HBSA journal - Vol 2 No 6

Vol 2 No 6 (May 1993) Contents: Maxim's pistols by Dr. GL Sturgess, Initial designs, British Patents 1885 & 1886, the .45" M.P. cartridge, later pistols Maxim & Silverman's 1896 patent, surviving pistols / The mysterious JJ marks by Mr R Milner, JJ marks on English retailed Colt pistols and revolvers / R.K.Wilson and the Schoenberger-Laumann by Mr CL Bryant, Laumann's Mechanical Repeating Pistol, the arrival of true automaticity, Laumann's Self-loading Mechanism, The Laumann Self-loading Pistol, the Schoenberger-Laumann, Ammunition, a Rival Claim, Dimensions of Laumann & Schoenberger Pistols, A note on RK Wilson / The .455" Cartridge in British Service by C Valentine, First Article, from .450" up to .455" Mk 1 / Patents for Inventions, Class 119 (Small-Arms) 1855 - 1929 / Book Reviews, Markku Palokangas: Sotilaskasiaseet Soumessa 1918-88 by Arms Historic Society of Finland 1991, The Lee Enfield Number 1 Rifles and The Lee Enfield Number 4 Rifles (Excalibur Publications) by Petrillo / The Metford Letters 1878