CARTRIDGES FOR COLLECTORS. VOLUME III (CENTERFIRE - RIMFIRE - PLASTIC). By Fred A. Datig.

1967 1st edition 8vo (158 x 236mm). Pp176. B/w illustrations of cartridges by Walter Ludwig, brief bibliography. Gilt titles to black boards, spine titled in gilt. Gilt cartridge motif to centre of upper board.

"Here is the first in a series of reference books on cartridge identification compiled for gun enthusiasts... and cartridge collectors [which] contains not only rare, odd and unusual specimens but also many of the most popular military and sporting rounds of the world today. The concise and yet thorough text includes actual size scale illustrations, basic dimension, average bullet weights, muzzle velocities, a brief notation as to the origins or designers and the principal weapons for which each round is intended". Chapters include: From the author; Part one - Metric; Part two - NATO; Part three - British; Part four - American; Part five - rimfire; Part six - plastic cased cartridges. Bibliography.