Gun Digest 2007 (Gun Digest)
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Gun Digest 2008
  • The Standard for ALL gun books!
  • Gun Digest 2008
  • Not your father's Gun Digest
  • Gun Digest Supreme
Gun Digest 2007 (Gun Digest)

Manufacturer: Gun Digest Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0896893162

Product Description

The definitive resource for firearms enthusiasts, "Gun Digest 2007", is the firearm industry's answer to an annual report to customers. Readers gain all the latest trend information through product reports from top-name authorities and access to a one-of-a-kind catalog index - with exhaustive illustrations - of major and lesser-known brands of firearms and valuable contact information. This superior guide: provides readers with technical specifications they need to wisely select and properly maintain firearms; features 240 colour pages that highlight product reports and advancements in the firearms field; and reviews catalogued accessories readers use to enhance firearms, including scopes, metallic sights, laser sights and reloading press. "Gun Digest[registered] 2007" encompasses all the firearm details shooters and collectors are looking for.More infoProvides readers with technical specifications they need to select and maintain firearms. This work features 240 colour pages that highlight product reports and advancements in the firearms field. It reviews catalogued accessories readers use to enhance firearms, including scopes, metallic sights, laser sights and reloading press.Readership: GeneralGenre: Reference Books, sportsSecondary genre: Encyclopaedias, Outdoor recreationTotal Pages: 568Illustrations: 1950 Illustrations, (750 Colour )Editor: Ken RamageEdition: 61Rev ed

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Gun Digest 2008.......2007-10-05

Every year for the past thirty odd years I have ran out in the early fall and purchased the annual Gun Digest as soon as it hits the bookstores. I did so again this year with the Gun Digest 2008. Unfortunately there has been a decline in quality to the Gun Digest in the past several years and John Amber the original editor and publisher of the Gun Digest would be very sadden to see GD 2008. Under John Amber, the GD every year was always an encyclopedia of technical, historical and pertinent related information for the collector, the sportsman, the historian and the gun enthusiast.
Now Gun Digest 2008 is basically a coffee table book. The photography is uniformly excellent but half the book is a catalog and the remaining half is a update on what the fireamrns industry has produced the past year i.e. Reports From The Field (Rifles, Shotguns, Autoloaders, Sixguns and others,Single Shots, Black Powder). Apart from a few nostaglia pieces ( Me and the CMP, 50 years in Boy Scout Shooting) that is the GD 2008 in a nutshell. The sole article that caught my attention was on the restoration of a Model 1886. I personally wish there had been more on restorations and custom rifles and handguns.
It just amazes me that with the explosion of firearms related forums and websites on the Internet (and I must admit that such information is not always credible)the Gun Digest cannot return to its' previous high standard. The ideas and material are out there.
Would I buy GD 2008 again? Sure but I will hope that GD 2009 is better.

5 out of 5 stars The Standard for ALL gun books!.......2007-09-24

There is no book like Gun Digest. It has the up-to-date info thatt other books lack. I enjoy the artcles as I think they best speak to me as a firearms enthusiast. You don't get to 62 editions without being the best!

4 out of 5 stars Gun Digest 2008.......2007-09-04

The articles are very interesting. The specs on the firearms are minimal and incomplete at best. All of the currently available firearms are not listed or pictured. Still, it is the first book I grab when considering the purchase of a new firearm. A very handy, albeit incomplete reference book. Probably buying one every other year would be an economical alternative. Various gun magazines maintain the leading edge on what is new and hot.

1 out of 5 stars Not your father's Gun Digest.......2007-07-08

Gun Digest 2007
Edited by Ken Ramage

Handgus 2007
Edited by Ken Ramage

What can I say?
They don't make them like they used to.
This is not your father's gun digest.

It has been a long time since I bought a Gun Digest but I am about to retire and I want to revive my interest in shooting spoorts. My primary interest is target shooting with handguns.

I expected to catch up on all the new stuff and read dozens of interesting articles and see all the new models and perhaps some fondly remembered old ones.

Well, they don't make them like they used to.
I was severely disappointed. Only 17 articles total. Many of them historical. The ones that are not historical tend to have long, boring, historical introductions.

