Firearms Catalogs, Manuals, Histories and More from Cornellpubs

Edward Samuel Farrow , (April 20, 1855 – September 8, 1926) born in Worcester County, Maryland, was an author and a commander in the American Indian Wars of the late 19th century. He is particularly known for his service in the Sheepeater Indian War Farrow was a graduate of the West Point Military Academy in 1876, and was a commanding officer of Indian Scouts in the Departments of the Columbia. Am...

We do a deep dive into Modern American Pistols and Revolvers by A C Gould. What was a Modern Revolver in 1896? Find out from this podcast. An account of the development of pistols and revolvers in America; description of the varieties manufactured; manner of shooting them; work accomplished with these arms; departments of pistol and revolver shooting; impressions formed by studying these arms; and...

A Short Illustrated History of the J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company by Joe Vorisek, Joe worked in insurance and traveled extensively throughout New England for his job. Off hours gave him plenty of time to research many of the old gun companies that flourished along or near the Connecticut Valley region, Hopkins & Allen, H&R, American Arms, Crescent Arms, Savage, Stevens, Iver Johnson an...

This is a brief addition to the Bannerman Podcast we did earlier. That episode talked about the Bannerman catalogs and company history. This one is about Jane Bannerman and how she got us started.

The H&R Arms Company was one of the rare gun makers to survive for over a century. In fact, there is a possibility we may see it back for yet another run. Joe Vorisek worked in insurance and traveled extensively throughout New England for his job. Off hours gave him plenty of time to research many of the old gun companies that flourished along or near the Connecticut Valley region, Hopkins &am...

We owe the Bannerman Company twice over. It inspired us to start Cornell Publications some 20 years ago, we reprint over 7000 vintage gun catalogs and manuals, and Bannerman gave us so many wonderful catalogs to enjoy. We’ve loved paging through the Bannerman catalogs and their centuries of military and firearms history for more decades than we like to admit and we never tire of learning something...

Buy this book at cornellpubs.com : Recognizing Side by Side Shotguns – Charles Carder Charles E. Carder was born in 1931 in New York State. He was raised in western Ohio, where he began hunting with his father at the early age of nine years old. Since that time, he has become an ardent hunter in his home state. His perpetual affection for side-by-side shotguns has captivated many hours of his life...

Buy the book at cornellpubs.com: Machine Guns 1917 In the summer of 1916, the War Department gave authority for the establishment of several Machine Gun Schools of Instruction for troops serving in the Southern Department. The first school to begin operations under this authority was established by Lieut.-Colonel C. C. Williams, Ordnance Department, at Harlingen, Texas. Two of the present authors,...

Buy the book at cornellpubs.com : Suicide Specials, Donald B Webster Donald B Webster was the Curator of History and Art at the Roberson Memorial Center in Binghamton, New York. He is the author of MILITARY BOLT ACTION RIFLES 1841-1918., American Socket Bayonets 1717-1873 as well as Suicide Specials and books on Canadian and American antique furniture. Suicide Specials is a term first written by D...

Buy the book at cornellpubs.com: A Basic Manual of Military Small Arms 1951, Small Arms of the World, WHB Smith This big book is a military manual from 1951 that describes and compares the design and operation of small arms from various countries , including the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, and many more. If you have ever wondered about the arms carried by a...

Buy the book at cornellpubs.com : Falling Blocks and Other Single Shots from Hopkins & Allen – Carder Join us as we discuss Hopkins and Allen, a lost but not forgotten gun manufacturer from New England. Hopkins & Allen Arms Company was an American firearms manufacturing company based in Norwich, Connecticut. It was founded in 1868 by Charles W. Allen, Charles A. Converse, Horace Briggs, Sa...