  pistols, revolvers and ammunition

By Michel H. Josserand and Jan Stevenson,  hardbound, copyright 1972,  6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches in size,  341 pages, excellent condition with excellent dust jacket,  $10





BK442  GERMAN SMALL ARMS

By A J R Cormack,  copyright 1979,  hardbound,  7 1/2 by 10 inches in size,  160 pages, excellent condition with excellent dust jacket,  $30





BK441  A HISTORY OF BROWNING GUNS from 1831

Copyrighr 1942, by the Browning Company, softbound, 7 by 9 1/2 inches in size, 62 pages, good condition,  $20






BK440  REMINGTON HANDGUNS

By Charles Lee Karr, Jr. and Caroll Robbins Karr,  copyright 1960,  6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches in size, hardboound, 152 pages, excellent condition,  $25





BK439  AUTOMATIC PISTOLS

By H.B.C. Pollard,  hardbound, 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches in size, 110 pages, good condition,  $65





BK438  THE LUGER PISTOL

By Fred A. Datig,  copyright 1962,  hardbound, 6 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches in size, 328 pages, excellent with very good dust jacket,  $65





BK437  GERMAN MILITARY HANDGUNS, 1879 - 1918

By John Walter, copyright 1980,  7 1/2 by 10 inches in size, hardbound, 80 pages, excellent with excellent dust jacket,  $35





BK436  LUGERS AT RANDOM

By Charles Kenyon, Jr.,  copyright 1969,  hardbound,  9 by 11 1/4 inches in size,  420 pages, excellent condition with excellent dust jacket,  $100





SOLD  BK435  THE MAUSER SELF-LOADING PISTOL

By James N. Belford and Jack Dunlap,  copyright 1969,  hardbound,  9 by 11 1/4 inches in size,  208 pages, excellent condition with excellent dust jacket,  $45





SOLD  BK434  Luger Tips


By Michael Reese II,  copyright 1976,  softbound, 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size,  88 pages, excellent condition,  $25






BK433  "LUGER HOLSTERS and ACCESSORIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY"

Hardbound, copyright 1992 by Eugene J. Bender, signed by author,  640 pages, excellent with excellent dust jacket,  $350

BK432  "SADDLES AND GUNLEATHER, The Story of HERMANN H. HEISER, Denver Pioneer"

Hardbound, copyright 2008 by Eugene J. Bender,  216 pages, excellent condition,  $350






BK431  "The Navy Luger,  The 9mm Pistole 1904 and the Imerial German Navy; a concise illustrated history."

Hardbound, copyright 1988 by Joachim Gortz and John Walter,  128 pages, excellent with excellent dust jacket,  $75







BK430  "HANDGUN STOPPING POWER, The Definitive Study."

Hardbound, copyright 1992 by Evan P. Marshall and Edwin J. Sanow,  224 pages, excellent condition with excellent dust jacket,  $50






BK429  "Die Pistole 08"

Hardbound, copyright 1985, by Joachim Gortz,  224 pages, excellent condition with excellent dust jacket.
 
PLEASE NOTE:  This is a GERMAN text

$150






BK429  "The Hand Cannons of Immperial Japan"

Hardbound, signed by author Harry Derby, copyright 1981,  283 pages,  excellent condition,  $125






BK428  "The Luger Book"

Hardbound, by John Walter,  copyright 1986, 287 pages, excellent with excellent dust cover, $75







BK427    
MILITARY HANDGUNS OF FRANCE, 1858 - 1958.

By Eugene Medlin and Jean Houn, softbound, copyright 1993,  124 pages, new condition,  $150






BK426  "Nazi Para-military Organizations and Their Badges."

Copyright 1985, first edition,  softbound, by Ray Cowdery, 139 pages.

This book has color photos of over 700 Nazi "tinnies".  It also describes the varous Nazi para-military organizations.  $65

BK 425  Three Volume Set Of Walther Pistol Books by James L. Rankin.

"Volume I,  Walther Models PP and PPK, 1929 - 1945,"  copyright 1974, fourth printing 1982, 142 pages

"Volume II, Engraved, Presentation and Standard Models," copyright 136 pages

"Volume III,  1908 - 1980,"  copyright 1981,  226 pages

The three volumes  $350






BK424  Astra automatic Pistols.

Hardbound, by Leonardo M. Antaris, copyright 1988, 248 pages, as new, $95








BK423  German Small Arms Markings From Authentic Sources.

Hardbound, by Joachim Gortz and Don L. Bryans, copyright 1997, 148 pages, as new, $95





BK422  "
The P.38 Pistol" Volumes One, Two and Three

Volume One, "The Walther Pistols, 1930 - 1945," copyright 1978, first edition. 328 pages

Volume Two, "The contract Pistols 1940 - 1945," copyright 1984, first edition, 247 pages

Volume Three, "Distribution 1945 - 1990, Addendum Vols. 1, 2," copyright 1990, first edition, 270 pages

All three volumes are hardbound and in near-new condition.  $400








BK421  "Firearms Identification" Volumes I, II and III

This three volume set by J. Howard Mathews is in like-new condition with excellent dust jackets.  It is copyright 1962, the second printing.  Volume I is 401 pages, Volume II is 494 pages and Volume III is 730 pages.  Contained in these three volumes are thousands of photos of firearms.  The amount of information in this set is outstanding.  This set is usually found in police laboratories and seldom comes up for sale.  $750.00 for the set.






