Book review - Forgotten Weapons

OSS & CIA Special Weapons and Equipment Books

April 7, 2026 Ian McCollum 1

OSS Special Weapons & Equipment: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/purchase/p/oss CIA Special Weapons & Equipment: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/purchase/p/cia As part of the Kickstarter for “Licensed Troubleshooter: The Guns of James Bond” we obtained the rights to reprint H. Keith Melton’s two […]

Licensed Troubleshooter: The Guns of James Bond – Books Now Shipping!

April 4, 2026 Ian McCollum 2

Available and shipping now: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/licensed-troubleshooter Licensed Troubleshooter: The Guns of James Bond is a celebration of the most fascinating small arms wielded by one of the world’s most acclaimed action heroes, 007. This in-depth analysis […]

Book Review: Vickers Guide to H&K Volume 4: Rifles & Machine Guns (and more)

January 27, 2026 Ian McCollum 0

Available directly from Vickers Guide: https://www.vickersguide.com/purchase/heckler-koch-vol-4-standard The fourth and final volume of the Vickers Guide to Heckler & Koch covers the post-roller-delayed long guns made by H&K. This begins with the G11, and then the […]

MY NEW BOOK! Forged in Snow: Finnish Small Arms 1917-2025

November 6, 2025 Ian McCollum 4

Join the book launch on Kickstarter now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/forged-in-snow?ref=f1ouec Forged in Snow: Finnish Small Arms 1917 – 2025 is a reference guide to military firearms manufactured and modified in Finland. Intended for collectors and historians alike, […]

“The World’s Assault Rifles”: Essential for any Firearms Library

August 26, 2025 Ian McCollum 2

Available from Chipotle Publishing: https://chipotlepublishing.com/product/the-worlds-assault-rifles/ I am often asked about what books someone interested in firearms should get. That’s a really hard question to answer because most good books have a pretty narrow focus, but […]

Book Launch! Small Arms of the Cold War: Battle Rifles of NATO

May 15, 2025 Ian McCollum 20

Order your copy today, right here! https://www.headstamppublishing.com/cold-war-battle Or if you are in Europe, please order through our European site: https://www.headstampbook.com/cold-war-battle I’m excited to announce preorders for my latest book, “Small Arms of the Cold War: […]

Book Review: ERMA Erfurter Maschinenfabrik 1924–2003 (Three Volumes)

January 19, 2025 Ian McCollum 0

Available from Schiffer Publishing as three separate volumes: https://www.schiffermilitary.com/collections/military-new-releases/products/erma-erfurter-maschinenfabrik-1924-2003-vol-1 https://www.schiffermilitary.com/collections/military-new-releases/products/erma-erfurter-maschinenfabrik-1924-2003-vol-2 https://www.schiffermilitary.com/collections/military-new-releases/products/erma-erfurter-maschinenfabrik-1924-2003-vol-3 Hot off the presses from Schiffer Publishing, we are looking at Holger Schlemeier’s expanded English version of “ERMA: Erfurter Maschinenfabrik, 1924–2003”. This is a […]

Book Review: The U.S. Model 1917 Rifle – “America’s Enfield”

December 8, 2024 Ian McCollum 7

Available from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Model-Rifle-Americas-Enfield/dp/1931464928 Available from the publisher, Mowbray: https://gunandswordcollector.com/product/us-model-1917-rifle-canfield/ Bruce Canfield is one of the most prolific and prominent authors on American military small arms today, with a bunch of excellent works in print. […]

So You Want to Design Guns? You Need This Book.

June 5, 2024 Ian McCollum 6

“Firearm Anatomy Book III: The Remington Double Derringer” by David S. Findlay Available through Amazon: https://amzn.to/4daGdYy David S. Findlay is a firearms designer with extensive experience – a decades-long career in the field working for […]

Clockwork Basilisk – The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier and Artemas Wheeler

April 30, 2024 Ian McCollum 2

Available now at: http://www.headstamppublishing.com/collier-book Clockwork Basilisk: The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier & Artemas Wheeler reveals the first attempt to put a multi-shot firearm in the hands of the common soldier and sportsman. This novel […]