December 2022 Newsletter
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Most Internet Browsers – Firefox, Edge, Opera etc – have decided to truncate, or cut off, the bottoms of long emails like this one. There is a tiny note at the bottom allowing you to retrieve the rest of the email. Rob and Abby
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HOW FAR WILL A SHARPS RIFLE SHOOT?
Mike Venturino
...finally time rolled around to try the Sharps. They elevated the gun carriage to 35 degrees and touched off a round of Dennis Bardon’s loads using a 675 grain bullet powered by about 90 grains of FFg. All the scientists running the equipment started stuttering and stammering, collectively saying, “It couldn’t be!” They just couldn’t accept that a bullet launched by black powder and starting out at a muzzle velocity of only 1,216 fps landed over 3,600 yards away! I heard mutters of, “Shoot another one, something must not be working right.”...
When Your Government has a Heart...
News that Russian authorities have been consoling the mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine with a cardboard gift pack of not one but three handsome towels.
But Then Turns into a Nanny...
The World Health Organization has announced that the globally circulating virus known as Monkeypox will henceforth be called Mpox to make the name less racist and stigmatizing, lest we distress a passing baboon! (Baboons are primates comprising the genus Papio)
I Walked Five Miles in Snow to School with Bare Feet and...
A suburban mom in Texas was handcuffed and jailed after letting her 8 year old son walk a half mile home from karate class. Police told heather Wallace her son could have been kidnapped and sex-trafficked. Facing a prison sentence for child endangerment, Wallace took a plea deal requiring parenting classes and 65 hours of community service. The whole family suffered “deep trauma” Wallace said.
The Wrath of Pele...
The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa erupted this month for the first time in 38  years. The erupting volcano, which reaches 13,681 feet above sea level, poses a variety of hazards, including volcanic gas, volcanic smog, fine ash and particles that locals call Pele’s hair, after the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire. Gas bubbles in the lava burst and rapidly cool, creating sharp glass strands of molten lava, that are about 0.001 millimeters thick and up to several feet long. Pele’s hair blows downwind and can lodge in human skin.
Good Grief, You Need to Slam Fat That Quickly?
A Florida woman is suing Kraft Heinz claiming the firm’s microwavable mac- and – cheese takes longer than the advertised three and a half minutes to prepare. Amanda Ramirez’s class action suit states that the label is false and misleading because it takes additional time to unlid the cups, combine the contents with water, stir and thicken. Ramirez is seeking $5 million dollars.
Gobble Takes on a Whole New Meaning
 Residences of Woburn Massachusetts are being terrorized by a flock of five wild turkeys led by an aggressive male nicknamed Kevin. The bird has beset pedestrians, postal workers, and kids on bikes and even stopping traffic by blocking roads and pecking at tires. “They don’t let you out of your house” said resident Meaghan Tolson adding that many neighbors now keep brooms or rakes by their door for self-defense. “If you are walking or jogging or anything like that they come for you.” “When Kevin is not around the other turkeys are much more mellow” said Tolson, “He kind of amps them up. ”
Feds Will Back Your Jumbo!
The maximum size of home-mortgage loans eligible for backing by Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac will rise to $1,089,300 next year from $970,800 this year. It’s the first time the federal government is backstopping home loans of more than $1 million.
Svetlana Kapanina performing at Sochi Olympics 2014 with an Extra 330 LC RA-1568 (G)...And the cockpit cam shows how it looks inside while pulling some serious Gs! Best female Aerobatic pilot with a Pretty face ! |
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Our purpose is to provide collectors and enthusiasts with a source of period-correct reprinted original material to help them better understand and evaluate their firearms.
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OOPS... we had a problem with the message service built into the website and all the mail was just plain disappearing for almost two months. If you wrote to us without an acknowledgement this fall, please write again.
After a full year our new website is still almost there, we are making some adjustments  but all the tabs are available! It is more modern, friendly to hand-held devices like phones and tablets, and, the new website offers PDF versions of our publications available for instant download! So the next time you are at a gun-show or in a friendly discussion at a watering hole, or need a digital library, you can download the definitive answer for instant reference.
We changed the way the keyword search works since last month. Now it is internal and not dependent on Google so it works more smoothly and efficiently.
