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U.S. Rifle M14: From John Garand to the M21Author: R. Blake StevensTitle: U.S. Rifle M14: From John Garand to the M21Publication: Collector GradeEdition: FIRST EDITIONDescription: First Edition, 2nd Printing. Published by Collector Grade, 1988. Quarto. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new with light shelfwear. Great copy of this engaging title. Seller ID: 373252Subject: Guns
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U.S. Rifle M14: From John Garand to the M21
Seller: West Coast Bookseller, Moorpark, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # H8-103DIA
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U.S. RIFLE M14: FROM JOHN GARAND TO THE M21
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Collector Grade Publications, 1983
ISBN 10: 0889350183
ISBN 13: 9780889350182
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Seller: BSG BOOKS, Covington, LA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 340 pages. Hardcover with a dust jacket. INSCRIBED TO A COLLECTOR AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. The development of the M14 took place during the post-World War II-and-Korea period, which saw immense shifts in American Defense policy in the new Atomic age, and, concurrently, colossal power struggles within the hierarchy of the U.S. Defense Department. Shoulder rifle development was small potatoes indeed against such a backdrop, and it was treated as such. An internecine, niggardly and uncertain atmosphere thus dogged the path of the emerging M14 right from the beginning, proving to contain in the end powerful, deadly seeds of destruction and demise, not only for the lightweight Rifle Program, but for the very core of the 174 year-old U.S. Armory System, plus, ultimately the whole traditional Army Ordnance small arms development ad procurement structure itself. The M14 story is fraught with enigmas and great and multitudinous ironies; it is as well a model study of Modern Bigness and its inherent chaos of labyrinthine vertical, horizontal and territorial divivions In the face of every adversity, however, the fundamentals of John Garand's design of turnbolt rifles shine through, when properly appreciated, and the story ends after all on a note of telling vindication for the M14, albeit in a highly specialized role, as a fitting, fighting American work of art. The M14 story has thus to do with much more than just a piece of hardware, it concerns immense power, vaunting ambition and high drama. In all, it is a celebration of the American Way. Lont out of print. The Book is in Near Fine condition with only modest use. The Dust Jacket shows some light rubbing and edge wear. There is one short tear at the top front. Overall the Dust Jacket is about Very Good. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # RC077
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U.S. Rifle M14: From John Garand to the M21
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Collector Grade Publications, Toronto, 1983
ISBN 10: 0889350183
ISBN 13: 9780889350182
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Seller: Brazos Bend Books, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Very Good in a Very Good Minus dust jacket. Green cloth boards with sharp corners, trace wear at heel of spine. Touch of soil to top edge of textblock. Contents clean, binding sound. Small Armory store label at bottom of rear pastedown, no marks. Jacket has edge-wear including a small chip and a few very short tears (longest tear being one-quarter-inch). 340 pages. IIllustrated with many B&W photos and drawings. Seller Inventory # 044459
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U.S. Rifle M14: From John Garand to the M21
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ISBN 10: 0889350183
ISBN 13: 9780889350182
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Seller: Adkins Books, Chattanooga, TN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Free of markings. Seller Inventory # 2201160022
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U.S. Rifle M14: From John Garand to the M21.
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Collector Grade, 1983., 1983
ISBN 10: 0889350183
ISBN 13: 9780889350182
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Seller: Military Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st ed. 138p. Photos. Line drawings. Oversize. Orange jacket. Fine/Near Fine copy. Seller Inventory # 60-1099