Sykes captain (12 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 112 pages. 7.00x4.37x0.30 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 112 pages. 5.00x0.44x8.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. KlappentextActual incidents provided the basis for this instruction manual on life-or-death close-quarters shootouts with the pistol. The emphasis is on training to fight with no notice, at very close ranges, in poor lighting and unex.

Zustand: New. KlappentextActual incidents provided the basis for this instruction manual on life-or-death close-quarters shootouts with the pistol. The emphasis is on training to fight with no notice, at very close ranges, in poor lighting, unexpec.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No date, Paladin Press Reprint of a 1942 classic, 96 pages. Hardcover published without a dust jacket. The authors were officers with the Shanghai Municipal Police Deprartment when under British control. The "Contents" read: I. Purposes Of The Pistol: II. Choosing A Pistol; III. Training: Preliminary Course For Recruits; IV. Training: Advanced Methods; V. Pistol and Cartridge; VI. Practical Pistol Ranges; VII. Stopping Power; VIII. Miscellaneous. A fascinating book. Prior owner's name & date. Minor rubbing to the spine ends and corners. Light age toning to the pages. Overall a Near Fine copy with light use. Scarce in this hardcover Paladin edition. (DP).…

FIRST EDITION, 25 figures to the text, pp. xi, 96, foolscap 8vo, original green cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt, dustjacket with a colour-printed design by Schwabe, some very light dustsoiling and the backstrip panel a shade darkened, near fine. A wartime publication, during which conflict both authors served with the SOE - though this guide offers itself more generally to 'those whose lot it is to use the one-hand gun in the course of duty'. It is a thoroughgoing treatise on the subject, by two men who had served with idistinction in the Shanghai Municipal Police between the wars - Fairbairn specialising in hand-to-hand combat and Sykes in firearms. Together they developed the FairbairnSykes fighting knife, manufactured by Wilkinson Sword for use by Commandos in the Second World War (and still used today). Sykes was born Eric Schwabe to parents of German heritage in Eccles; the illustrator of this work, an official war artist in both wars, was his younger brother, a graduate of the Slade. A superb copy of a scarce book.…