AlanDavid Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 After many years wait this 628 page book has been published. It covers pistols, rifles and shotguns. I comunicated with Bill Goforth a number of years ago about British purchases of 3,000, 1 1/2 inch signal pistols in WW1. It will be intetesting to see if this infirmation made it into the book. Unfortunalty, Mr Goforth passed away a few years ago so never got to see his book published. The book is available from Gun Show Books. www.gunshowbooks.com Regards AlanDSydney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Alan, Thanks for the news on the H&R book. I heard it had been in the works, but was not sure about its status, and thought it might never materialize. I'm just about to submit my order for a copy. Do you have the book in hand already? If so, can you tell me if it has an Reising coverage, from the Model 50 SMG to the Model 65 and later Reising .22 rifles? Thanks! David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanDavid Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 David Here is a contents page for military firearms from the book. It looks as if they are not covered in great detail. Regards Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwl Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 How about coverage of H&R Handyguns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanDavid Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I will let you know when my copy arrives, I got Bruce from Gun Show books to send me the contents page for Reisings, I dont want to trouble him again. Regards Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanDavid Posted May 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 The book is more of an detailed catalogue of the different models and variations of everything H&R made. There is some good info on serial numbers. I am sure there would be more detailed info around on the Handyguns than that contained in this new book. Regards AlanDSydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 My wife tells me my H&R book arrived today, so I'll be able to peruse it when I get home tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing my family and the book this weekend. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 How about coverage of H&R Handyguns? wwl, It has 9 pages of H&R Handy Gun coverage, in 2 different parts of the book. David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 I opened the book last night, and want to provide my observations so far.The book arrived quickly, very well packaged, and shrink-wrappedThe binding and construction of the book is of very good qualityIt has a dustcover, and a large, embossed H&R symbol on the book cover itselfI welcome this book, because it's about a gun company that has not had much written about it. The author, Bill Goforth, passed away 3 years ago, and one of the individuals who contributed to it after Goforth's passing also passed. I'm guessing it took a lot to put this together under those circumstances, and I certainly thank anyone who had a part in publishing the author’s unfinished project. The content I have reviewed for H&R handguns appears to contain good detail, and there are some serial number indexes included. Overall, I believe the author had a great interest in H&R handguns, and not so much of an interest in H&R rifles, particularly the Reising Submachine Gun, and Reising .22 Rifles. As most here know, I have a keen interest in the Reising designed H&R guns, and so I'm a little disappointed in the book's coverage of this subset of H&R firearms. That being said, I did find one piece of information that I had not seen before, which was part of a catalog that I don't have in my collection. Here are some other observations:Most of the book illustrations are from H&R catalogs and manualsThere are a few firearm marking comparisons, but photos of actual H&R guns and their markings or variations are fewSome firearms have extremely basic coverageOne thing I like about the book is that the author is very frank about what he knows, and what he’s not sure about. He bases most of his dates upon when items appeared in H&R catalogs, and implies that his coverage is sometimes limited based on the content of his paper item collection. This is most apparent in coverage of H&R rifles. Here are some more observations:The author had little interest in H&R military firearmsCoverage of the M1 Garand, M14, T48, T223, and Guerilla Gun are limited to one paragraph of text, a scanned catalog page, and two small photos of the M4 Survival Rifle, and H&R manufactured M-16 taken from the internetReising Submachine Gun coverage is one pageThe only specifics mentioned about the Model 55 was that it had a folding wire stockIt has 7 pages of coverage of the Reising .22 designs, including the Model 65, 165, 150, 151, and 700 regular and Deluxe modelsCoverage of the Reising .22’s is limited to specifications, and a page from a catalog featuring the various riflesThe MC-58 is not mentioned correctly in the book – It is referred to as the Model 58C, and erroneously states its dates as 1944-1945 – There is no other mention about this rifle, except for the erroneous model name and dateOne piece of new information it provides is that the Model 165 was offered as a special order, but did not appear in catalogs between 1947 and 1958, and then it reappears in catalogs from 1959 to 1961I’m still evaluating this book from an overall perspective. I’m curious if anyone else has observations they would like to offer up. David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Would anyone else like to offer up their observations? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 I give this book 3 stars out of 5. It is the only serious work on the subject, but its opportunities for improvement are many... David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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