Includes chapters on Pistols and Revolvers, Carbines, Longarms and Rifles, Swords and Edged Weapons, Artillery Over 160 weapons featured with a history and specifications for...

An entertaining overview of vintage fishing gear, this book takes you back in time to the sport's golden age.  Stunning artwork--including intricate still life photographs of collectible lures and flys, fish spearing...

A pictorial essay of Colt revolvers, their makers and users throughout history....

This extensive and useful encyclopedia is specially written for sport shooters, weapons collectors, and government officials.  Illustrated throughout in full color with detailed descriptions of each weapon, often accompanied by its history...

Several dozen knife-makers and their stunning creations are highlighted here, in addition to detailed and comprehensive backgrounds of each creation....

This is a sprawling history of a nation built on the sweat and ambition of inventors, adventurers, and people searching for a new beginning in the mid-19th century. As readers see America...

A detailed and beautifully illustrated book that tells the full story of Remington Firearms model by model with more than 200 clear photographs.  Separate sections cover all of the company's output, including...

This book shows the reader over 500 handguns of all types from the early flintlocks of the revolutionary period, the percussion cap pistols and revolvers of the Civil War, the famous six...

This book shows the reader over 500 longarms of all types from the early flintlocks of the revolutionary period, the percussion cap rifles and repeaters of the Civil War, the famous rifles...

The Illustrated Directory of Guns is the most ambitious and lavishly illustrated history of guns for the collector and enthusiast.   It shows in clear, detailed photographs and text over 1500 guns with...

The Illustrated Directory of Watches gives a comprehensive overview of the amazingly diverse world of the wristwatch, and its fascinating history....

This latest book from long time researcher and militaria expert Martin J. Brayley provides an extensive and in depth examination of bayonets from 37 countries from around the world – over 300...

This is the first book that shows in full color all the details of the war’s greatest weapons—handguns, rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, mortars and antitank weapons. This reference is much more than...

The life and history of the most famous gun in America, includes serial number tables for all models by years of manufacture....

For 700 years Japanese civilization was dominated by a single warrior caste. This project looks at the weaponry of Samurai men and women over the centuries with specifically commissioned photography of reenactors...

The Sparkling Story of Coca-Cola, a compendium of America's favorite soft drink, is an entertaining account of the product that helped define the term "pop culture."From the history of Coke's distinctive flavor,...

Watches are more than miniature marvels of engineering; indeed, they are more than just collectibles: they are items of jewelry that command huge prices and make fashion statements about the wearers.  As...

A thorough survey of every model manufactured, featuring lavish illustrations in color and black and white....

Collections such as the Dave Riffle, Gary Reynolds and US Repeating Arms Company are portrayed in this lavish photo essay....