Format: 6 × 9 inches, softcover, pp. 104 + xi

Armax: The Journal of Contemporary Arms is a multidisciplinary academic journal publishing research from scholars around the world, and serves as the peak international publication promoting the scholarship of contemporary arms.

In addition to full-length research articles and shorter research notes, Armax publishes book reviews, conference reports, obituaries, and other material relevant to the contemporary arms studies community. Armax is published by Helios House Press on behalf of the Cody Firearms Museum, with two issues annually. All research submissions are double-blind peer reviewed.

Issue Contents:

• Editor’s Preface (N.R. Jenzen-Jones)

• From the Cody Firearms Museum Curator (Danny Michael)

• The MBAssociates M1 Silent Pistol & Javette Projectiles: Chemical & Biological Warfare at the Individual Level (Cmdr. Mel Carpenter)

• Operational Trials of the E. M. 2 Automatic Rifle in Malaya, 1952–1953 (Jonathan S. Ferguson)

• The Winchester Repeating Arms Company’s Exports to Foreign Powers During the First World War (Matthew Moss)

• Ruger’s ‘Old Model’ Single-action Revolvers: A Cautionary Tale of Reproducing Historical Firearms in a Litigious Age (Ashley Hlebinsky)

• Gerät 920: Licensed Production of AK-74 Rifles in East Germany (Kristóf Nagy)

• The Dutch Uzi: Service Variants of the Army, Navy & Air Force, 1957–1997 (Mathieu Willemsen)

• Report: The 2019 Kurt Swanson Bucholz Arsenals of History Symposium (Ashley Hlebinsky)

• Book Reviews

  • A History of the Small Arms Made by the Sterling Armament Company: Excellence in Adversity by Peter Laidler, James Edmiston & David Howroyd (reviewed by Jack Shanley)

  • Winchester Model 1895: Last of the Classic Lever Actions by Rob Kassab & Brad Dunbar (reviewed by Danny Michael)

  • Firearms of the Texas Rangers: From the Frontier Era to the Modern Age by Doug Dukes (reviewed by Patrick Senft)

• In Memoriam: Claude Gaier

All back issues are available to retail customers exclusively through Headstamp Publishing. Subscriptions for future issues can be purchased from armaxjournal.org.