Collecting the American Sniper Rifle, 1900 to 1945

Poyer, Joe

ISBN 10: 1882391470 / ISBN 13: 9781882391479

Published by North Cape Publications, Tustin, CA., 2012

About this Item

Quarto, viii + 146 pp., b/w photos & illus., 1 p. color, tables, appendices, bib. A Shooter's and Collector's Guide. Edited by Craig Riesch. Paperbound quarto in near fine cond.

Seller Inventory # 013900

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collecting the American Sniper Rifle, 1900 to 1945
• Publisher: North Cape Publications, Tustin, CA.
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1882391470
• ISBN 13: 9781882391479
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Issued Without Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

Collecting the American Sniper Rifle, 1900 to 1945 provides accurate information that will allow the collector to determine whether or not a particular rifle or telescopic part or other accessory is correct and not a fake or misrepresented part sold on the internet.

The book provides a detailed description of . . .

1. the sniper rifle with all parts and markings that make it uniquely a U.S. military sniper rifle.

2. the telescopic sight with all parts and markings that make it uniquely a U.S. military sniper scope.

3. the bases and mounts with all parts and markings that make them part of the U.S. military sniper scope assembly.

The book also contains a history of the development of each particular sniper rifle and telescopic sight. Its mounting on the rifle and sighting in are described in detail. A history of the development of the rifle leading to its use as a sniper rifle is included in an appendix, as are descriptions of British and Canadian sniper rifles that used American-produced telescopic sights.

Collecting the American Sniper Rifle, 1900 to 1945 covers all the sniper variations of the Model 1903 Springfield:

* U.S. Model 1903 .30 Caliber Rifle with the Warner & Swasey Telescopic Sight.

* U.S. Model 1903 .30 Caliber Rifle with the Winchester A5 or Lyman 5A Telescopic Sight.

* Model 1903A1 (Sniper) U.S.M.C. Rifle with the 7.8x Unertl Telescopic Sight

* Model 1903A4 .30 Caliber (Snipers) Rifle with the Weaver M73B1 Telescopic Sight.

About the Author

Joe Poyer is the author of fourteen books on collectible firearms, more than 400 magazine articles on firearms, the modern military, military history and personal security, coauthored nine nonfiction books on the modern military, and twelve novels.

He has served as editor of the following magazines: Safe & Secure Living; International Military Review; International Naval Review and as field editor for International Combat Arms. He was the on-camera Military Affairs Analyst and Reporter for a major television station in Los Angeles, California, appeared as a on-camera commentator on the military on CNN, and on several installments of the History Channel Tale of the Gun.