Below is the new key to using the new website. Actually, it works much like the old site so you won't have any difficulty handling the small differences.
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Dear Pete (eBay, of course), Abby and I work hard during our retirement to provide period correct information about firearms to collectors and enthusiasts. The reprint Colt Patterson booklet you bought should have been printed correctly. If it wasn’t, we will happily replace it with one that is as good as the original. Please let me know what was wrong with the copy we sent you. We also offer a refund if you wish. We don’t have much advertising budget so we rely on the goodwill of customers to make ends meet. A negative feedback, unfortunately, is very damaging and just encourages others to “pile on” with nasty comments- human nature at work. Negatives stick with us for an entire your, so I’d like to ask you if you would agree to revise your feedback to positive. Please let me know, Cheers, Rob
 Bob - you do provide a valuable service to those looking for info in older publications - sorry about the bad feedback but i called it as it is - no need for a refund but i suggest you improve your repro capability - pete
Pete, Thank you for your most gracious consideration. As a newby to eBay with zero experience, I want to tell you eBay procedures require you offer the vendor (us) the opportunity to fix a problem before you bomb them us poor feedback that sticks with us for an entire year. That is, of course, unless you thought what you were buying was an original because you didn’t read the second line of the ad and are angry with yourself! Rob (I guess calling me Bob indicates how closely he reads things)
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Hi Abby, Do you have available the FN Browning Model 1906 6,35 m/m owner's manual  reprints? (NOT the later, smaller .25 acp "Baby" Browning, but the very first 6,35mm pistol designed by John M. Browning.) Also, do you have the Webley & Scott Model 1906 owner's manuals for their small 6,35mm (.25acp) pistols? Thank you. All best. Eric
Hi Eric, This is the 1906 6.35mm that in the manual they also call "Baby" so it is the original reprint from that date for the pistol. The 1900 model was same cal but slightly different I guess, but I don't have a manual for that one. Basically, the earliest small cal Webley manual I have is the c1912 pistol- the date might have been earlier though, take a look at the image. Best, Abby
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Heckler & Koch c1978 HK21A1 Light Machine Gun Brochure: Hi, Are your items stapled like a regular booklet? Hkcollectorsgallery eBay
This one, because it is only three sheets of paper is placed in a clear plastic sleeve with holes for a binder. You can staple it if you wish. Larger ones are either folded and stapled or bound depending on the size of the page. Rob for cornellpubs
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 Sears, Roebuck & Co. 1970 Firearms Catalog: What is the size of the catalog? Is it printed as a regular catalog or spiral bound? mgfrangoudakis007 eBay
Hello, 29 pages, about 11" x 8", bound with heat activated cloth tape. Rob for cornellpubs
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I have not received this order. Should I be concerned? Thanks, Lee
Hi Lee, You are right, your concern is justified, I lost the order and I'm really sorry. I can't  even explain why it was lost, but I'll print it right now and it will go out USPS Priority Post tomorrow. I do hope my mistake won't be a problem for you and I again apologize. Best wishes, Rob
Hi Rob, No sweat, really. In 25 years of mail order, we have made our fair share of mistakes as well. Best Regards, Lee
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Hi there, I am looking for a Sears gun catalog reprint. it is in the 1950's. They sold a FN rifle named the J.C. Higgins Model 50 or 51. With this rifle they also sold a leather case which the rifle would fit in as well as a scope and cleaning kit. The case is pictured here - https://www.gunbroker.com/item/958770445. Do you have such a reprint with a picture? Or maybe a listing of it as an accessory with the Model 50 rifle? Thanks, Dave Johnson
Hello David, Sears may have sold the 50/51 with a case, but they didn't advertise it that way. In all catalogs from the 50s cases and accessories were sold separately. FYI the M50 was sold as an action only in '54 and with a stock in '55. From then on it was the M51. Best, Abby
Thanks a lot for checking (Dave)
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 I have a Hopkins and Allen OPen Top 22 revolver. I wanted to know if there is a picture of the hammer in the 1914 arms parts catalog or the 1903 arms parts and repair catalog. I would like to purchase a copy but I don't want it, if there is no picture of the hammer. If the picture is in both catalogs let me know. Thank You. Dan
Hello Dan, That particular catalog, the 1914, has the parts for the small frame "automatic hammer" revolver and the police revolver (which was available in .22). Both have good drawings of the hammer.
