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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Orval Reichert is a collector of WWII-era semi-automatic pistols, especially the P38, and has been an invaluable help in sorting out a sometimes confusing array of pistol variations. He can be reached at P.O. Box 67, Vadar, WA, 98593.

Joe Gaddini, of SWR, has provided invaluable technical assistance on Class III firearms and suppressors. He can be reached at 119 Davis Road, Suite G-12, Martinez, GA, 30907.

Thanks to Eric M. Larsen for his information concerning Federal firearms laws.

Special thanks go to Simeon Stoddard, former curator of the Cody Firearms Museum, for his research into and contributions concerning the M1 Garand rifle.

Nick Tilotta is an expert on Thompson submachine guns. He helped to explain the subtle differences between models and can be reached at P.O. Box 451, Grapevine, TX, 76099.

Don Westmoreland is a serious student of Japanese and German WWII automatic weapons. His knowledge was extremely valuable.

Gunsmith Stan Andrewski can be reached at 603-746-4387 and is recommended to anyone needing firtst-class work on Class III weapons.

Dan Shea, editor and publisher of Small Arms Review, lent his mastery of Class III firearms.

Ted Dawidowicz of Dalvar USA lent numerous photos of imported Polish military firearms. He may be reached at 702-558-6707.

Jim Alley (937-773-4203) of IDSA Books was most generous in granting use of his extensive personal library.

Blake Stevens (905-342-3434) of Collector Grade Publications shared his vast knowledge as well as select photographs from his personal collection.

The suggestions of Ricky Kumor, Sr., and J. B. Wood contributed much to earlier editions of this book – and to this one as well.

The assistance of small arms expert James Rankin is gratefully acknowledged.

Mark Keefe, editor of American Rifleman, contributed valuable information on Lee-Enfield rifles.

Richard Wray and Ken Keilholz shared their encyclopedic knowledge and photographs of Class III firearms, without which this would be a lesser book.

J. R. Moody was generous in his assistance concerning Class III and sniper weapons.

Thanks go out to Pedro Bello for sharing his extensive knowledge of machine pistols.

Charlie Cutshaw provided valuable information on rare and hard-to-find military weapons.

Paul Miller and John M. Miller, CWO, U. S. Army (Ret.), generously shared their deep knowledge of military weapons.

Bob Naess is an expert of machine guns and their values, and he kindly lent his assistance to this volume.

Mike LaPlante generously straightened out the maze of variations found in the AR-15 and M16 family of weapons.

And, finally, our thanks go to Ned Schwing, former editor of this volume.