The Photography is absolutely beautiful. If you are interested in beautiful pictures of beautiful guns, buy the Gun Digest. If you are looking for information about guns, shooting, or hunting, stick to your regular magaziine subscriptions.

If you are interested in handguns, Handguns 2007 is worth the money but just barely. It does not have the slick paper photography but it does have 21 articles. Still a lot of boring historical stuff about how one company morphed into another 75 years ago but a decent amount of real information.

The catalog portion is a disappointment, it is neither organized or comlete. There are photos of guns with no descriptions and descriptions of guns with no photos. There are manufacturers who are not represented at all.


Summary:
If you are interested in handguns, buy Handguns 2007 only.

If you are interested in beautiful pictures of guns, buy the Gun Digest 2007.

If you haven't seen one on quite a while be prepared for a disapointment.









5 out of 5 stars Gun Digest Supreme.......2007-03-20

Gun Digest is top shelf for gun afficiandos and this issue is no exception.
Shooter's Bible - 98th Edition
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • not as comprehensive as I once thought
Shooter's Bible - 98th Edition

Manufacturer: Stoeger Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0883173263

Book Description

Published annually for more than 80 years, the Shooter's Bible provides gun enthusiasts around the world with the most complete reference guide containing new products, specifications and up-to date prices for thousands of firearms and related equipment. With a newly expanded color section, the 98th Edition of the Shooter's Bible continues a long tradition of providing pertinent information on the newest products on the market and also for firearms and equipment that have been around for years. This 576-page informative reference guide includes a collection of full color feature articles covering a wide range of topics of interest to hunters, shooters and firearms enthusiasts.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "Shooter's Bible" continues to be an essential, core addition .......2007-08-04

Stoeger Books is the premier publisher of reference books on rifles and pistols. First published in 1924, and now in it's newly revised and expanded 99th edition, Stoeger Books "Shooter's Bible" continues to be the preferred and comprehensive firearms reference guide covering new products, specifications, and prices on thousands of firearms and related equipment. In addition to informed and informative feature articles, this edition of "Shooter's Bible' covers handguns, rifles, shotguns, black powder, sights and scopes, ammunition, ballistics, and reloading. Superbly organized and profusely illustrated throughout, "Shooter's Bible" continues to be an essential, core addition to personal, professional, academic, and community library firearms reference collections. Also very highly recommended from Stoeger Books for firearms reference collections is the new 30th edition of their "Gun Trader's Guide" (9780883173442, $24.95).

5 out of 5 stars SHOOTERS BIBLE.......2007-07-19

As the title says this is the book for any shooter, if its not in here it probably does not exist!

5 out of 5 stars shooters bible.......2007-01-16

Contains every thing in one easy to locate volume. has been my first choice firearms manual since 1966.

3 out of 5 stars not as comprehensive as I once thought.......2007-01-04

I grew up reading this book. It has been several decades since I last bought one. I recently ordered one and found it lacking several well known brands. Of the ones that it lists, it also fails to document other choices one could have in guns. For some reason nothing is said about the LEE reloading system, maybe there is a fee that manufacturers have to pay in order to be listed
Shotguns for Wingshooting
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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Shotguns for Wingshooting
John Barsness
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0873416716

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5 out of 5 stars book review.......2000-12-29

Fantastic book overall!! Topics covered include side by side to autoloaders to various kinds of ammo for all types of birds. Great read from an honest author!

5 out of 5 stars Barsness is currently the best.......2000-03-08

Barsness has written the best current overview of shotguns for hunting: not sporting clays, trap, etc. He is not aligned nor does he show a marked prejudice for a particular type of shotgun like the side by side which is so prevalent today. He explains the advantages and downsides of various guns and does a particularly good job on the very important, if not vital, subject of stock design and fit. Although I think you can find much of this information elsewhere, Barsness brings it together in a very concise format and cuts through the "poppycock." Plus, the photos are great!
Making Native American Hunting, Fighting, and Survival Tools: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Traditional Tools
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Making Native American Hunting, Fighting, and Survival Tools: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Traditional Tools
  • almost great
  • Definitive guide to making Native American tools
Making Native American Hunting, Fighting, and Survival Tools: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Traditional Tools
Monte Burch
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
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ASIN: 159228020X

Book Description

An illustrated guide to making Native American tools and weapons using time-honored methods.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Making Native American Hunting, Fighting, and Survival Tools: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Traditional Tools.......2007-02-05

Good fast informative read.

