Dolf Goldsmith (30 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. This reference starts with component identification including exploded view drawings of the M1917A1, 1919A4/A6 and their common parts. Components parts variations, operational and functional inspection, disassembly and re-assembly. Head qpace and tuning, malfunctions and a trouble shooter's handbook. Accuracy and accuracy tests, general technical discussions. All about barrels AND TRIPODS. Notes on the Browning M2 Aircraft Gun and the M37 Browning Tank Gun. 8 1/2 X 11 inches, hardcover with dust jacket with dust jacket, illus, 306 pages.

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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. The Vickers machine gun was such an integral part of 20th century history that it is embedded in almost every history book of the two Great Wars. Historian and machine gunner Dolf L. Goldsmith s 1994 classic, The Grand Old Lady of No Man s Land, was updated with over 270 more pages of new information, color photos and research completed by Dolf and three more Vickers historians: Richard Fisher, Robert G. Segel and Dan Shea. Now, a quarter of a century later, Dolf has participated in the upgrading of this massive book. Absolutely the ultimate collectors book for Vickers machine gun enthusiasts, historians, collectors and scholars alike. 9 X 12 inches, hardcover with dust jacket, 961 pages.

4to Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Signed. 518p. Signed, dated and inscribed to previous owner by Dolf Goldsmith on title page. Contents are otherwise unmarked with b/w photos. Binding is firm with fully attached hinges. Black boards are crispy pointed with gilt lettering on spine. Lacks a jacket. Volume one only.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. 518 pages. Huge volume. Hardcover with a dust jacket. Over 500 illustrations. Very detailed. The book covers all U.S. rifle-caliber Browning models and manufacturers, from the "gas hammer" guns made by Colt (and Marlin in WWI) to the recoil-operated Models of 1901, 1910 and the famous water-cooled Model 1917, made by Colt, Remington and Westinghouse; the tank, infantry and aircraft models of 1918 and 1919 and beyond, through the M1917A1 and the air-cooled M1919A4 and M1919A6 of WWII and Korea. Also includes the Colt Interwar commercial models, the most famous of which was the light-weight, fast-firing Colt MG40 aircraft gun, adopted as the M2. Subsequent variations included the M1919A4E1, the T151, T152, T153 and the M37 tank machine guns. The Browning was superseded by the M60 in 1957. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in green faux calf covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and gilt Maxim machine gun device to the upper board. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is a tyrifle sunned to the spine but still in as new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This book is a comprehensive exploration of the Maxim machine gun, the world's first automatic firearm. The book delves into the origins, development, and impact of Maxim's invention, covering its patents from 1883 and its adoption by various nations. Goldsmith presents a detailed history of Hiram Maxim, his engineering genius, and the revolutionary firearm that changed warfare forever. The book includes 819 black-and-white illustrations and photos, making it a valuable resource for collectors, historians, and firearms enthusiasts. Ref DDD 1.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Revised Edition. Second expanded and revised edition. Hard cover published by Collector Grade Publications in 1993. Dark green textured covers with gilt lettering on spine. Corners of back cover are slightly bumped. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket is slightly creased at top front corner, has some slight scuffing and is in very good minus condition. 4to, 367 pages, 3.3 lb.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 367 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Dark red leather over boards. Gold lettering on spine. Minor rubbing at crown and foot of spine. Spine slightly creased. Binding clean and tight. 568 pages. Black and white photographs in the text. Pages clean throughout with no marks or tears. Inscribed on title page by Dolf L. Goldsmith, dated April 28, 1999. Tucked in the first few pages is a typewritten letter from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms dated Dec 21 1995 appraising a Vickers machinegun. Letter in protective sleeve. There is also a photocopy of the letter and business card for Dolf L. Goldsmith. A very nice copy. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A Collector Grade publcation.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with just minor edgewear, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Boards are still glossy with "straight" edge-corners; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and text pages are all clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 4.3 lbs; Orange and brown dust jacket with title in brown lettering; 1994, Collector Grade Publications; 568 pages; "The Grand Old Lady of No Man's Land: The Vickers Machinegun," by Dolf L. Goldsmith.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Boards are clean and glossy with "straight" edge-corners; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 4.3 lbs; Orange and brown dust jacket with title in brown lettering; 1994, Collector Grade Publications; 568 pages; "The Grand Old Lady of No Man's Land: The Vickers Machinegun," by Dolf L. Goldsmith.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket and book are clean. Has a very good binding. No marks or notations. 568 pages. Brown boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Brown cloth. Folio. Pictorial dust jacket. 568pp. A comprehensive history of the Vickers Machine Gun. The book opens in 1908 when in a stroke of genius the Maxim action was turned "upside down" to become the "Light Pattern" Vickers machinegun. Some background on the powerful Vickers family is given as well as details on the gun's testing and production for use in World War One. The various military models produced, the training of the men who fired them, and the remarkable range of accessories developed are all expertly discussed, amid a profusion of archival-quality photographs and illustrations from the world's finest collections and arms museums. Also, original serial numbers from the Vickers Ltd Register of Guns are provided. A very good bright copy in like dust jacket. The text is clean and fine. Foreign postage will be extra on this very heavy book.

