2006 Standard Catalog Of Firearms: The Collector's Price & Reference Guide 16th Edition (Paperback)

by Ned Schwing (Author)

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Product Description
Accurate pricing, tips from experts, six grades of conditions for each model and more than 7,500 photos are all included in this reliable and comprehensive firearms reference. The 16th edition of Standard Catalog of Firearms delivers technical data including barrel length, chamberings, and magazine details for nearly every collectible firearm produced between 1838 and today!

Collectors and dealers alike will appreciate the detailed specifications, historic tidbits and photos for models by Smith & Wesson, Marlin Ballard, Winchester, Mauser, SKB Arms Co., Ruger and more. Popular state-of-the-industry "Snap Shot" articles and experts' first-hand reports of shooting tests, plus 7,500+ photos make this a must-have reference. It includes everything enthusiasts have come to expect from this all-inclusive guide, and contains the updated data and listings they need.

-Features updated retail pricing for 25,000+ models to help with assessing a collection

-Includes commentary from firearm experts for reliable review of specific models

-More than 7,500 photos provide a quick identification guide

About the Author
Ned Schwing is a firearms expert and author of firearms articles published in many gun enthusiast magazines. He's written and contributed to other books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1504 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 17th edition (January 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089689228X
• ISBN-13: 978-0896892286
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 2.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #577,095 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Illustrations Greatly Help in Identification of Rare Guns, January 20, 2006

By	John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The only complaint that I have about price guides like this one is that the guns that I want to buy are priced too high, and the ones that I might be agreeable to sell are priced too low.

More seriously, although this book is fifteen hundred pages long, it's still too short to cover all the guns that have been produced. In a lot of areas of the more collectable guns, it simply has to say go consult a specialty book on the subject, or get an expert apprasial, and beware of fakes. To its credit, it is profusely illustrated. And this is a very good point in trying to identify guns that are a bit unusual.

For instance, the Webley and Scott semi automatic pistols are identified with ten photographs. This is not a common gun seen in the U.S. (and my Model 1913 Royal Horse Artillery model with stock is the one that is underpriced - but how do you price a gun that the one I have is the only one I've ever seen in lots of years of gun shows) and all these pictures help to make sense out of their product line.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 'must' reference for any avid firearms collector, May 27, 2006

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

What does the newly updated 16th edition of the classic STANDARD CATALOG OF FIREARMS get you that differs from past editions? There are more model entries, more pricing data, and more photos: over 1,500 pages packed with detail. All prices have been updated for collectible firearms made between 1838 and 2005, over 600 new entries added, and photos over 7,000 firearms packed in - there's even a 16-page color section on museum-quality antique firearms from around the world. With its serial number lists to help avoid fakes, this 16th edition is a 'must' reference for any avid firearms collector.

Diane C. Donovan, Editor
California Bookwatch

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars price guide, November 3, 2006

By	Gary L. Ocepek "iformation hunter" (livingston il usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

really good facts and a lot of new information in this one. Has all the standard weapons , plus some that are really rare. Perfect for all collectors like myself. Highly recomment this one.