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Format: 6 × 9 inches, softcover, pp. 111 + x
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)
The Owen Gun: Notes on Development & Evolution (Christopher Scott)
El Mauser Mexicano: A Short History of the Mauser Rifle in Mexico (Luis Gonzalez)
Chinese Type 56 Semi-automatic Rifles Produced at Factory 296 (Lin Xu)
The Peculiar Phenomenon of Reversed Bullets in the First World War (Patrick Senft)
Book Reviews:
The History of Browning Firearms: A Complete Chronicle of the Greatest Gunsmith of All Time by David Miller (reviewed by Ken Campbell)
German Field Artillery of World War II by Steven J. Zaloga (reviewed by Richard Noyce)
British Ordnance Muskets of the 1830s and 1840s: George Lovell’s Legacy by Adrian Roads with De Witt Bailey (reviewed by Lisa Traynor)
Cody Firearms Museum Object Acquisitions 2023 (Danny Michael)
In Memoriam: Nicholas Thomas Harvey
All back issues are available to retail customers exclusively through Headstamp Publishing.
Format: 6 × 9 inches, softcover, pp. 111 + x
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)
The Owen Gun: Notes on Development & Evolution (Christopher Scott)
El Mauser Mexicano: A Short History of the Mauser Rifle in Mexico (Luis Gonzalez)
Chinese Type 56 Semi-automatic Rifles Produced at Factory 296 (Lin Xu)
The Peculiar Phenomenon of Reversed Bullets in the First World War (Patrick Senft)
Book Reviews:
The History of Browning Firearms: A Complete Chronicle of the Greatest Gunsmith of All Time by David Miller (reviewed by Ken Campbell)
German Field Artillery of World War II by Steven J. Zaloga (reviewed by Richard Noyce)
British Ordnance Muskets of the 1830s and 1840s: George Lovell’s Legacy by Adrian Roads with De Witt Bailey (reviewed by Lisa Traynor)
Cody Firearms Museum Object Acquisitions 2023 (Danny Michael)
In Memoriam: Nicholas Thomas Harvey
All back issues are available to retail customers exclusively through Headstamp Publishing.