We've all seen the books of compiled articles at gun shows, printed by Gun Digest or other sundry magazines. I usually don't give them a second glance, at least until now. I had a friend point out this one in particular, International Arms Review 1. Printed in the late 1970s, it is a lot more interesting than I would have expected, as its editor focused on unusual topics for its articles. The majority are about early breechloading systems, but it does also get into some medieval arms & armor areas and a few more modern guns. The complete table of contents consists of: Giant Siege Guns of Paris History of the Pellet Gun The Gewehr 88 and its Variants Block-Operated Target and Gallery Rifles The Lugers The Dreyse Needle Gun Shotgun Slugs The Gun Collection in Erbach Castle, Odenwald The Bavarian Werder Rifle, Model 1869 The Zig-Zag Mauser From Hallmark to Proof-Mark The Lefaucheux Pin-Fire System Broomhandle Mauser (C96) The Austrian Breech Loader M67 The Halberds The Heerenbuchse Ferlach - Ancient Home of the Austrian Gunmaker The FG-42 Paratroop Rifle Schwarzlose Pistol Evolution of the Assault Rifle Since WWII Can Pistols Stop Cars? 7.63 Astra vs C96 Mauser The Mysterious Chamber of Nazidom Zanotti Belt-Buckle Pistol A Wheel-Lock Curiosity Collette's Gravity Loaders The Crossbow as Sporting Weapon The Introduction of Firearms to Europe The 1911 Swiss Service Rifle Firing the Needle Gun The Age of Armor The Portuguese Guedes Rifle, Model 1885 Evolution of the Machine Gun in the German Army The Norwegian Rifle With the Tip-Up Chamber The Rheinmetall Automatic Shotgun No. 4 Granddad's Rifle is not Dead The Old Prussian Hussar Sabre Nagant Gas-Check Revolver 7.62mm Model 1895 The Russian Simonov Carbine (SKS) Few people will be interested in everything there, but I expect many folks will find a lot of the articles worthwhile.