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Note: The manuals offered here are ORIGINAL, WW2, U.S. Government publications, NOT facsimiles or modern reprints, unless specifically and clearly mentioned in the item description. |
2UMM-16. FM 6-80 Field Artillery Field Manual, Service of the Piece, 155-Howitzer M1918A1, Truck-Drawn. US War Department Field Manual dated October 10, 1939. 4-1/2-inch wide x 7-3/8-inch high, paper covers; 55 pages with a few illustrations and text prescribing the duties to be performed in the service of the piece by the personnel assigned to one howitzer section of the firing battery. The covers exhibit light signs of age from handling, insignificant soil and very small tear on the bottom left corner; original owners name inked on upper right front and a different name is lightly penciled on the inside front cover. The interior pages are in excellent condition. Overall near excellent. $12.00 PHOTO |
2UMM-17. Drivers Manual TM 10-460. 4-3/8-inch wide x 6-inch high, War Department Technical Manual designed to fit into a shirt or pant pocket. Dated May 6, 1942. Paper covers, 108 pages of illustrations, charts and text, instructing the military driver how to operate military vehicles, in the military way, (Standard Operation Procedures). The manual covers all phases of basic driving skills, as well as how to operate a military vehicle in a motor march column; in difficult cross-country terrain; driving in desert sand; foreign rules of the road; in warfare; during maneuvers, etc., etc. The inside front and back covers have a place to insert a military drivers license and for accident report forms. A very nice, early, manual to go into the glove box of your military vehicle or a great personal item for a footlocker display. The front cover is lightly aged and worn and exhibits light to moderate soil from handling and storage; the corners of the covers are bumped, worn and lightly dog-eared; the back cover is moderately soiled from storage, (nothing of a serious nature); the interior pages are excellent. $20.00 PHOTO |
2UMM-18. TM 11-630 Radio Set SCR-506-A, Dated November 1944 – Official Government Re-Print, 1945 – For Government Distribution. WW2 War Department technical manual. Approx. 7-7/8-inch wide x 10-1/4-inch high. -format, paper covers, 197 pages of photos, illustrations, charts, two fold out schematic designs and text, containing general description, assembly and installation, preventative maintenance, maintenance, lubrication, moisture proofing, repair, radio & transmitter theory, (specific model), presetting, color codes and references for Radio Set SCR-506-A; a fairly large radio set designed for installation in tanks, amphibian trucks, personnel carriers command cars and other vehicles. The covers are Vg+ exhibiting minor soil from handling and storage and very light use. Interior pages are near excellent. Near excellent. $22.00 PHOTO |
2UMM-19. TM 9-1270 U.S. Rifles, Cal.30 M1903, M1903A1, M1903A3 and M1903A4, Ordnance Maintenance, for Ordnance Personnel Only. War Department Technical Manual 20 January 1944. Approximately 5-7/8-inch wide x 8-3/4-inch high format, paper covers, 116 pages of photos, charts and instructive text, providing detailed instructions for, “Ordnance level maintenance and repair,” of the above listed weapons, which includes the 1903A4 sniper rifle and scope, as well as slings and bayonets. The manual covers complete disassembly and reassemble including the use of special tools and techniques and has many detailed illustrations and exploded views presenting interrelated complex parts in a piece by piece proximity, which greatly aids disassembly and reassembly. The exterior covers exhibit moderate to heavy signs of age and soil with moderate wear, including dog ear corners and worn spine edges, which are consistent with a manual that was actually used in an Ordnance maintenance and repair facility; the front cover has ink annotations and doodling on it. The interior pages exhibit lightly yellowed and some have minor soil spots from handling; the bottom right page corners have been heavily bumped and are dog eared; the bottom right corner of page three has a moderate chunk of paper missing, however it does not I interferer with a text. The detailed description might tend to make this manual appear worse than it really is; this manual is still very sound and intact and contains a wealth of information on the M1903, M1903A1, M1903A3 and M1903A4 rifles, and is a manual that is not often encountered. Overall condition about Vg-. $35.00 SOLD PHOTO |
