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Book Review: Swords of the Emperor by John Plimpton

March 30, 2023 Ian McCollum 2

Now in stock and shipping from Headstamp Publishing: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/swords Swords of the Emperor: A Guide to the Identification of Imperial Japanese Swords, 1873 – 1945 is a comprehensive reference work examining a little-studied period in […]

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Book Review: Vickers Guide Heckler & Koch Volume 1

December 20, 2022 Ian McCollum 1

Only available direct from Vickers Guide. The Vickers Guide series of books by Larry Vickers and James Rupley began as beautifully photographed firearms art books – and that’s all they claim to be today. However, […]

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New Book Review: “Third Reich Lugers” by Tom Whiteman

September 6, 2022 Ian McCollum 3

Tom Whiteman (of Legacy Collectibles) has just recently published “Third Reich Lugers: An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to German Military Lugers from World War II”. The full title pretty much says it all here; this is […]

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Update: Pistols of the Warlords Book

July 3, 2022 Ian McCollum 9

Copies are still available at Headstamp Publishing An Update on the Status of Pistols of the Warlords: We are very happy to announce that all of the operations in China for the book are complete. […]

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Book Review: The US M3/M3A1 Submachine Gun by Michael Heidler

July 15, 2021 Ian McCollum 47

It is a bit surprising that there has not previously been a significant book written on the M3 “Grease Gun” submachine gun – but Michael Heidler has corrected that empty space in the firearms literature. […]

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Book Review: SS Contract Walther PP/PPK

July 11, 2021 Ian McCollum 4

I have done some videos previously with Tom Whiteman from Legacy Collectibles – mostly ones about his area of specialty; German WW2 handguns. Well, he has now published a reference book compiling more than 20 […]

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Book Review: The Guns of John Moses Browning, by Nathan Gorenstein

June 24, 2021 Ian McCollum 24

John Moses Browning is, without argument, the greatest firearms designer in history. While we have had many brilliant designers who had their names forever connected to guns (Maxim, Luger, Kalashnikov…), Browning invented whole *categories* of […]

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Headstamp’s Second Book! Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms

May 14, 2021 Ian McCollum 10

I am very excited to be able to announce that Headstamp Publishing’s second book, “Thorneycroft to SA80” is now in stock and shipping! As the name suggests, this is a study of British bullpup firearms, […]

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Book Review: The Green Meanie L96A1 by Steve Houghton

April 27, 2021 Ian McCollum 8

Following up on his 2018 “The British Sniper: A Century of Evolution”, Steve Houghton has now released a followup book on the L96A1 in particular: “The Green Meanie”. This rifles was a paradigm shift for […]

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Book Review: The Complete Book of Tokarev Pistols

March 4, 2021 Ian McCollum 7

The Tokarev is a pistol that does not have much written about it in the world of firearms reference literature – largely because it was not until the collapse of the Soviet Union and the […]

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