Historical Arms Series (HAS)
The Historical Arms Series (HAS) is a numbered collection of specific titles covering a wide variety of topics. The Series includes reference material on The Cooey Firearms, Ross Rifles, Royal Artillery, RCMP, Brown Bess Muskets and French Arms as well as reprints of Military Discipline and Regulations. The books on Artillery and Ordnance are particularly informative with specs on carriages and many diagrams. All of the books have many illustrations, charts and diagrams and are great for quick reference or just an edition to your library. Most of the books are 30-50 pages and soft cover.
40 Items
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- Price: $34.95
- Description: Just released as No. 3 of the New Historical Arms Series, “The Comblain Rifle” by Jonathan Kirton is 94 Pages of information on the innovative and interesting Comblain single shot, falling block r...
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- Description: This is the only book to illustrate the firearms used by the Militia and Armies of Canada from the early 17th century until the present time. In it, the arms are described in detail with illustrations...
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- Description: This is an important manual designed to assist in the identification of the many variations of the triangular or socket bayonets used by the U.S. Army. American Socket Bayonets, 1717-1873 by Donald B....
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- Description: This study records and illustrates the points necessary to identify British artillery used during the 18th and 19th centuries. The guns, their marking, and their equipment are described in detail. An ...
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- Description: This reprint of an early manual of arms describes the musketry drill with 88 positions illustrated. His Majesty's Regulations, 1828 by Major T. L. Mitchell. 32 pgs.
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- Description: The pistols and rifles of this famous Force, are described and illustrated. Details of production, marking and use are included to make this a most important identification guide. Small Arms of the Mo...
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- Description: The Sniper's rifles and techniques of the U.S., Britain, Canada, Russia, Germany and Japan ln World Wars I and II are described. Sniper Rifles of Two World Wars by William H. Tantum, IV. 32 pgs., 32 i...
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- Description: The history of the 9-Pdr. muzzle loading rifle introduced in 1871 is covered. Illustrations have been selected to show the carriage, limber, ammunition wagon, naval mount and gun sleigh. The 9-Pdr. Mu...
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- Description: This book was first printed in 1757 to aid in the training of the newly-formed Highland regiments. A history of the introduction of those regiments has been included along with the contemporary illust...
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- Description: The musket carried by the British army in the years preceding and following the Revolution are described, identified and illustrated. The organization of the British army, a complete roster of the reg...
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- Description: Prepared as a manual for officers of the British Army in 1846 when there were more that 50 authorized descriptions of Ordnance. Each carriage is illustrated with detailed, scaled, line drawings in bot...
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- Description: (Enlarged, and expanded as HAS 29). Names, dates and locations of over 800 Canadian gunmakers working between 1608 and c.1920 are listed. The Gunsmiths of Canada: A Checklist of Tradesmen by S. James ...
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- Description: Canada's importance in World War II was largely due to her ability to provide good men and arms of quality, in quantity. Much of her arms producing ability was due to the foresight of James E. Hahn an...
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- Description: This gun first appeared about 1764 and over the next 12 years was developed into the most versatile of all artillery. The author has given a detailed introduction to the gun, its equipment and its use...
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- Description: The development of the Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield rifles from its introduction in 1888 are detailed and illustrated. The Lee: British Service Rifle from 1888 to 1950 by Robert J. Dynes. 24 pgs. 67 i...
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- Description: Uniforms, drums, flags, muskets, swords, bayonets, artillery, accoutrements and regimental histories. A superb introduction to a long neglected area of colonial history covering Canada, Louisiana and ...
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- Description: A study of the 18th century text and illustrations that were prepared for the official Infantry and Compagnie Franche de la Marine arms drill introduced by Royal decrees in 1703, 1750 and 1755, comple...
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- Description: Although the 1841 edition of the U.S. Ordnance Manual provides ample information on the equipment that was in use during the 1840s, it is evident that the patterns of equipment that it describes were ...