4 out of 5 stars almost great.......2007-02-05

I got this book as a present and I really enjoyed it. I loved the parts about bow and arrows and I'm excited to start making my own. The only thing that I thought it lacked was it didn't have all the Native American tools that I was interested in making but over all I enjoyed the book and am glad that I recieved it.

5 out of 5 stars Definitive guide to making Native American tools.......2004-12-10

Making Native American Hunting, Fighting, And Survival Tools is the definitive instructional guide to making Native American tools and weapons. Author Monte Burch takes the reader through all the steps of the basic flint knapping of arrowheads and scrapers to the most complex decorating and finishing techniques of painting and fletching. Of special interest are the chapters dedicated to materials, tools, and the workplace. Readers will learn how to make digging tools, axes, knives, spear points, arrowheads, baskets, harpoons, fish traps, blow guns, tomahawks, traps, lances, shields, and so much more. Enhanced throughout with photographs and line illustrations, Making Native American Hunting, Fighting, And Survival Tools will make an enduringly popular addition to any personal, academic or community library's Native American Studies Collections and is especially recommended reading for survivalists, authors of western novels seeking authenticity in their history backgrounds, and students of Native American history and artifacts.
Upper Chesapeake Bay Decoys and Their Makers
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY DECOYS AND THERE MAKERS
Upper Chesapeake Bay Decoys and Their Makers
David Hagan , and Joan Hagan
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ASIN: 0887402585

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Being on the migrational flyway for ducks and geese, the upper Chesapeake Bay has long been a center for waterfowl hunting. Where there is hunting, there are, of course, decoys. The area around Havre de Grace, Maryland has produced some of the most prolific decoy makers in America. Usually born of the necessity of the hunt, their decoys have become highly collectable. In Upper Chesapeake Bay Decoys and Their Makers, David and Joan Hagan share their talent for photography with the reader. They illustrate the art of the decoy makers in this area with beautiful images of the birds they have formed. Usually their decoys are accompanied by the portraits of the artists and recollections and reflections on their art and experiences. Over eighty decoy makers are represented in Upper Chesapeake Bay Decoys and Their Makers. Many of them are still alive and active in their work. The decoys illustrated range from early decoys, faded and worn smooth with use, to recent decoys which go directly from the artist to the collector without ever touching the water. All of them show the skill of the artist and evoke the appreciation that has made the decoy a central theme in American folk art.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY DECOYS AND THERE MAKERS.......2007-06-10

great history of the old timers and younger decoy carvers and hunters, what a history to read, thats how it all started and is still alive to day, for time takes no toll on this art. the carver may pass over the bar but the decoys shall remain into the future.
Best Guns
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ASIN: 0924357797

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Old? New? Sidelocks? Boxlocks? Help!.......2004-11-07

The book has a lot of history, and is very informative on the history of double guns, and especially detailed in that of American heritage, I read a substatial amount about auto ejectors which I understand, twisted bore and smooth bore, pretty much self explainable, but exactly what is a sidelock, what is a boxlock? How do they differ? Old or new which way is the way to go? I look forward to buying a few doubles and using them. Obviously I do not need a $10,000, or even a $15,000 plus double, but I would like one I could use in the field and have something of value down the road in the next 20 or 30 plus years. I think a few informative drawings and discriptions a little more of the understanding of the workings and parts in detail would be benefical. I am not new to firearms for I have a found respect of them and their uses in more than a few areas but doubles are fairly new to me, and with that, new terminology and parts are hard to understand without knowing what to look for.

5 out of 5 stars Definitive Work.......2004-07-14

More McIntosh. I don't know who has the definitive work on shotguns, but this one must be close. Especially loved the section on spagetti shotguns. I can tell you up front that, for American guns, he prefers Foxes, but if you have read his works, you already know that.

