Weapons

1409-2002 FLOS DUELLATORUM. LA PIETRA MILIARE DELLA SCUOLA MARZIALE ITALIANA

A critical illustrated edition of this famous tract.

7.65MM POLICE PISTOLS (GERMAN)

As readers of our publication “The German Police” will know, the SS and Himmler had much influence on the organisation and equipment of the Police in the Third Reich. This pamphlet, issued by Himmler’s office, by order of Kurt Daluege, Chief of th...

A HANDBOOK OF COURT AND HUNTING SWORDS 1660-1820

One of the pioneering works on court & hunting swords.

A TREATISE ON GUN-POWDER; A TREATISE ON FORE-ARMS; AND A TREATISE ON THE SERVICE OF ARTILLERY IN TIME OF WAR

This classic manual of artillery, written by Major-General Alessandro D’Antoni (1715-1786), chief director of the Royal Military Academies of Artillery and Fortification in the city of Turin, combines three books in one. There is a treatise on the...

A TREATISE ON THE SCIENCE OF DEFENCE, FOR THE SWORD, BAYONET, AND PIKE, IN CLOSE ACTION 1805

Captain Anthony Gordon taught Sword Exercise to the Foot Guards, and was requested to put the whole science into print. He deals with his task in great, and fascinating detail.

A VISIT TO MESSRS. SCHNEIDER & CO, FRANCE plus Capt.T.LEAH GUN TRIALS IN CHINA

The China trials were for specially commisioned Vickers & Maxims.

ACCLES MACHINE GUN, CARRIAGES & MOUNTS (1892)

This is a sales brochure for the Accles machine gun, which was a competitor in the machine gun race of the late 19th Century when the weapon was beginning to revolutionise warfare. The Accles was an improved Gatling-type weapon, with a battery of ...

ACCURATE SHOOTING IN WAR

This highly useful booklet was produced to train in the use of WW2 rifle

AK47. THE COMPLETE KALASHNIKOV FAMILY OF ASSAULT RIFLES

ALLIED MILITARY FIGHTING KNIVES: AND THE MEN WHO MADE THEM FAMOUS

Paladin is pleased to reissue this classic book in the field of military battle knives. Allied Military Fighting Knives chronicles in detail the background, development and variations of both common and unusual combat knives. It also provides firs...

AMERICAN BEAUTY. THE PRE-WAR COLT NATIONAL MATCH GOVERNMENT MODEL PISTOL

AMERICAN GLADIUS: A STUDY OF THE M-9 MULTI-PURPOSE BAYONET SYSTEM

The M9 has been the United States Army’s standard bayonet for over two decades – with no plans in sight to replace it. In fact, it is already the longest serving American bayonet, joining the M-16 as an enduring symbol of the American soldier. Wit...

AMERICAN MILITARY BAYONETS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. A GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS, INCLUDING NOTES ON MAKERS, MARKINGS, FINISHES, VARIATIONS, SCABBARDS AND PRODUCTION DATA

Over 230 designs discussed.

AMERICAN MISSILES. THE COMPLETE SMITHSONIAN FIELD GUIDE

This remarkable guide provides for the first time an illustrated listing of almost 200 of America s most powerful missiles. With information on all aspects of the missile s specifications, including the speed and capacity of the explosives used in...

AMERICAN SWORDMAKERS

American Swordmakers is the definitive reference volume to American swords from Colonial times to the present. In addition to the men, companies, and government facilities that made swords, this reference also contains a huge amount of data on the...