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- Description: The period 1815-1914 was the golden age in the history of British and American coast artillery. Striking evidence is the great number of coast forts from that century. Some preserved as historic monum...
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- Description: This work describes the evolution of the holster used in the army for the period 1870-1910 and to comment on its variations. It is limited to holsters which carried the Colt cal .45 Single Action Army...
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- Description: War rockets had been in use for more than two centuries but it was not until 1805 that they were improved by William Congreve and introduced into British service. Their use at Copenhagen, Leipzig and ...
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- Description: The author has taken the story of the Snider Enfield and its special ammunition from their pre-production days to the early 20th century. This title is an expanded version of number 2 above, published...
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- Description: This listing of more than 700 men in the arms trade in New York City prior to about the end of the 19th century will provide a guide for identification and further research. Gunmakers, gunsmiths, merc...
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- Description: The best way to examine a dirk is first hand but since this is rarely possible, illustrations of more than 100 dirks and Sgian Dubhs is second best. In text, the author has set the dirk in its changin...
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- Description: The basis for this title is a very rare identification manual published by the French government in 1918 that illustrated 60 aircraft with three or more views: French, English American, German, Italia...
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- Description: At least 67 models and more than six million rifles, were made by this small Canadian rifle maker. They have been identified from the first Cooey Canuck through the last variations made by Winchester-...
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- Description: This book lists the names, occupation, location, and dates of more than 1,500 men and women who worked as gunmakers, gunsmiths, armorers, gun merchants, gun patent holders, and a few other gun related...
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- Description: This introduction to early artillery is a most welcome addition to the very little that has been written on artillery of the 15th and 16th century. It could be considered two books: The notebook of Jo...
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- Description: This history of the distinctive firearms made in Scotland from the 16th to the mid 19th century is the most comprehensive ever written. It is by two scholars, one formerly Keeper of Metalwork at the V...
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- Description: The "bell mouthed" gun associated with highwaymen and pirates had its origin in the 16th century, it was used by civilian and military travellers, and it continued to be made in parts of the world unt...
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- Description: This study deals with the formation and arming of the famous Highland regiments. In 1740, independent Highland companies were embodied as the 43rd regiment of the line. Muskets and bayonets were suppl...
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- Description: Ten gunmakers made London one of the major gunmaking centers of the world. This book examines how the design and construction of their pistols contributed to that reputation and how these characterist...
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- Description: Traces bayonets from the plug bayonet, through the regulation socket bayonets which saw service in North America. 36 pp., 17 patterns, The Bayonet in New France, 1665-1760 by Erik Goldstein. 41 ill., ...
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- Description: In 1691, the arms manufacturer in Tulle received its first order to supply muskets for the French Naval Dept. They quickly became the firearm of choice in the French colonies in America. This book fol...
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- Description: This study traces the history and the construction of the first model of the Colt Dragoon revolver supplied in 1848 to the U.S. Cavalry. The authors have produced a chronology for the revolver which s...
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- Description: This is the first book in English to provide a comprehensive introduction to the pole arms of medieval Europe: from the simple pike through the halberd in its many forms, to the roncone, bardiche, Luc...
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- Description: The Light 3 Pounder was the most versatile gun in use during the American Revolution. This book provides documentation on the two guns which were known in America as the Grasshopper and the Butterfly....
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- Description: Dr. Requa, who from 1849 to 1853 served an apprenticeship in the gunmaking trade under William Billinghurst of Rochester, N.Y., changed professions to become a successful Dentist. In 1862, along with ...
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- Description: This title is intended to help fill the gap between 1850 when Howard Blackmore.s London Gunmakers 1350-1850 and its recently published Supplement end, and the years following World War I. It records t...
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- Description: By Order of H.R.H. Prince William Augustus, etc., etc. contains the complete instructions describing all of the movements for the comprehensive manual of arms developed for use by all British army tro...