This is just more McIntosh. And that is good, even though he has ruined my life. For years I've just considered guns to be tools like drills and saws .... tools to be used but not pampered. Then I discovered McIntosh, and Italian shotguns, and life has not been the same since.

I've been shooting Japanese. Totally reliable. Never had a problem. But it's like driving a Toyota. I want a Ferrari.

Michael is to blame.

4 out of 5 stars Good Overall Review of High-Grade Shotguns.......2003-10-22

I agree with the reviewer from Seattle -- this book is strictly about high-grade shotguns such as Parker, L.C. Smith, Fox, the Winchester 21 and many others, and has nothing to do with handguns. Overall it's a good book for this type of shotgun.

4 out of 5 stars Review above is Baloney.......2000-10-20

The above review is a bunch of baloney by someone who has never read the book. This book has nothing to do with handguns at all. It's about shotguns, and specifically about the two barrel variety. - - This happens to be an excellent book and a great resource for someone contemplating the purchase of a nice double gun. - -

5 out of 5 stars Best Guns.......2000-04-21

Best guns depicts what is there the best to use for when looking for a gun. McIntosh clearly has a wealth of experince and love of the subject that he writes on.
Gun Digest 2006 (Gun Digest)
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Hardly a shadow of the old Gun Gun Digest
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Gun Digest 2006 (Gun Digest)

Manufacturer: Krause Publications
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ASIN: 0896891682

Book Description

The world's greatest gun book just got even better! This favorite among shooters and collectors now features more than 230 pages of color that showcase the latest products and articles on the newest firearms from around the world. Expert firearms writers offer all new, carefully researched articles and fresh new product reports. This 60th anniversary edition will exceed all expectations with the latest offerings from the firearms industry.

The incomparable firearms catalog section includes specifications, factory options, model descriptions, photos, and retail prices, with coverage of major firearm brands as well as other lesser-known brands. Scopes, metallic sights, laser sights, and reloading presses are also catalogued. Additional coverage lists ballistics and prices for commercially available rifle and handgun cartridges, and shotshells are listed with loads and prices.

-International 60th Anniversary promotions -230+ color pages of new features -GUNDEX(tm) catalogues the guns of the world

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Hardly a shadow of the old Gun Gun Digest.......2006-08-11

Every year the new owners of Gun Digest put fewer and fewer articles in the book. 2007 seems to be the new low. Mostly it is now just a collection of canned catalog specs with many editing errors. After all, they don't have to pay anyone for that. The articles they do have are major boring. Nothing like the pre-2000 Gun Digest when Ken Warner was still the editor.

5 out of 5 stars Gun Digest.......2006-02-25

This book is very informative. Information is easy to find on the subjects. Well worth the time to look it over.

1 out of 5 stars A Major Disappointment.......2006-01-04

As a very long-time GD reader, I have seen good issues and fair issues. This is the first issue that I would consider poor. Editorial content is weak to the extreme, and there is little of interest for the gun enthusiast beyond updates of what's new on the market. The first article is about the .400 Brown Whelan (Why should anyone care?) The second is about modification of a Ruger #1 to .32-40. This is a pure vanity piece, of no interest unless for some strange reason you want to do the same. The third article is entitled "The Automatic Question," which sort of covers the development of semi-automatic sporting arms, touching on the question of advantages over other types of arms over the years. It's only mildly interesting. The next is a long story about the Bowie Knife. Maybe I'm mistaken, but this is not the "Knife Digest." Following is a story about "Premium Bullet Performance." The conclusion is simply that they are all pretty good. Ho-Hum. Next is a long picture piece on engraved weapons. Fine if you like pretty pictures, otherwise, a yawner. Next is a very long article covering the last 60 years of revolver development. It's moderately interesting. I think you get the idea. Anyway, it seems the effort was more on publishing a lot of slick pages in full color than in offering interesting articles that used to be GD's stock in trade. If I could return my copy to Amazon for a refund, I would. My assessment is simple - donate the cost of a copy of GD 2006 to the NRA. Your money will be much better spent.

