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Firearms Catalogs, Manuals, Histories and More from Cornellpubs

Masters of Hindsight

Cornell Publications LLC.Join us as we consider historic and interesting gun companies, books, stories, manuals, and what is behind them.We host discussions of various old gun manufacturers, suppliers, firearms histories, and books on all subjects relating to guns. Explore origin stories, the characters and families behind them, the firearms themselves, and how the companies evolved and changed (often ending in the rush to modern mass production).The past is full of fascinating stories of firearms

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American Small Arms - A Veritable Encyclodedia of...

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2025/02/02

Edward Samuel Farrow, (April 20, 1855 – September 8, 1926) born in Worcester County, Maryland, was an author and a commander in the American Indian Wars of the late 19th century. He is particularly known for his service in the Sheepeater Indian War Farrow was a graduate of the West Point Military Academy in 1876, and was a commanding officer of Indian Scouts in the Departments of the Columbia.American Small Arms - A veritable Encyclopedia of Knowledge for Sportsmen and Military Men, 1904 is, as the

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14:16

Modern American Pistols and Revolvers - 1894

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2025/01/08

We do a deep dive into Modern American Pistols and Revolvers by A C Gould. What was a Modern Revolver in 1896? Find out from this podcast. An account of the development of pistols and revolvers in America; description of the varieties manufactured; manner of shooting them; work accomplished with these arms; departments of pistol and revolver shooting; impressions formed by studying these arms; and rules governing pistol and revolver competitions.Arthur Corbin Gould (1850–1903) was an author, avid

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16:28

A Short Illustrated History of the J. Stevens Arms &...

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2024/11/29

A Short Illustrated History of the J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company by Joe Vorisek, Joe worked in insurance and traveled extensively throughout New England for his job. Off hours gave him plenty of time to research many of the old gun companies that flourished along or near the Connecticut Valley region, Hopkins & Allen, H&R, American Arms, Crescent Arms, Savage, Stevens, Iver Johnson and more. He wrote books about all of them and this story is a deep dive into the Stevens company. Related

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4:39

The saga of Jane Bannerman giving life to Cornellpubs...

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2024/11/20

This is a brief addition to the Bannerman Podcast we did earlier. That episode talked about the Bannerman catalogs and company history. This one is about Jane Bannerman and how she got us started.

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19:28

A Short Illustrated History of Harrington &...

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2024/11/12

The H&R Arms Company was one of the rare gun makers to survive for over a century. In fact, there is a possibility we may see it back for yet another run. Joe Vorisek worked in insurance and traveled extensively throughout New England for his job. Off hours gave him plenty of time to research many of the old gun companies that flourished along or near the Connecticut Valley region, Hopkins & Allen, H&R, American Arms, Crescent Arms, Savage, Stevens, Iver Johnson and more. He wrote books

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19:33

Bannerman- Cornell Publications and the Francis...

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2024/10/15

We owe the Bannerman Company twice over. It inspired us to start Cornell Publications some 20 years ago, we reprint over 7000 vintage gun catalogs and manuals, and Bannerman gave us so many wonderful catalogs to enjoy. We’ve loved paging through the Bannerman catalogs and their centuries of military and firearms history for more decades than we like to admit and we never tire of learning something new from them.For over 60 years the Bannerman company built a massive collection of military hardware

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12:26

Recognizing Side By Side Shotguns by Charles Carder

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2024/09/28

Buy this book at cornellpubs.com: Recognizing Side by Side Shotguns – Charles CarderCharles E. Carder was born in 1931 in New York State. He was raised in western Ohio, where he began hunting with his father at the early age of nine years old. Since that time, he has become an ardent hunter in his home state.His perpetual affection for side-by-side shotguns has captivated many hours of his life. He collects side-by-side shotguns with unusual mechanisms.He also, has a large file of photos, catalogs,

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13:02

Machine Guns 1917- Mechanism, Handling and Tactics

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2024/09/28

Buy the book at cornellpubs.com: Machine Guns 1917In the summer of 1916, the War Department gave authority for the establishment of several Machine Gun Schools of Instruction for troops serving in the Southern Department. The first school to begin operations under this authority was established by Lieut.-Colonel C. C. Williams, Ordnance Department, at Harlingen, Texas. Two of the present authors, Capt. J. S. Hatcher, Ordnance Department, who had previously been engaged in the preliminary machine gun

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11:21

Suicide Specials by Donald B. Webster Jr.

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2024/09/27

Buy the book at cornellpubs.com: Suicide Specials, Donald B WebsterDonald B Webster was the Curator of History and Art at the Roberson Memorial Center in Binghamton, New York. He is the author of MILITARY BOLT ACTION RIFLES 1841-1918., American Socket Bayonets 1717-1873 as well as Suicide Specials and books on Canadian and American antique furniture. Suicide Specials is a term first written by Duncan McConnell in the American Rifleman in 1948 and applies to the cheapest-priced concealable revolver

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SMALL ARMS OF THE WORLD THE BASIC MANUAL OF ...

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2024/09/23

This big book is a military manual from 1951 that describes and compares the design and operation of small arms from various countries, including the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, and many more. If you have ever wondered about the arms carried by armies form around the globe, this is the book for you, a fascinating bible of common and obscure weapons, rifles, machine guns, pistols, revolvers and more.The manual provides detailed illustrations and instructions

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12:33

Falling Blocks and Other Single Shots from Hopkins...

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2024/09/20

Join us as we discuss Hopkins and Allen, a lost but not forgotten gun manufacturer from New England. Hopkins & Allen Arms Company was an American firearms manufacturing company based in Norwich, Connecticut. It was founded in 1868 by Charles W. Allen, Charles A. Converse, Horace Briggs, Samuel S. Hopkins and Charles W. Hopkins. The Hopkins brothers ran the company's day-to-day operations until it went bankrupt in 1916 and was subsequently bought by Marlin-Rockwell. What a ride!

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