| 2UMM-20. Preliminary Instruction Book For Radar Indicating Equipment Model VG-2, U.S. Navy, 6 Dec. 1944. 8-1/2-inch wide x 11-inch high format, red paper covers and black lettering. The manual is constructed in a notebook design; the pages and covers are held together with three screws and cylinder style nuts. The pages are not consecutively numbered, they are numbered in sections; approximately 200 pages of photos, illustrations, charts, tables, one fold out schematic design, and text relative to, radar indicating equipment manufactured by, General Electric Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, for the U.S. Navy Department. This a very large radar unit, with a viewing screen, that would be found on ships. Radio compasses are use primarily as an aircraft navigational instrument. The manual covers, general description, installation and adjustment, operation, theory of operation of electrical parts, description of the optical system, maintenance, and spare parts list. The covers are lightly worn from handling and use; the two corners of the front cover are heavily bumped and dog-eared. The bottom right corner, of many of the interior pages, are heavily bumped and dog-eared; the exterior edge of the schematic design, (which actually protrudes out considerably from the other pages), is quite tattered, (just the leading edge), otherwise the pages are Vg+. Overall Vg. $15.00 PHOTO |
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2UMM-21. U.S. Field Manual FM 30-35 Military Intelligence Identification of German Aircraft, 1942. WW2 War Department Basic Field Manual dated March 11, 1942.4-3/8-inch wide x 6-3/4-inch high format, paper covers, 140 pages. Nearly every page has a wartime photo illustration of a German military aircraft, several accompanied by silhouette illustrations of the aircraft on the facing page. It is interesting to note that this early U.S. intelligence manual could only provide drawn illustrations and could not provide silhouettes of many of the German aircraft. Descriptions of the planes include information relative to the size of the crew, armament, ammunition, bomb load, radio, armor, motors, maximum speed, rate of climb, service ceiling, maximum range, and wingspan. Outside covers exhibit moderate overall soil from handling and storage; original owners name and unit are, penciled in, on the front cover, “Capt. Douglas G. Little, Co. H. S.S.G., Torrington, (Connecticut). The interior pages are near excellent, (the first page has some foxing spots); insignificant dog ear corners; top right corner is lightly bumped. The manual looks much better in person than it does in the image. Overall Vg or better. $15.00 PHOTO |
2UMM-22. U.S. Field Manual FM 30-30 Military Intelligence Identification of U.S. Government Aircraft, 1940-1941, Early Style With Spiral Plastic Binding. WW2 War Department Basic Field Manual dated September 18, 1940. 4-3/4-inch wide x 7-1/2-inch high format, paper covers, 92 pages. Every page has a halftone photo of a U.S. military aircraft of the time, accompanied by silhouette illustrations of the aircraft on another page. For security reasons there is only a very brief description of the planes. A short text section covers aircraft markings and identification techniques. The outside covers, plastic binding and inside page are all in near excellent+ condition. A nice, early, spiral bound variation. $20.00 PHOTO |
2UMM-23. U.S. Field Manual FM 30-30 Military Intelligence Identification of U.S. Government Aircraft, 1942. WW2 War Department Basic Field Manual dated February 21, 1942. 4-3/8-inch wide x 6-3/4-inch high format, paper covers, 151 pages. Every page has a halftone photo of a U.S. military aircraft of the time, with silhouette illustrations of the aircraft on the facing page. For security reasons there is only a very brief description of the planes. A short text section covers aircraft markings and identification techniques. The outside covers and inside page are all in excellent+ condition. An excellent reference. $15.00 PHOTO |
2UMM-24. U.S. Field Manual FM 30-34 Military Intelligence Identification of Soviet-Russian Aircraft, 1941. WW2 War Department Basic Field Manual dated July 18, 1941. 4-1/2-inch wide x 7-7/8-inch high format, paper covers, 105 pages. Nearly every page has a halftone wartime photo of a Soviet-Russian military aircraft; some accompanied by silhouettes and line drawings of the aircraft on the facing page. It is interesting to note that this early U.S. intelligence manual could not provide actual photos of some Soviet-Russian aircraft and some information was incomplete. Descriptions of the planes include information relative to the size of the crew, armament, ammunition, bomb load, radio, armor, motors, maximum speed, rate of climb, service ceiling, maximum range, and wingspan. Exterior covers are in excellent condition, exhibiting very light, and insignificant signs of handling and storage; the interior pages are excellent. An excellent reference. $20.00 PHOTO |