2 out of 5 stars 2005 Repeat.......2005-11-30

If you have a copy of the 2004 or 2005 editions of Gun Digest, definitely don't bother with GD 2006. If you have none at all and need to browse the market for guns, the 2006 edition is a start -- but be aware, it's a limited one. The cover states; "Since 1944, GD has delivered the very latest in firearms product information..." Well, GD may try, but it simply doesn't (any more!). Mainly, it is incomplete, but it also contains errors.

I was really disappointed to have spent money on this book. I usually buy the year's GD every two years, to keep up with what's going on. But browsing the lists of available rifles, shotguns, handguns etc in the 2006 edition it felt, this time, as if I was still reading the 2004 edition -- the one that has had to suffice this past two years. It read like the same data, the same guns with, often, the same prices. It's as if the editors added a few color-paged articles and photos at the front, and then just hit the "Print 2004 edition" button on their printing press. They certainly haven't reviewed their old data this year.

Several of the latest (and existing) guns are unmentioned, to my knowledge, and probably more that I don't know of are also overlooked. I needed the spec's and prices of, for example:
-- the new Beretta Cx4 Storm rifle
-- the Blaser K95 single shot rifle
-- the new Sako Quad rimfire with interchangeable barrels
-- the full line of Hammerli target pistols (only two shown)
-- the Kimber Tactical 1911 handgun
-- the Anschutz 1720 in WMR
-- the new Remington bolt action in 22LR
-- etc., etc., etc. They don't exist in GD 2006.

And there are errors: the Kimber Super Match II is shown as having a "7-shot magazine" when it is an 8-shot, or a 10-shot with the relevant mag. The so-called "Reports from the Field" which are intended as a rundown of what's new this year, are a once-over-lightly, incomplete reviews, that at times are just vehicles for the reviewer to show several shots of himself on his latest safari beside dead animals plus the rifles he used -- even though they often have little or nothing to do with the new products of that year!!

The glossy pages are fine, but only if they're filled with something valid. Most articles cover mainly arcane topics -- interesting to some no doubt -- but frankly, I am not that interested in the 400 Brown Whelen "maverick" rifle, or the Remington 700 in 8mm Mauser. I thought the articles on 60 years of ammo development, and the one on custom engraving were interesting but could have done with a mainstream article or two as well.

One final grouch! Seems the publisher doesn't use his own books after they are published. If he did, he'd notice that the plastic glazing on the front and back covers shrinks once in use, hand warmth causing the covers to curl up in the most annoying fashion. This is not the first year of this problem. If you do buy this year's GD, keep a heavy weight on the cover to keep it flat -- temporarily. But it'll curl up again soon enough.

5 out of 5 stars An Old Standby Now Printed in Color.......2005-09-09

The tag line for the Gun Digest is "The World's Greatest Gun Book" and that pretty well sums it up. This is the bible of the gun hobby. It has a series of articles that range from an analysis of the 400 Whelan, to a major article on the Bowie knife. As usual, it has a summary of what's new in handguns, rifles, shotguns and accessory items, and finally it has a complete catalog of all of the offerings of all the gun companies. I have each annual volume of Gun Digest in my library going back more than 50 years. I can't imagine doing without them.

One really big change in this year's edition is that the front half of the book with the articles is printed on slick paper and in color. This really improves the appearance.

As for changes in the guns themselves for this year, the big news is the sunset laws that removed the Assault Weapons Ban. This means that large (or as the Gun Digest says) full capacity magazines can now be sold again, and the evil appearing nasty looking rifles can be sold again.

The one complaint that I might voice is that in the pistol section there appears to be nothing but 1911's shown. Regardless of the manufacturer, these all look the same. I'd like to see some of the more unusual guns pictures. For instance: the Olympic Arms .223 pistol, the Steyr, the Wilkinson Sherry and Linda. I guess what I'm really saying is that we need another hundred pages or so.
The Gun Digest Book of Smith & Wesson
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Interesting book
  • An Excellent Survey of Current S&W guns
  • Gun Digest of Smith & Wesson.
  • A good basic Study of S&W Handguns
  • Gun Digest Book of S&W
The Gun Digest Book of Smith & Wesson
Patrick Sweeney
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Book Description

Smith & Wesson is one of the world?s most recognizable and

innovative gun manufacturers. Today?s active shooters,

gunsmiths and collectors have a particular interest in the guns

that have been used by nearly every major law and military

agency in the world. This definitive resource reviews Smith &

Wesson guns on a model-by-model basis, giving enthusiasts a

brief history, a review of technical specifications, and a report

on test shooting and performance for each.

