SIGNED "US SMALL ARMS OF WW2" KNIFE PISTOL M-1 GARAND CARBINE BAR REFERENCE BOOK

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By the end of WW2, the US military fielded the most advanced arsenal of small arms in history, with expertly designed pistols, rifles, carbines, SMGs, LMGs, anti-tank weapons, and flamethrowers in the hands of well trained soldiers. American small arms of WW2 have been of great interest to collectors for decades, leading Bruce Canfield to write an authoritative reference book on the subject in 2020. This SIGNED "US SMALL ARMS OF WW2" KNIFE PISTOL M-1 GARAND CARBINE BAR REFERENCE BOOK is in near mint, unread condition, with only some light scattered storage wear evident (most pictured). Otherwise, the book is in near mint shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it's signed by the author via stick label on the copyright page, boasts an elegantly illustrated dust jacket over hardcovers, and sports 864 pages full of descriptive text, period pictures, and color photographs of Mk. 1 and M-3 trench knives, Paramarine Western W-31 parachutist knives, US Navy Mk. 1 utility knives, USMC Ka-Bars, entrenching machetes, and Hospital Corps bolos, Marine Raider stilettos and "Gung Ho" bowie knives, Dutch Klewangs used by US forces in the Pacific, early experimental Krag and Springfield bolo bayonets, M-1905, M-1942, and M-1 Springfield/Garand bayonets, Colt 1911 .45 pistols, M-1917 revolvers, Smith & Wesson "Victory" revolvers, Colt Official Police, Detective Special, and "Commando" revolvers, Colt pocket automatic models, including those in .25, .32, and .380, M-1903 and M-1903A3 Springfields, the M-1 Garand, sniper rifles and telescopic sights, M-1 and M-1A1 Carbines, Thompson, Reising, UD-42, and M-3 SMGs, Johnson rifles and LMGs, Winchester, Stevens, and Remington riot and trench shotguns, the BAR, Lewis Guns, the .30 cal Browning M-1917A1 MG, the "Ma Deuce", the M-1 bazooka and subsequent versions, rifle grenades and launchers, 60mm and 81mm mortars and their accessories, flamethrowers, all kinds of knife sheaths, bolo and bayonet scabbards, pistol holsters, ammo pouches, and jump scabbards, and a plethora of other invaluable information. A beautiful example of a SIGNED "US SMALL ARMS OF WW2" KNIFE PISTOL M-1 GARAND CARBINE BAR REFERENCE BOOK. Now celebrating over 20 years on eBay. Bid with confidence and please view our other great military, aviation, and sporting classics, including a German WW2 MWC LUFTWAFFE PILOT B-UHR AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH in MINT, unworn, new in the box condition, sporting a crisp 60 minute/12 hour (outer/inner) white numbers black dial, and featuring the classic big "onion" crown and sweeping seconds hand with hacking function.
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