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Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1957
The Gun Digest 11th Edition – 1957 |
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| Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| The Emperor's Pistol by Stephen V. Grancsay | 2 |
| Right on the Button by Warren Page | 6 |
| A Man's Sixgun by Col. Charles Askins | 11 |
| Freund & Bro. by John Borsotti | 15 |
| Rifle Round-Up 1956-57 by Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 23 |
| Gun Proof in Spain by A., Baron Engelhardt | 29 |
| Sultan of the Swamp by Gerald R. Hunter | 33 |
| Lost Causes by F. W. Foster Gleason | 36 |
| The Sportsman's Handgun by Don Martin | 36 |
| A Collector's Bonanza by Maj. R. O. Ackerman | 49 |
| African Safari by Jack O'Connor | 52 |
| Guns and Gear on the Trail by Col. Townsend Whelen | 58 |
| Rebel Revolver by William A. Albaugh, III | 62 |
| Love That Gun – but not to death by Henry Stebbins | 70 |
| Caveat Emptor by John S. du Mont | 75 |
| Goal to Go by Warren Page | 79 |
| Japanese Long Guns 1539-1905 by Charles H. Yust | 84 |
| Magnumitis by Col. George W. Busbey | 92 |
| The Gettysburg Sharps by Paul A. Matthews | 96 |
| Sharps Ammunition by Graham Burnside | 100 |
| Operation Testfire by Col. Charles Askins | 106 |
| The 458 Winchester in Africa by Richard C. Heck | 113 |
| Hatcher on Handguns 1956-57 by Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 118 |
| A Shotgun is a Paintbrush by John Maynard | 124 |
| The World is Ours on Guns | 129 |
| Zero by Robert V. Thompson | 136 |
| Forerunners of the First Winchester by Thomas E. Hall | 140 |
| The Shooters Needs by Kenneth L. Waters | 147 |
| Gun Engraving – Part Two by Edw. C. Prudhomme | 155 |
| Pellet Guns by Art Cook | 159 |
| The Luger Pistol by Fred A. Datig | 162 |
| Streamlined Scatterguns by Col. Charles Askins | 170 |
| What Price Magnification? by John Maynard | 177 |
| Custom Checkering by John T. Amber | 181 |
| Shotgun Choking by Elmer Keith | 222 |
| Exploded Drawings by Shelley Braverman | 238 |
| K. Stegall – Stockmaker | 289 |
| Departments | |
| Custom Guns | 182 |
| U.S. Rifles – models and prices | 186 |
| U.S. Handguns – models and prices | 202 |
| U.S. Shotguns – models and prices | 212 |
| Choke Devices, with prices | 223 |
| Pellet Guns – models and prices | 225 |
| Foreign Arms in America | 228 |
| Ballistic Tables, with prices | 248 |
| Scopes & mounts, with prices | 254 |
| Metallic Sights, with prices | 260 |
| Reloading Tools, with prices | 264 |
| American Arms Associations | 271 |
| National Rifle Association | 271 |
| Contributors | 272 |
| Gun Book Reviews | 273 |
| Shooters Showcase | 278 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | 284 |
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