Hardcover. Limited Edition. Fine in simulated, black leather like cloth over boards with bold gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 10 7/8 by 8 1/2 inches. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket. Volume I only of three. One of only 500 copies of a special author's edition signed and inscribed by the author on the title page and this copy is identified as number 310. 518 pages including a bibliography and text. Illustrated throughout with images from black and white photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 8 1/2" X 11" - Volume I, 518pgs / Volume II, 367pgs / Volume III, 455pgs - Purchased NEW and never SOLD. Will need to add an additional amount for shipping. B-17.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Rifle Caliber Brownings Abroad' The brand-new second volume of Dolf Goldsmith's series proves beyond any doubt that the rifle-caliber Browning was simply the most popular and most-used machine gun ever designed. It discusses and illustrates in considerable detail the many variations on the basic recoil-operated Brownings which were manufactured and/or used in over twenty countries, in both World Wars, in Korea and in Vietnam. Of particular interest is the focus on the aircraft Browning, beginning in the Interwar years, in Britain and particularly in Belgium, where to keep pace with the airspeeds of the best new fighter and pursuit aircraft Dieudonne Saive, John Browning's erstwhile chief assistant, twice increased the firing rate of the FN aircraft Browning , first in 1932 to 1,200 rpm and again in 1938 to 1,500 rpm. 8 1/2 X 11 inches, hardcover with dust jacket with dust jacket, illus, 367 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. The Browning Machine Gun Vol. 3 is the third volume in author Dolf Goldsmith's monumental series on the Browning machine gun. Volume I, subtitled Rifle Caliber Brownings in U.S. Service, published in 2005, covers the invention, development and manufacturing history of all models of rifle caliber Brownings in the United States, and their use by U.S. forces in two World Wars and Korea. Volume II, Rifle Caliber Brownings Abroad, published in 2006, covers the offshore production and use of rifle caliber Brownings in 35 other countries. However, the gun itself was only a part of the total picture, as a great deal of auxiliary equipment was needed to keep it in action. The development work that went into these many accessories and ancillaries, here meticulously researched by a well-known machine gun collector, lifelong shooter and ex-U.S. Army armorer, is as interesting as that of the gun, and in some cases even more so, yet up to now it has scarcely been documented anywhere, except for basic descriptions found in military manuals. Volume III contains in-depth coverage on component nomenclature and theory of operation; ground, vehicle and aircraft mounts; sights and sighting equipment; flash hiders; ammunition; ammunition boxes, belts and links; belt filling machines and link loaders; cooling equipment; transport equipment; canvas accessories; training devices (including .22 caliber guns and conversion kits); tools and gauges; caliber conversions; manuals, handbooks and other instructions. 8 1/2 X 11 inches, hardcover with dust jacket with dust jacket, illus, 488 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. This profusely illustrated history covers all models of the U.S. Browning, from the first 'gas hammer' Model 1895 and the initial recoil-operated Models of 1901 and 1910, through the adoption and manufacture of the famous water-cooled heavy Model 1917 during World War I and the numerous Interwar experimental tank and aircraft guns, most of which were built up on surplus M1917 receivers. Tank and cavalry experiments led to the development of the air-cooled M1919A4 infantry gun, while Colt's heavy investment in the Browning system paid off handsomely in the lightweight, fast-firing, dual-feed M2 aircraft machine gun, which was sold commercially and made in large numbers during World War II. Existing stocks of the M1917 water-cooled gun were meanwhile retrofitted to the improved M1917A specification, and the failed Ordnance Department light machine gun competition, discussed in detail, resulted in the compromise M1916A6. The history of Browning manufacture by Rock Island Arsenal, Saginaw Steering Gear and other contractors is followed by chapters recounting the heroic use of the Browning in WWII and Korea, and all subsequent variations, such as the M1919A4E1, the T151, T152, T153 and M37 tank gun, until these fine guns were phased out after the adoption of the general-purpose M60 in 1957. 8 1/2 X 11 inches, hardcover with dust jacket with dust jacket, illus, 552 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Volume Four covers the same basic topics as the three previous volumes, but from the exclusive standpoint of the .50 caliber Browning, which has been in continuous service longer than any other weapon in the U.S. arsenal, and is still in use today in the inventories of 86 countries worldwide. 2008 marks the 90th anniversary of John Browning's first .50 caliber prototype, which, after a shaky start, came into its own with the introduction of the M2 'universal receiver' in 1933. A total of eight prime contractors - three of them divisions of the General Motors Corporation which had never produced a firearm of any kind before - manufactured nearly two million .50 caliber Brownings, of six basic types, during WWII. By the late 1970s U.S. Army requirements had exceeded available stocks, and today a number of modern contractors are again producing standard and enhanced versions of the venerable M2 in the U.S., Britain and elsewhere. 8 1/2 X 11 inches, hardcover with dust jacket with dust jacket, illus, 415 pages.

1st. (16) 367 pages, 4to numerous b/w illustrations from photographs, line drawings, diagrams etc. pictorial end papers. Bound in the publisher's green faux leather gilt machine gun vignette to the upper cover. A VG + copy in dj of the first edition of a much-reprinted title, a comprehensive treatise on the world's first automatic machine gun of Sir Hiram Maxim.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Please contact O'Connell's Bookshop Adelaide (est. 1957) to check availability etc. We have many thousands more books in our shop than appear on line. Size: 29 x 22cm.