Forged in Snow: Finnish Small Arms ...

Headstamp Publishing is happy to announce its 18th publication, Solid in Snow: Finnish Small Arms, 1917 – 2025, authored by Ian McCollum. We’re providing a number of stunning editions, in addition to Kickstarter-exclusive rewards. We may also be giving backers unique entry to behind-the-scenes content material, and we’ve got set a number of stretch targets which is able to assist us to make high quality and content material enhancements to the e-book.

Together with your assist, we will construct on the success of our prior six (6) campaigns which have raised a mixed quantity in extra of 4.6 million U.S. {Dollars}. Ian McCollum’s prior publication launched through Kickstarter, Pistols of the Warlords: Chinese language Home Handguns, 1911–1949, raised in extra of $1.5 million, Kickstarter’s seventh-highest funded publishing class Kickstarter so far (of 70,000+ whole publishing class releases). Your assist has been important within the success of our books, and we are going to  proceed to convey you additional best-in-class publications. As we additional our work towards establishing a brand new gold customary for firearms reference books, we invite you be part of us on the journey as soon as extra.

E book Specs

• Hardcover
• Smyth-type, part sewn binding allowing the e-book to put flat when open
• Dimensions: 7.75 × 10.25 inches (20 × 26 cm)(similar approximate dimensions as our Chassepot to FAMAS, Thorneycroft to SA80, and Rifles on the Danube books, for instance)
• Web page depend: TBD

E book Abstract

Solid in Snow: Finnish Small Arms, 1917 – 2025 is a reference information to army firearms manufactured and modified in Finland. Meant for collectors and historians alike, it covers the total scope of Finland’s small arms from pistols to anti-tank rifles and from independence in 1917 to the current day. This e-book is the primary English-language work to comprehensively cowl the topic, and consists of all main fashions:

• Pistols: Ahlberg, Luger, Lahti, and extra,
• Mosin-Nagants: Commonplace, Cavalry, Trainers, Snipers, and extra,
• Anti-tank Rifles,
• Kalashnikov Variants: from rk/58 trials by way of the rk/95 and Modernized rk/62,
• Submachine Weapons: Lindelof, Suomi, M44, and Jatimatic,
• Mild Machine Weapons: LS26 and KvKK/62, and
• Bayonets.

Chapters embody a historical past of every weapon’s improvement and meant use, together with info regarding recognized variants, manufacturing numbers, markings, mechanical operation, and a historical past of deployment and fight use.

Finland’s path of army improvement after its independence, adopted by two wars with its japanese neighbor after which a fragile balancing act between East and West by way of the Chilly Warfare, created an enchanting and distinctive historical past of small arms improvement. A lot of Finland’s early small arms at the moment are in the USA, and this e-book is a must have for anybody wishing to gather Mosin-Nagants, Lugers, and Lahti pistols from Finland, in addition to those that have an interest within the army historical past of this fiercely impartial Nordic nation.

Ian McCollum is the founder, editor, and presenter of Forgotten Weapons, a decade-old web page and video archive devoted to preserving firearms historical past. As a Topic Matter Professional with Headstamp Publishing, he helps to make sure the factual accuracy of firearms info contained inside our publications. Along with being an avid sensible capturing competitor, Mr. McCollum research the historical past of firearms improvement in addition to their sensible use, with a specific curiosity within the developmental phases of manually repeating and self-loading arms.

Ian holds a level in Mechanical Engineering Expertise from Purdue College, a NIMS Degree 1 CNC operator’s certificates, and has labored in firearms manufacturing in addition to having lectured for the Affiliation of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners (AFTE). His work with firearms features a explicit speciality in French arms which has led him to a deep curiosity in amassing these weapons. His e-book on this matter, Chassepot to FAMAS: French Army Rifles, 1866 – 2016, was launched by Headstamp Publishing in 2019.

We’re happy to supply Solid in Snow in three stunning unique First Editions for this Kickstarter marketing campaign: a Kickstarter Version; Signed Kickstarter Version; and Collector’s Restricted Version – every with an unique white (“frozen”) cowl design which is able to solely be accessible through the marketing campaign (any unsold copies could also be supplied on our web site or future Kickstarter campaigns). We’re additionally providing a Retail Version of the e-book with a blue cowl. See the Retail Version part under. All books ordered through the Kickstarter will probably be First Editions, and will probably be marked as such.

Backers in any respect ranges will probably be given entry to Kickstarter updates which embody unique behind-the-scenes content material from our staff, and we hope to supply further content material straight from the writer, Ian McCollum.

Kickstarter Version E book

Printed on premium high quality paper and lavishly illustrated all through, our Kickstarter Version e-book includes a distinctive white “frozen” cowl designed particularly for this marketing campaign. We’re significantly enthusiastic about this new frozen type, because it offers us a chance to take a break from our customary gold foil designs and dive into a brand new world of silver foils!

With alternatives to enhance the standard and content material of this version by way of stretch targets, we hope you’ll be part of us in making this extraordinary reference e-book even higher!

Kickstarter Unique Value: $98 (a financial savings of $10 off the anticipated post-Kickstarter unsigned e-book worth of $108)

Signed Kickstarter Version E book

Our Signed Kickstarter Version E book is a Kickstarter Version which has been hand signed by the writer, Ian McCollum. We discover that an writer’s signature considerably will increase the collectability and distinction of a e-book. Definitely, understanding that your Signature Version E book incorporates the writer’s private contact will add status.

Kickstarter Unique Value: $118 (a financial savings of $20 off the anticipated post-Kickstarter signed e-book worth of $138)

Collector’s Restricted Version E book

Our Collector’s Restricted Version is right for backers who need a presentation-grade addition to their reference library of nice books. At residence in your research or den, Collector’s Restricted Editions are ensconced in a gorgeous clamshell presentation case.

Every copy is hand-signed by the writer. The e-book’s distinctive clamshell will maintain it protected for years to come back.

Value: $250

* Please observe that each one designs are topic to alter and revision primarily based on closing manufacturing necessities and preferences.

Retail Version

Our Retail Version cowl follows Headstamp Publishing’s established design cues, and is meant to suit right into a library shelf with different Headstamp editions. This classicly clear and complex design showcases Finnish iconography and a number of firearms in gold foil silhouette.

We’re additionally providing a Retail Version of the e-book with a blue cowl and gold foil design components. This blue cowl model would be the model supplied on our web site after the Kickstarter ends. The contents of each variations are the identical; solely the covers (and doubtlessly web page gilding, if unlocked as a stretch aim) differ between the 2.

In case you are struggling to determine which coloration you favor, maybe the one correct technique to take care of the white “frozen” cowl vs. blue cowl dilemma is to get each! See our unsigned and signed “Double Bundle” pledge ranges!

Kickstarter Unique Value: $98 (a financial savings of $10 off the anticipated post-Kickstarter unsigned e-book worth of $108)

Ordering a Retail Version won’t delay the supply of your Kickstarter Commonplace or Collector’s Version books.

All books ordered through the Kickstarter will probably be First Editions and will probably be marked as such.

In an effort to assist make clear a few of the variations guess