My book

[Dick Hosmer]

is FINISHED!!

It will be going to North Cape in a day or so, as soon as I finish jotting down some covering notes.

Thanks to all for your support. There will still be time to slip in a serial number here and there during the editing process, but nothing major. It should have at least 350 photos (which means I took around 1,500!)

We are looking at early 2015 publication.

[Bob K]

Congrats.!

[psteinmayer]

I'll be looking forward to getting one! Congrats Dick!

[Rick B]

Congrats and are any of mine worth putting the serial in? Especially the papered MGM movie gun. Rick B

[Dick Hosmer]

Still a plenty of work left, I suspect. The editor now takes his swipes at the 'fruits of your labor', which, after 22 years* of work, tweaking here and tweaking there, you think is just about perfect!

*Strangely, this is the book I was commissioned to write in 1992! I was the one who noted - after I'd gotten started - that the .58s and .50s (which of course form the base of the trapdoor series) hadn't really been done by anyone. So, with NCP's blessing, I wrote a book I hadn't planned on doing, all the while continuing to polish the other. I was also fortunate/lucky enough to acquire some additional specimens, which shortened the initial photo-begging list considerably.

[broom jockey]

Job well done! Thank you Dick.

[Dick Hosmer]

Congrats and are any of mine worth putting the serial in? Especially the papered MGM movie gun. Rick B

TO ANY INTERESTED PARTIES - Rick makes a good point (but, sorry, am ONLY doing SA-made arms).

If anyone has one of the following models ONLY, I'll be happy to include same (confidentially of course) if received in time:

1873 Carbine, long wrist, UNDER 50000 ONLY, subject to review for authenticity
1873 Rifle, with Metcalfe device
1880 Triangular Rod Bayonet Rifle (154-157xxx)
1881 .45-80 Long Range Rifle (any variety)
1882 Infantry/Cavalry Rifle (28" barrel, either plain (1970xx) or triangular rod bayonet (1974xx) version)
1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle (original flat-latch ONLY, 315-320xxx range) PLEASE, NO standard "M1888" ROD-BAYONETS FROM 1890-UP!!
1886 XC 24" barrel Carbine (330-340xxx)
1888 Positive Cam Rifle (415500-415625; block MUST be marked "US/MODEL/1888")

Though covered in the book, I've not collected serial number data on the following, and it is too late to start now:

1875 Lee Vertical Breech
1878-1880 Winchester Hotchkiss models (all 5 SA versions)
1881 Forager, 20ga.
1875 Officer's Rifle (not numbered in the normal sense)
1881 Marksman's Rifle (not numbered in the normal sense)
1884 Chaffee-Reece (not numbered)
1891 .30 Caliber (not numbered in the normal sense)

Thanks for your interest!!

[Rick B]

Dick the MGM is an 1888 Trapdoor. I wasn't sure if you had a list of serials for a certain reason in the book. Thanks,,Rick

[Dick Hosmer]

Dick the MGM is an 1888 Trapdoor. I wasn't sure if you had a list of serials for a certain reason in the book. Thanks,,Rick

Yes, I wanted to show the ranges for the various scarce models - the 1873 carbine list is something I started for fun in 1970 - it now has over 1200 entries.

[ebeeby]

Looking forward to reading about the mint model 1866 in the rack here. How do we pre-order the book?

And congratulations!!