HEADSTAMP PUBLISHING
Headstamp Publishing’s book series covering the myriad of weapons developed and fielded around the globe during the Cold War. This book series blends fresh historical commentary and beautiful photography to give readers a new understanding and perspective of small arms development during that era. Author Ian McCollum (of Forgotten Weapons) and photographer James Rupley (of Vickers Guide) have teamed up to create a book series that is simultaneously engaging, entertaining, educational, and artistically gorgeous.
Small Arms of the Cold War:
Battle Rifles of NATO
Clockwork Basilisk
The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier & Artemas Wheeler
Author, Ben E. Nicholson, reveals the first attempt to put a multi-shot firearm in the hands of the common soldier and sportsman. This novel device—patented in America in 1818 by Artemas Wheeler—was taken to England by his partner, Elisha Collier, to be trialed by the military shortly after the Napoleonic wars. Rejected by both the British and French militaries, the Collier revolver with its clockwork-advanced cylinder eventually found its place as a bespoke self-defense and hunting weapon.
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Licensed Troubleshooter
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Arming the Dragon
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Small Arms of WWII: Soviet Union
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Rifles on the Danube
Hungarian AK-Pattern Firearms, 1959 – 2002
Our Guiding Principles:
Thorough research, high standards of editing and production, superlative photography and illustrations—resulting in a finished product you will be proud to own.
British Bullpup Firearms
Thorneycroft to SA80
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Small Arms of WWII
Headstamp Publishing’s newest book series covering the myriad of weapons developed and fielded around the globe by the various participants in the Second World War.
Author Spotlight:
Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms & Artillery
at the Royal Armouries Museum in the United Kingdom and author of
Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms, 1901 – 2020
Vickers Guide
High-end coffee table style reference book which presents highly curated collections of firearms in never before seen detail.
Armax
The Journal of Contemporary Arms
A multidisciplinary academic journal publishing research from scholars around the world, and serving as the peak international publication promoting the scholarship of contemporary arms.