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Welcome to our bookstore. These books are offered through CGS at a discount to the collecting community via a partnership with Amazon.com and in some cases the authors that published them. So please help support this web site as in some cases we get a small commission with the sale. In others we just think they are great books and you should have one if you are a serious collector!!!
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 “Collectors Guide to Colt .45 Service Pistols, Models of 1911 and 1911A1” Enlarged and revised 3rd edition 2003 By Charles W. Clawson. This book is the required text for any serious collectors of “M1911/M1911A1 pistols”, and is a subset of the larger more comprehensive text "Colt .45 Service Pistols" by the same author that is out of print.  This Collectors Guide contains most or all of the essential information needed by the novice or advanced collector alike of these fine pistols.  Anyone contemplating the purchase of a 1911/1911A1 military pistol should consider the entire text required reading if they wish to avoid the pitfalls of the rampant fakery seen in todays collector market.

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Complete Guide to United States Military Combat Shotguns by Bruce Canfield, 2007 Publish Date -From the famed Winchester M97 to the Mossberg and beyond! It's all in here! Expanded and updated coverage of American combat shotguns with three times the information found in the author's previous best-selling book on this topic. An absolutely huge collector's guide! 312 pages packed with the latest data that collectors have been demanding. Hundreds of detailed photographs show you the specific features that you need to recognize in order to identify fakes and assembled guns. Over 500 photos and illustrations, 312 pages, 8.5" x 11". Hardcover $49.99 + p/h



 


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"Colt .45 Government Models" - Second Edition 2005 -
By Charles W. Clawson
This Commercial Models Collectors Guide contains most or all of the essential information needed by the novice or advanced collector alike of these fine pistols.  Anyone contemplating the purchase of a Colt Government Model pistol made between 1912 and 1970 should consider the entire text required reading if they wish to avoid the pitfalls of the rampant fakery seen in todays collector market. The price is $54.00 and includes shipping in the continental United States.



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Standard Catalog Of Military Firearms -- 3rd Edition
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Book Description: For military historians and 1911 collectors with a section covering the  M1911/M1911A1 written by Karl Karash. This inclusive reference is a key resource to nearly all the military firearms available to U.S. collectors. Standard Catalog of Military Firearms features listings for firearms manufactured in 1870 through the present. This is the latest edition published in December of 2005!



 


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U.S. Infantry Weapons of World War II by Bruce Canfield- The definitive study - covering everything that was carried into combat by the Army or Marines, including the M1 Garand, the Bazooka, the Government Model .45 Automatic, the M1 Carbine, the Thompson Submachine Gun, "Grease Gun" and more. 303 pages, 417 photos. Special "collector notes" in each chapter! 8.5" x 11"

U.S. Infantry Weapons of World War II

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A Study of Colt’s New Army and Navy Pattern Double Action Revolvers 1889—1908 By Robert Best  -- More info - CLICK HERE --

The first work of its kind, “A Study…” is a detailed look into Colt’s development and production of the Double Action Swing Out Cylinder New Army and Navy series revolvers. Civilian model production, U.S. Army and Navy models and contracts, and other Government organizations using these revolvers are all covered in this book. In depth research by the author into Colt’s shipping records, and the Government Archives is used to document the material presented.

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 Standard Catalog of Military Firearms 1870 to the Present: The Collector's Price & Reference Guide (Standard Catalog of Military Firearms) Second Edition (Latest Published)
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2004 Standard Catalog of Firearms: The Collector's Price & Reference Guide (Standard Catalog of Firearms) by Ned Schwing with a section covering the  M1911/M1911A1 written by Karl Karash.
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Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values 8th Edition
By Norm Flayderman; Paperback
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Truly the best reference and price guide available for antique American arms. The combination of historical reference, vastness of scope, and authoritative pricing make this the ultimate antique American arms value guide. Identify and price more than 4,000 antique American firearms manufactured between 1850 and 1900, using two grades of condition. A detailed history of firearms adds to the reader's knowledge of how a specific gun is priced.

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Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson
by Jim Supica, Richard Nahas
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Collectors of Smith & Wesson products cannot be without this book! More than 775 models of guns and variations produced by Smith & Wesson since 1857 are completely listed according to model and year of manufacture with accurate, updated prices in up to five grades of condition. Production and historical notes provide important background data for determining rarity.

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Standard Catalog of Military Firearms 1870 to the Present: The Collector's Price & Reference Guide (Standard Catalog of Military Firearms) Premiere Edition - 2002
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The Government Models: The Development of the Colt Model of 1911
by William H. Goddard
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The Gun Digest Book of the 1911
by Patrick Sweeney
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Icon The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns
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IconWorld War II: The War Chronicles (1998) A&E and the History Channel's War Chronicles includes fascinating documents of many understudied parts of World War II, such as the Battle of Peleliu. Each of the seven cassettes in this series produced for television carries two one-hour episodes - This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.

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