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[Mr Sir]

The first edition of "The Tiniest Guns" was put together with the help of many collectors to fill a need for information on 2mm pinfire, rimfire and Berloque pistols.  It was only 64 pages.  The 2nd edition was 128 pages.

The new, revised Third Edition has increased in size to 160 pages, and over 600 images.  All of the chapters have been expanded, and there is much new  information on the guns of Austria, Austrian Rifles, Austrian Revolvers, Austrian Automatics, France & Belgium Revolvers, Germany, German Revolvers, German Rifles, Japan, Japanese Rifles, Mexico, U.S.A., Unmarked, Customized & One of a Kind, Cases, Ammunition, Patents, Bibliography, Miniature Arms Collectors/Makers Society, Index.

In the third edition, I've added much more information for novice and experienced makers of miniature guns.  There are drawings, plans,  diagrams  and patent drawings of many of the major styles of guns.  There is a 12 page chapter on "Making Your First Pinfire", which has step by step instructions on how to make a pinfire using simple tools.

And new for the third edition is a chapter on Ring Guns,  as well as a seperate chapter dedicated to the authors miniature guns.

The Price for the 3rd edition is $22.50.  $26 total, with postage within the continental United States. 

[Mr Sir]

The Tiniest Guns: Third Edition - By Bob Urso
Price per copy....$22.50
The total with shipping within the USA is $26.00.  Add $2.50 postage for each additional book.
The total with shipping to Canada is $28.00.
The Total with shipping to Europe and Australia  is $33.00.
(email me for shipping charges to other countries).

Send checks, made out to Bob Urso, to;

      Bob Urso
      1806 Samish Way
      Bellingham, WA 98229

Checks are held until they clear,  Money Orders and Cashiers checks get next day shipping.

 I can now accept PayPal payments.
Simply log onto your PayPal account (or open one at www.paypal.com) and make a payment  to my email address boburso@comcast.net.

I can be contacted by email at boburso@comcast.net

  Sorry, but the
  First Edition
  is Sold Out


Cover Second edition small  There are a handfull of copies available
  of the Second edition for $17.50 each
  plus $3 postage and handeling
  for each copy

[Mr Sir]

Here are some of the miniatures I've made over the past several years.
 
Philadelphia Derringer

   This is the first miniature I made, a 1/3rd scale Philadelphia Derringer, 1-5/8" OAL. It's design was based on a Dixie Gun Works Kit I'd put together nearly thirty years ago. The only tools used were a hacksaw, a small drill press, a Dremel hand grinder, and hand files.

I must have made every part of the lock at least five times, but the finished gun is totally functional.
2mm Pinfire

Traditional Austrian Pinfire
   After the Derringer I wanted to try something simpler and shootable. This gun is based on a traditional Austrian Pinfire, with the exception of the half sextagonal/half round barrel. By this time I'd added a Taig mini Lathe to my tool collection, which I used to turn the barrel. The hammer cavity was drilled out, and filed smooth using ground down needle files.
Belgian Twist Barrel

Belgian Twist Barrel
   The design of this twist barrel is based on a small Belgian derringer in my collection. It is 1/3rd scale and 1-3/4" OAL. The barrels were turned and bored separately. I then filed the flats and silver soldered them together. The barrel retaining bolt is loosened to load and rotate the barrels. The twist barrel in my for sale section is based on this gun.

E. Allen Bar Hammer
This is a 1/3rd scale Ethan Allen, double action, barhammer, percussion pistol. The barrel screws off for loading. Except for the barrel which was turned on the lathe, all parts were hand formed using a hacksaw, files, Dremel hand grinder, and drill press.
It is a to scale, totally functional, model of the original which is in my collection.

Remington Rider Parlor Pistol
This 1/3rd scale Remington Rider Parlor Pistol is the only gun I've made so far that has a cast frame. The frame is sterling silver, the breech plug, hammer and trigger hardened spring steel. It was cast in an edition of four guns.
Tiny Pinfire

   
Tiny Pinfire
In experimenting with a design I could stamp out parts for, I tried to create the smallest possible working pinfire. This is the result. It's only 3/4" long. I like the profile, but I'm having trouble with the action. The spring is a bit too tiny to pop the cartridge.... But I haven't given up on the design.


Remington Vestpocket
This is a 1/3rd scale, modified version of a Remington Vestpocket .22 cal derringer. It is gold plated, with Ivory grips.

It was a prototype to see if I could get the design to work as an underhammer, 2mm pinfire. It worked, but since a pinfire cartridge can ignite prior to the hammer completing it's strike, on a design such as this, where the hammer acts as the breech which holds the cartridge in place, the result is that the blowback throws the spent cartridge back out of the barrel. And so for now the design has been abandoned.