BK420  Mit Bismarck vor Paris, by Moritz Busch

GERMAN TEXT   Copyright 1942,  296 pages, very good condition,  $50







BK420  VER LORENER SIEG, Italien und die Alliierten 1917 - 1919

GERMAN TEXT   By Silvio Crespi, printed in Berlin,  532 pages, excellent condition,  $75






BK419  Vom Kriege

GERMAN TEXT   By Clausewitz, , copyright 1937 in Leipzig,  727 pages, excellent condition,  $100






BK418  "Bismark"

GERMAN TEXT    copyright 1901,   356 pages, excellent condition,  $100






BK417  Der verratene Sozialismus.

GERMAN TEXT   By K.I. Albrecht, copyright 1939 in Berlin-leipzig,  655 pages, excellent condition,  $75

BK416  "PLATES AND BUCKLES OF THE AMERICAN MILITARY, 1795 - 1874."

Copyright 1974 by Sydney C. Kerksis, 568 pages, excellent condition,  $75






BK415  "THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, VOLUME ONE."

Copyright 1981 by George A. Hoyem, 230 pages, excellent condition,  $100






BK414  "ARMS AND ARMOR IN COLONIAL AMERICA, 1526 - 1783."

Copyright 1956 by Harold L. Peterson,  350 pages, excellent condition,  $45




BK413  "THE RIMFIRE CARTRIDGE IN THE UNITED STATES & CANADA, 1857 - 1984."

Copyright 1987 by John L. Barber, 221 pages, excellent condition, with dust jacket,  $135

BK412  "CONFEDERATE ARMS."

Copyright 1957, by William A. Albaugh III and Edward N. Simmons, 278 pages, excellent condition,  $45

BK411  "FIELD ARTILLERY PROJECTILES OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR."

Copyright 1980, by Thomas S. Dickey and Peter C. George, 505 pages, excellent condition,  $165







BK410  "AMERICA FIRST, Patriotic readings", by J. L McBrien.   Copyright 1916, 288 pages, very good condition,  $25






BK409  Vintage "
House of Swords and Militaria" catalogs.  Circa 1970s, great reference, excellent condition.  Issues available:  5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and the 20th Anniversary Special Catalog.  $7.50 each or $100 for all issues.







BK408  "Meet The Parachute."   Copyright 1941 by O. J. Mink, Reliance Manufacturing Company, 99 pages, excellent condition,  $60

BK407  THE ECONOMICS OF NATIONAL SECURITY,  Twenty-one volume set by Industrial College of the Armed Forces.     Volumes include:  PROCUREMENT,  RECONVERSION AND PARTIAL MOBILIZATION,  PUBLIC SUPPORT MORALE SECURITY,  ELECTRIC POWER, GAS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS,  REQUIREMENTS,  MILITARY SUPPLY MANAGEMENT,  HIGHLIGHTS OF BASIC ECONOMICS,  UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY,  HUMAN RESOURCES,  NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE,  RESEARCH AND DEVELOPEMENT,  ADMISISTRATION OF MOBILIZATION WW II,  PRODUCTION,  AN INTRODUCTORY SURVEY,  PRINCIPILES OF ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT,  MUTUAL SECURITY,  NATURAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES,  PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF GLOBAL CONFLICT,  ECONOMIC STABILIZATION,  TRANSPORTATION  and RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT.   Good condition, printed in 1962,  $250 the set.






BK406  LIONS OF FLANDERS, Flemish Volunteers of the Waffen SS, 1941-1945.  By Richard Landwehr, softbound, 224 pages, excellent condition,  $100



BK405  HISTORY OF THE ART OF WAR by Hans Delbruck, translated by Walter J. Renfroe, Jr.   Four volume set.  

Volume I,   Warfare in Antiquity,  605 pages
Volume II   The Barbarian Invasions,  505 pages
Volume III   Medieval Warfare,  711 pages

Volume IV  The Dawn of Modern Warfare,  487 pages


Excellent condition.  $100 for the set.


 
BK404  "Insignia and Decorations of the U.S. Armed Forces"  By the National Geographic Society, copyright 1943, 7 by 10 inches in size, 208 pages, softbound, 2,476 reproductions in full color and 159 illustrations from photographs.  This is one of the best references for World War II medals, insignia and patches that you can find.  It covers the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Air Corps.  It identifies items that cannot be found in any other references.  I have refered to the copy in my personal reference library thousands of times.  This copy is in like-new condition.  $85


BK403  GET TOUGH! by Major W. E. Fairbairn, 1942 edition, 140 pages, many illustrations, used to train commandos, very good condition,  $100






BK402  "WE THOUGHT WE HEARD THE ANGELS SING"  by Lieut. James C. Whittaker, copyright 1943, 139 pages, 6 by 8 1/4 inches in size, very good condition with very good condition dust cover,  $25






BK401  World Warr II Coca Cola "Know Your WAR PLANES" booklet.  Forty pages, 8" by 5 1/4" in size, good condition, $25


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