WTS Japanese Militaria Collector Books

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Japanese Handguns

There are two editions of the Derby & Brown handgun book, the original edition from 1981 and a later revised edition from 2003.   Every guntō collector should have at least one of these two in the reference library.  I find the older edition to be more enjoyable to read.  Price for both books is US$199 including shipping to the US.

 

Derby, Harry. The Hand Cannons of Imperial Japan. Charlotte, N.C.: Derby Publishing Company, 1981.

Stamped and autographed by author. Hardcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, 284 pages, drawings, tables, black & white illustrations with 8-page color insert.

The back endpaper/flysheet has completely split at the fold and is only held together by the fabric backing.  The easiest fix is to tape it back together. As the book is damaged, it is no longer a collectors book but merely a reading copy.  US$50 including shipping to US.

 

Derby, Harry L., III, and James D. Brown. Japanese Military Cartridge Handguns, 1893–1945. Schiffer Military History, 2003.
Stamped & autographed by both authors. Dust jacket, hardcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, 384 pages, color illustrations. Weight 5 lb 0 oz, printed in China. The book is currently out of print and the senior author is deceased.

Selling a contributor's copy of the Derby & Brown's book. This is the copy that was given to those that significantly helped with the revised edition. For this reason, it was signed and stamped [inkan 印鑑] by both authors. US$160.

 

 

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Japanese Rifles

All three Japanese rifle books below for US$175 including shipping to US.

 

Honeycutt, Fred L., Jr., and F. Patt Anthony. Military Rifles of Japan, 1897–1945. Honeycutt, 1977.

First edition, used, dust jacket, red hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25 inches, 224 pages, black & white illustrations. Weight 1 lb 6 oz, printed in USA. Comes with the letter from the author that was included with the book.  This was the first book devoted to just Japanese rifles. US$99.

 

McCollum, Duncan O. Japanese Rifles of World War II. Excalibur Publications, 1996.

Autographed by author. First edition, first printing. Softcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, 64 pages, black & white illustrations. Weight 0 lb 8 oz, printed in USA. A nice little primer on Japanese rifles. US$35.

 

Team Arisaka, Victor Soto, and Linda Soto. Articles from Banzai on The Japanese Sniper Rifle with Sniper Rifle Serial Number and Telescopic Sight Manufacturer Tables. Banzai Special Project No. 7. Lodestone Publications, Inc., 2001.

First edition, first printing. Softcover, unbound, 8.5 x 11 inches, 50 pages, tables, B&W illustrations. The comb binding converted to 3-ring binding. Weight 0 lb. 7 oz., printed in USA. US$60.

 

 

 

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Japanese Type 99 7.7mm Rifles

All three books below for US$200.

 

White, Doss H., Bill S. White, Frank A. Knapp, and George H. Taylor. The Japanese Type 99 Arisaka Short Rifle. Shoestring Publications, Ltd., 1985.

Autographed by Doss White. First edition, first printing. Softcover, centerfold stapled, 8.5 x 10.5 inches, 80 pages. Copy 291 of 300. Weight: 0 lb 8 oz, printed in United States.  The cover is detached from the top staple while the center sheet is loose.  See pictures below. This was the forerunner of the Banzai Special Projects.

 

Team Arisaka. Arisakas Tables: Type 99 and Type 30. Banzai Special Report 3. Lodestone Publication, 1999.

Softcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, 46 pages, tables, no illustrations.  The side-stapled binding converted to 3-ring binding. Weight 0 lb 5 oz, printed in USA.  This is a spreadsheet showing the changes in component parts.  The two publications above are sold together and the total cost for both is US$110 including shipping to US.

 

Sasse, Douglas Allan. “A Historical Review of the Japanese Arisaka Type-99 Rifle with an Emphasis on the Quality of Manufacturing and Material in Relation to a Time Line of Major Allied Campaigns during 1939–1945.” Master’s thesis, California State University, Los Angeles, 1997.

Softcover, 8.5 x 11 finches, 212 pages, printed on one side only, tables, drawings, black & white illustrations. The velo binding changed to 3-ring binding. Weight 2 lb 7 oz, printed in USA.  US$120.

 

 

 

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Babich, Gregory A., and T. Keep. Imperial Japanese Grenade Rifles and Launchers. Dutch Harlow Publishing Company, 2004.

Dust jacket, hardcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, 248 pages, color illustrations. Weight 3 lb 6 oz, printed in USA. The book covers the launchers & accessories (pouches, wrenches, etc.), grenades, and propelling cartridges.  US$99 including shipping to US, overseas about $45.

 

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Japanese Explosive Ordnance

United States. Departments of the Army and the Air Force. Japanese Explosive Ordnance: Bombs, Bomb Fuzes, Land Mines, Grenades, Firing Devices, and Sabatage Devices. Army TM 9-1985-4. Air Force TO 39B-1A-11. March 1953.

Beige softcover, 7.75 x 10.25 inches, 264 pages, grayscale illustrations.  Weight 1 lb 3 oz, printed in USA.

Condition is excellent except the cover has separated from the text. The glue hardened and became brittle.  I have l left it as is but it can be repaired if desired.  No writing or highlighting, no tears or missing pages. Not a reprint.

A good complement to the grenade launcher book above.  US$99 including shipping to US, overseas about $45.

 

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Japanese Periodicals

And there is always a stray something or another in every reference library.  In this case, a single copy of GUN.

 

Gun Volume 47 No. 6 第４７巻第６号 (May 2008). Published by Kokusai Shuppan Kabushiki-Gaisha 国際出版株式会社.

Softcover, 7.25 x 10.25 inches, 204 pages, color illustrations, includes a DVD.  Weight 1 lb 1 oz, printed in Japan. US$25 or free with any book purchase.