Smith and wesson book by jim supicar

In the past couple years i have picked up two shootergrade, as opposed to minty collectible. The partnership was first founded in 1852 by horace smith 180893 and daniel b. Sc 16465 borden, norcott, palmer, zarella and klaczak, js. I bought it becuase i was trying to understand how they named their guns, so many models and frame sizes are very confusing. This work provides easytolocate listings organized by model ad year of manufacture to quickly. Over the next 154 years, the company grew to be one of the most innovative and respected firearms. Unfollow smith wesson revolvers to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Now, after more than 160 years in existence, the company created by their eventual partnership is one of the most wellrespected of its kind. Dust jacket shows a lot of wear with a couple of small pieces missing along the edges, tearing, and discoloration throughout. Nahas, richard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Wesson 18251906 in norwich, connecticut, to make leveraction volcanic repeating handguns firing caseless selfconsuming bullets that venture failed, however, and the two men established a second partnership in 1856 in. White was to receive royalties of 25 cents per gun produced until the expiration of his patent in 1872. Front and back covers show some wear with discoloration and a couple of bent.

Front and back covers show some wear with discoloration and a couple of. Prior to taking on oversight of the national firearms museum and nra gun collector programs, jim supica was an antique gun dealer, peddling old iron through his mail order catalog, website and auction business. Hes written numerous articles on gun collecting, including prior to taking on oversight of the national firearms museum and nra gun collector programs, jim supica was an antique gun dealer, peddling old iron through his mail order catalog, website and auction business. Since the lockwork is essentially the same on all smiths, the information in this book applies to j, k, l and n frame guns, from prewwii models to current numbered models.

Jacket with wear and short creases at corners and spineends, but no chips or tears. Jim smiths top 10 funny books for kids the guardian. I cracked open this standard catalog and, bingo, all the details i needed were there inside. Unarmed self defense and disaster preparedness ebooks. This model, with modifications, continued in production as the model no. The classics bring coveted models, with their designs harkening back to the most famous collectibles ever constructed, back in production. Wesson 18251906 in norwich, connecticut, to make leveraction volcanic repeating handguns firing caseless selfconsuming bullets. Covers all the common problems from cracked frames to poor timing and excess endshake. Wesson first became acquainted while working as subcontractors supervising the manufacturing of different firearms at the robbins and lawrence company in windsor, vermont. Books by jim supica author of standard catalog of smith. The first representative of a new generation of service revolvers, the model 10 was targeted to the. Standard catalog smith wesson by jim supica abebooks.

Inspector mouse by bernard stone and ralph steadman. Smith and wesson entered into an exclusive license to use whites patent in the manufacture of their revolver. Each model, known for its legendary performance, has been enhanced with modern advantages. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Spellacy, with whom were barbara frederick and, on the brief, richard s. The pistol itself was manufactured from 1998 until 2006 only.

Alhough undated, i suspect the informaton was from around 1988 based on the model variations covered. Jim supica has 17 books on goodreads with 481 ratings. This book features rarely seen historical photographs, advertisements, and company documents culled from the company archives, museums collections, and the private. Horace smith and daniel baird wesson shared a dream of manufacturing a firearm that could fire repeatedly, using a new and selfcontained cartridge. Jim supica firearms consultant including writing and media. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Jim supica is the director of the nra museums, including the nra national firearms museum in fairfax va and the nra national sporting arms museum at bass pro shops in springfield mo. Photos as i previously mentioned, there are a plethora of fullcolor photos throughout the book. Over the next 154 years, the company grew to be one of the most innovative and respected firearms manufacturers in the world. Argued march 21officially released october 9, 2001 counsel bourke g. Jim supica firearms consultant including writing and.