The book covers all categories of Smith & Wesson arms,

including revolvers, automatic pistols and long guns. A special

chapter gives readers a tour of the Smith & Wesson factory

and corporation, and other features include a look at

competition uses, Smith & Wesson rarities, and use of the

weapons in law enforcement.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Interesting book.......2007-03-10

The book is built around several "tests" of different S&W handguns, and it also gives some historical- and tech info.

5 out of 5 stars An Excellent Survey of Current S&W guns.......2006-11-06

This book provides an excellent survey of handguns currently offered by Smith and Wesson. The writer has extensive pratical experience and has been assisted with test firing by a group of friends. Very readable and lots of good photos. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone thinking of purchasing a new or near new S&W.

4 out of 5 stars Gun Digest of Smith & Wesson........2006-07-10

Not quite what I was expecting in this book,but is very informative on later model handguns from this great gunmaker.
Will have to look further for a book with models and serial numbers.

3 out of 5 stars A good basic Study of S&W Handguns.......2006-07-03

Patrick Sweeney has taken on the task of giving an extensive review of the available handguns of Smith & Wesson. He goes into considerable depth on the practical use of the various models and what can be expected on the range, in competion and for the very serious job of Concealed Weapons Carry. Chapters on History, Ammunition, Buying Used, and Competion round this fine effort out.

4 out of 5 stars Gun Digest Book of S&W.......2006-02-20

I am a novice S&W collector and was hoping for more of a reference work covering specific models and variations of Smith & Wesson handguns. This book is biased towards current models, both revolvers and semi-autos. The material that is covered is well written, interesting, and timely. Sections are devoted to a sampling of current models, company history, accessories, proper disassembly and maintenance, etc. However, if you are a collector looking for wider coverage of specific models this book may dissappoint. The book is better suited to people who are interested in what S&W is currently offering or how to care for their S&W guns.
Gun Engraving
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    Gun Engraving
    Christopher Austyn
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    Tactical Knives
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    Dietmar Pohl
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    ASIN: 0873496361

    Book Description

    The 1980s gave birth to combat knives, a type of knife developed specifically for police and military Special Forces. This comprehensive reference is the first to illustrate the development, varieties, and applications of this advanced type of knife from it's origins through today. Dozens of knife styles are identified and showcased, including survival knives, multi-tool, tantos, Bowie, machetes, and other trench, commando, boot, and neck knives. Special attention is given to knives that served troops in WWII and Vietnam, as well as those carried by today's Special Forces.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Tactical Knives.......2005-10-17

    I have started collecting tactical knives recently. I purchased this book to gain a better understanding of my subject, so that I could make well-informed purchasing decisions. I was not disappointed.

    I particularly enjoyed the chapter on Knives in Tactical Deloyment; if a knife is good enough for the special forces, it is good enough for me.

    I also enjoyed the Fixed-Blade Tactical Knives chapter, which covered a range of knives, including general purpose, maritime, survival, hatchet and concealed knives. I did not realise there are so many fixed-blade variants.

    The photos and the layout of the books is very good.

    The only downside is that I cannot import many of the knives discussed in the book into Australia because of our restrictive import regulations.

    3 out of 5 stars Could be a lot better........2005-01-04

    This books has some very good points regarding presentation and pictures of obscure knives from around the world, a good examination of german armed forces is a highlight, but unfortunately to me the book is quite regional (Germany and U.S.) when it could appeal to a greater range of professional users around the world, the book sometimes seems like a knife catalog (the author works at Boker's sales dept.), instead of a users guide that, in my opinion, would make the book a whole lot more "usable", and not only pretty a display of what is available in the aforementioned countries

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