Goforth W E (11 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 31pp. Pictorial stiff card wrappers' stapled contents.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Iver-Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Firearms 1871-1993 is an enlightening dissertation, detailing one of America s premier (but little known) firearms manufacturers and their arms. Concentrating on the firearms, mainly the revolvers, you ll be tutored on all the pertinent information the educated Iver-Johnson collector needs in pursuit of his or her passion. Bill Goforth has produced a well-illustrated book with literally hundreds of quality academically adorned with model variations, specifications, serial number ranges, dates of manufacture, and all the 'nuts and bolts' information needed to properly document your firearms. This well executed text is highly deserving of a place in the library of any discerning armscollector. Chapters Include: 1. Early Solid Frame Handguns 1871-1899, 2. Early Solid Frame Double Action Revolvers 1878-1899, 3. Solid Frame Handguns 1900-1954, 4. Post World War II Solid Frame Revolvers 1946-1978, 5. History and General Information on the Safety Automatic Revolver 1894-1941, 6. Large Frame Safety Automatic Revolvers, 7. Small Frame Hammer & Hammerless Safety Automatics, 8. Markings Found On the Safety Automatic Revolver, 9. Other Top Breaks of Interest, 10. Optional Accessories and Special Orders, 11. Post World War II Top Break Revolvers 1946-1978, 12. Firearms 1978-1993, 13. Safety Mechanism of Iver Johnson s Arms & Cycle Works, 14. Top Break Revolver Barrel Latches of Iver Johnson s Arms & Cycle Works, 15. Parts List and Diagrams 16. Specifications for Iver Johnson s Arms & Cycle Works Handguns, 17. Patents, Appendix A. Chronological Listing of all Firearms of Johnson & Bye, Iver Johnson s Arms & Cycle Works & Iver Johnson Arms., Appendix B. Dates of Interest in the History of Iver Johnson and Iver Johnson s Arms & Cycle Works of Fitchburg, Mass. U.S.A., Appendix C. Iver Johnson Obituary, Appendix D. Franchise Certificate. Brand new/never sold, 8.5 X 11 X .6 inches, 232 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Color pictorial card cover stock; 4to; 82 numbered pages plus an additional 70 unnumbered; illustrated with b/w photos, drawings & catalog facsimiles. An overview of the firearms products produced by Iver Johnson in the stated period. A bit of rubbing along spine edges, bar code sticker inside front cover plus inked price to top corner of title page o/w a solid VG to NF copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Trade PB. 4to. Published by Blacksmith Corporation, Chino Valley, AZ, 1992. 82 pgs. Illustrated with black and white photographs and illustrations. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Iver Johnson was born in Norway, apprenticed as a gunsmith, emigrated to American and worked for Allen & Wheellock Company. Later he formed a partnership with Martin Bye to manufacture an improved version of the Pepperbox Revolver, never realized. They also manufactured firearms, drills, reamers, leg-irons, handcuffs, toy tops, toy cap guns, bicycles, tricycles, baby walkers and a motorcycle. EB; 8.75 X 0.5 X 11.25 inches.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Gd. condition - A reference / handbook text for Arms and Cycle Works Handguns . . (HI5b)). Book.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Inscription reads, "Best Wishes to John Rust Bill Boforth." Limited Edition copy "152 of 500" ink stamped on the title page. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Iver Johnson was born in Norway, apprenticed as a gunsmith, emigrated to American and worked for Allen & Wheellock Company. Later he formed a partnership with Martin Bye to manufacture an improved version of the Pepperbox Revolver, never realized. They also manufactured firearms, drills, reamers, leg-irons, handcuffs, toy tops, toy cap guns, bicycles, tricycles, baby walkers and a motorcycle. Ships same or next business day. Front cover 3 small scratches near fore-edge, very very minor shelf and edge wear in almost fine condition; protected in an archival sleeve. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Signed by Author.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A clean tight copy from a meticulous collector's personal library. Light shelf and edge wear to boards, jacket with slight creasing to folds, finish and edges. Previous owner often put his name and dates purchased and read on an endpaper, and this may be present - otherwise a crisp clean well cared for book!

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. H&R Arms Company 1871 - 1986 is a source of information and knowledge whose time has come. The community of firearm collecting has indoctrinated its followers with the idea that the only firearms worthy of collecting must be expensive; "the belief that the value of a collectible firearm is measured by its cost". They've sometimes disregarded the many other reasons for collecting firearms such as historical relevance. You will find no other firearm company with a richer or more monumental significance in dealing with the events that formed this great nation. In fact, because of their affordability H&R firearms made their way into just about every circle. Some have coined the term "the common man's gun", and in that knowledge we can conjure up the trials and tribulations of the most significant portion of the American populace, the working man. Make no mistake; knowing about firearms is the essence of American history. This being said, H&R Arms Co. 1871-1986 is not a book filled with information unhelpful to collectors, but instead it dives right into all the pertinent information needed to properly document these great guns. Serial numbers, dates of manufacture, model variations and more adorn these pages; not just the basics, but all the known minute details. Lavishly illustrated with pictures, sales flyers and more that corroborate all the academically exemplary text, this book will surely be the straw that broke the back of the high-priced-only ideology. Those few who now have H&R collections are sure to be pleased with the publication of this book, as with documentation, comes value. Those curiosities you've been admiring (but knew little about) for years at gun shows will now become the talk of the firearm community. Get in on the ground floor and prepare to be fascinated. Brand new in shrink wrap/never sold, 9 X 11.5 X 1.5 inches, 628 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. This book is in very good condition with little wear all around. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1st. 82 pages, 4to illustrated in b/w from photographs line drawings. Followed by Appendix with circa 72 unpaginated pages of facsimile copies of patents with gun breakdowns. Pictorial card covers Very good copy.