2UMM-25. U.S. Field Manual FM 30-51 Military Intelligence Identification of British Naval Ships. WW2 War Department Basic Field Manual dated December 29, 1941. 4-1/2-inch wide x 7-3/8-inch high format, paper covers, 251 pages. Nearly every page has a halftone wartime photo of a British Naval ship many are accompanied by silhouettes and line drawings of the ship, as well. Descriptions of the ships include information relative to the size, armament, and special identification features. Exterior covers are in excellent condition, exhibiting very light, and insignificant signs of handling and storage; the interior pages are excellent. An excellent reference. $15.00 PHOTO |
2UMM-26. WW2 U.S. FM 25-6 Dog Team Transportation. Dated January 4, 1941. WW2 Basic Field Manual. Approximately 4-3/8-inch wide x 9in x 6-3/4-inch high format, paper covers, 78 pages with several half tone photos, illustrations and a long pull-out page, which illustrates the 13-ft cross country dog sled. The manual covers classification, terms, types of dogs, hitches, equipment, sleds, kennel management, dog feeding and card, training, dog physiology and hygiene, as well as dog health, just to mention a few. The exterior exhibits light age from handling and storage; interior pages are about excellent. The front cover is stamped, “War Dog Reception and Training Center, San Carlos, California.” A very difficult manual to find. Overall near excellent. $42.00 SOLD PHOTO |
2UMM-27. WW2 U.S. TM 10-396 War Dogs. Dated 1 July 1943. WW2 War Department Technical Manual, 5-1/2-inch wide x 8-1/2-9ich high format, paper covers, 144 pages with many half tone photos, charts and descriptive text, which covers military dog history psychology, breeds, care & feeding, hygiene & dog health and various aspects of dog training for military and tactical purposes. The exterior covers exhibits heavy age in the form of yellowing and some soil from handling. The wartime pulp paper pages are overall yellowed, which is a major characteristic of pulp paper used during wartime conservation, however, the pages are sound and intact The front cover is hand inked with the original owner/officers name and dog unit. An extremely difficult manual to find. The exterior would rate Vg-; the interior is at least Vg. SCARCE. $65.00 SOLD PHOTO |
2UMM-28. FM 23-25 Bayonet. War Department Basic Field Manual Dated, 7 September 1943, 4-1/4-inch wide x 6-3/4-inch high format, paper covers, 71 pages of illustrations and text providing training for soldiers in the use of the bayonet while attached to the WW2 M1 Garand rifle. The training covers the spirit of the bayonet; uses of the bayonet; principals of bayonet fighting, as well as development of the bayonet fighter. The training also covers bayonet positions and movements; group assault tactics; bayonet & knife disarming; instructors notes and construction of bayonet training aids. The covers exhibit light, (moderate in some spots), soil from handling and storage, the front cover exhibits light pencil marks and there is a word indistinctly scripted on the front, which could be deciphered as “sniper;” the wartime pulp paper pages have yellowed from age, which is characteristic of this type of wartime paper. Overall the interior and exterior would rate Vg. $15.00 SOLD PHOTO |
2UMM-29. TM 9-225 Browning Machine Gun Caliber .50, M2, Aircraft, Fixed and Flexible. War Department Technical Manual dated, April 30, 1942, 5-1/2-inch wide x 8-1/2-inch high format, paper covers, 54 pages of photos, illustrations and text providing training for soldiers in the use of the M2 Browning .50 caliber aircraft machine gun fixed and flexible. The manual covers the general description and operation; disassembly and assembly; conversion of fixed gun to flexible gun; stoppages; care and preservation; ammunition classification and nomenclature, etc, as well as many exploded parts views. The covers exhibit moderate signs of storage; the front cover has overall small brown foxing and rust marks, (nothing seriously detracting), as well as minor soil from handling and storage. Interior pages are excellent. Overall the interior and exterior would rate Vg. $19.00 PHOTO SOLD |
2UMM-30. FM 23-6 U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1917 (U.S. Enfield). War Department Basic Field Manual, dated, 29 October 1943, 4-1/2-inch wide x 6-3/4-inch high format, paper covers, 316 pages of illustrations and text providing training for soldiers in the use of the U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1917 (U.S. Enfield). A highly detailed manual covering general description and operation; nomenclature; disassembly and assembly; care and cleaning; functioning; spare parts, appendages and accessories; Instruments; ammunition, etc. The covers exhibit moderate overall signs age from of storage, as well as moderate, (heavy in some spots), soil from handling; the back cover has a large greasy fingerprint. Overall the exterior would rate about Vg-; the interior would rate near excellent. $32.00 PHOTO |
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