Cheers, Rob
Thank you for your quick response. I have placed my order. Dan
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The Flobert Gun – History: Are the pictures inside the book in color like the cover or are they just Black & White? thekey1944 eBay
Pictures are in B&W. We note in the description of our reprints when the insides are in color. The inside page we show next to the cover would also be in color. By the way, the images Joe Vorisek used to illustrate his books were often of poor quality having been copied using rudimentary equipment from the 1960s- see the image with the ad for an example. Rob
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Looking for the old Wolf & Klar catalogs from Fort Worth. Wondering if you might have? Evan
Hello Evan, No, I'm sorry, I did a search on the website and it didn't come up. Cheers, Abby
Thanks Abby. I couldn’t find them either. If you ever get a chance I’m sure people would be interested. As you may know, Wolf and Klar was a major distributor in Texas and Southwest through first half of 20th Century. Among other things they personally stimulated bringing back the Third Model S&W Hand Ejector which collectors refer to as the Wolf and Klar model. They specialized in chromed, engraved models. Happy holidays, Evan
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 Hi Abby, I was able to download the pdf file, but when I tried to open it, I got a message that a password was required. What do I need to do? Thank you! Dale
Hi Dale, I'm working on it and will let you know as soon as I figure it out! Best, Abby
Hi Dale, If you have open the link from the website, you can now download the manual, or, I asked Rob to send you one using a transfer service. I'm very sorry for the delay, it took all morning to sort out the problem! Best, Abby
Thanks Abby, I'm all set. I downloaded it again and it opened fine. It's a pleasure doing business with you. Dale
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Hello, I am Jörn from Germany. I just need some information from this book. Is is possible to send a pdf file ? I can pay 10 USD on paypal. What do you think ? graf_zahl1970 eBay
Hello Jörn, I am sorry, we cannot sell pdfs from eBay, however, they are available from our website. Rob for cornellpubs
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Enfield/Webley .38 Revolver/Pistol 1942 - British Small Arms Training: Are these manuals bound like a standard booklet? marle_8617 eBay
If a book has enough pages we bind them. This one, however, is folded with cover stock and stapled. Rob
Thank you for the reply. Just bought one. You had the answer i needed.
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Walther PPK manual: Could you please take a photo of this manual. You don´t need to open it and take photo of the pages. Just put this manual on the table and take a photo. I  just want to see how it looks. How it is produced. Thank you. Please email me the photo to (email address) Best regards,Erik
Hello Erik, you must not be able to see images from the website, I'll put it below. We print to order so there is a brief wait for delivery. Best, Abby
Thank you for your answer. Please answer following questions as numbered:
1. When you print it, how do you put the pages together? Please describe how you put them together as detailed as possible.- folded/stapled
2. Do you cut pages so no white margins are visible? trimmed with narrow margin
3. Is the size of your manual the same as original? nearly
4. Is the print double sided as with the original manual or is it print on one side of each page? yes
We really didn't want him to buy it, he wants an original to go with his pistol and would likely not be happy with our reproduction... 20 years experience, we know!
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Do you folks have reprint manuals for the early (first generation, post war) Harrington & Richardson Model 632 (.32 S&W Long) revolvers? Thank you. All best... Eric
Hello Eric, If you are looking for an exploded parts view, no, they didn't come into general use until after WWII. I'll attach a link to all the H&Rs we reprint: https://cornellpubs.com/harrington-richardson/ Best, Abby
Hi Abby! Many thanks for your lightning fast response. We're not looking for the exploded view, but we would like to find the owner's manuals that came in the factory box in the 1950s for the model 632 Guardsman solid frame. All best... Eric
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Hi--Have been a Cornell Pubs customer for years; thanks for being there! Know that you have a 'new site,' and I believe that I just completed another order. That said, for some reason, I can't download your catalog, etc. An old guy, I'm using a desk top w/older MS Word & Outlook, so don't know (not savvy enough) if it's a problem on my end, or elsewhere. I had also sent you an e-mail a couple of weeks ago about one of the items I ordered today (1891 Mauser Manual, en Espanol)--and never got a reply. Just wanted to let you know that at least on my end, there are some minor problems. I ordered today for today was the first time I could 'locate' the Mauser Manual on the site. Again, thanks for being there. Pete
Hello Peter, I'm sorry if I missed an email from you but the most recent one I can find, other than this one, is from April of 2019 (I almost wrote 1919!). I'm also sorry the catalog/manual download lists don't work for you so I'll attach them, just click on the download to open. Please let me know if I can help any more. Best wishes, Abby
Ms. Abby: Thank you for your quick response!!!! As I received 'Pay Pal' confirmation of my order, I'll assume all's well... Also, thank you for sending the Manuals & Full Catalog Lists! Sincerely, Pete T.
