I spent quite a few hours at the gunshow here today and talked to both Eugene Medlin and Colin Doane authors of the books; The French 1935 Pistol, A concise history and French Service Handguns of France 1858-2004 about taking over continuing to publish up-dates to these books under my name and they agreed to it as they both are getting up in age and want someone like myself who is interested in this field to carry on with these books and projects. Eugene needs to contact the correct people to do this so we can get the ball rolling on it. We also discussed where I can start to work on my book on Lebel and Berthiers for a possible future publication on these weapons.
So in the future you could very well likely say ... hey I know the guy who wrote the books on French Handguns
Patrick
Good News for French Pistol collectors
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Good News for French Pistol collectors
Vive la République Française, le Lebel et le poilu
Verdun 1916: "Ils ne Passeront pas" "On les aura!"
Fusil d'Infanterie Modèle 1886 Modifié 1893 dit "Lebel"
Vive le Pinard !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axfM1sFqIK0
Verdun 1916: "Ils ne Passeront pas" "On les aura!"
Fusil d'Infanterie Modèle 1886 Modifié 1893 dit "Lebel"
Vive le Pinard !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axfM1sFqIK0
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Re: Good News for French Pistol collectors
Good for you Patrick, I'll take a signed copy!!
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Re: Good News for French Pistol collectors
Bon pour vous Patrick, je prendrai une copie signée aussi!!
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Re: Good News for French Pistol collectors
You've been working on that book a long time Patrick. It is quite obvious you are a serious student of French military weapons of the last 150 years or longer. If you get around to publishing it you would be more than welcome to advertise it here at this site, as I have mentioned to you before.
Have you ever thought about self publishing on the cheap? One of those deals that cost you nothing and Amazon sells it for you and prints it off one copy at a time as it is ordered? A real publisher may come along if there seems to be a significant interest. There seems so many ways of publishing now days there must be some way to do it without having to fill up your basement with self published versions and taking a chance on the publishing expense.
Have you ever thought about self publishing on the cheap? One of those deals that cost you nothing and Amazon sells it for you and prints it off one copy at a time as it is ordered? A real publisher may come along if there seems to be a significant interest. There seems so many ways of publishing now days there must be some way to do it without having to fill up your basement with self published versions and taking a chance on the publishing expense.