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FIE Corp c1985 Gun Catalog: Hello From Glynnj48 (eBay) Can you Give Pictures of the FIE Animus Titan Tiger 38 Special. Please, let me know. I Will Buy. Thank You.
Hello, we reprint over 6000 old gun catalogs, books and manuals and we get scores of requests for “just the page that...”. I am sorry, we just can't accommodate those requests. Cheers, Rob
Hello From Glynnj48 What is the Number of Pages on the Arminius Revolvers German, And Titan Tiger .38 Special. Are there Pictures of these Revolver, Please, Let me know. I will BUY. One more Question Do you have any Schematics Of this Revolver. Thank You.
There is only one page of the revolvers you asked about and there is no schematic in the catalog. Cheers, Rob
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Hi, I'm looking for a catalog that includes an image n any info on a Savage Model 500, 1938-1942. Nice to know you are into these kind of reprints. Checked 2 of your descriptions but didn't find it. Thanks, Bruce. brbri1739: eBay
Bruce, I've not heard of a Savage 500 and it almost certainly isn't from that era, nor is a 500 listed in later parts manuals. Where did you hear of a Model 500? Rob for cornellpubs
Almost no one has heard of it so far but according to a table in one of my reference books 200 were produced. I also found a request for information in an old gun guy blog. I m running my tables at a gunshow right now. Will find the table I mentioned n send you a pic. Thx, Bruce
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Winchester Model 94 Lever Action Sequence of Take-Down and Assembly Operations:
Hello, I’m looking for the take down sequence manual for the Winchester model 1894 for the year 1947, as explained in your description. I can’t seem to find it in your store. I’m interested in anything you have for Winchester in 1947 that contains model 1894. Thank you. Tom
The Winchester takedown manual referenced here will do the trick for your rifle. In fact, this whole series of Win manuals for guns they produced is excellent. Winchester changed manufacturing methods and parts for the M94 in 1964 so you are good there too. There is no better reference manual for your rifle than this one. If you are looking for the manual at the website it is toward the end of the Winchester listings, otherwise this one will do fine. Cheers, Rob for cornellpubs
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Remington Arms Model 11- '48 Manual: Does this cover the original Browning pattern  “square-back” gun? The description on E-bay is confusing. I am looking for maintenance, repair and parts list information. Thank you for information. xx WL Thomson wtho6318 Ebay
I am sorry, I am not familiar enough with the firearm to distinguish variants, but I suspect not. The original was introduced in 1905 as a licensed copy of the Browning Auto 5. That said, the 1948 version of the manual is the earliest one we have. However, the Remington 1910 catalog we offer has several pages on takedown of the one they sold at that time and includes cutaway drawings of the action. Oh, sorry, for future reference you mention the ebay listing is confusing. Can you tell me in what way you found it so? Hope this helps, Rob
Listed as "Model11- '48 manual". Picture shows the 'square-back' Model 11, which is my interest. Is the " '48 " in reference to the year edition of the manual? There is also a  model 11-48 Remington, which is the updated, "streamlined" receiver, which I am sure also has internal changes. (not what I have) That is the source of my confusion. Thank you for info. xx wtho6318
We are just launching a new website so have absolutely no time. If you send me your email with a request for this manual I'll send you a free pdf, if it works you can pay me. How's that? Rob
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Cheers,
Rob and Abby
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