![]() Then, there is Don Thomas (one of the world's last true gentlemen, Don, a great friend, is a never-ending source of amazing discovery and data about silencers and related ordnance. However, this man should get credit where due, so I hope he will forgive my breach of security when I say thanks to John Minnery, a man with first hand expertise in clandestine operations). Maxim shared his family's memories and pictures with me, and he and his sister had me as their house guest during an enjoyable visit) John Minnery (a friend who has generously given me more material than he will allow me to mention. Maxim - the man who started it all with the first practical silencer in 1908. This group of friends includes Peter Ecyk (one of Europe's finest “retired” journalists) Siegfried Hubner (an unselfish silencer designer whose expertise and files were opened to me) Hiram Hamilton Maxim (this wonderful man is the son of Hiram P. In addition, some special people provided invaluable information, pictures and help. Yet, I have lots of letters from the “little people” of that officialdom - people to whom I am indebted for their help in putting together this second book. Seriously I hasten to add that most of the official reaction to my book was that “Emperor's New Clothes” reaction so common to Washington officialdom. Noting this, one of my newspaper friends told me he had seen my name on the reservation list for a Denver heart hospital. ![]() My first book on silencers was released at the height of the Dita Beard- GOP ITT fuss, with all its human intrigue. This topic had existed much like an iceberg when I started chipping away in 1969, i.e., most of the bulk is under the surface. Today, of course, my book SILENCERS, SNIPERS AND ASSASSINS is a matter of publication fact. I had asked for access to historical material as part of my research into the interesting area of silencer development. INTRODUCTION The Army officer lowered an eyebrow and looked at me with that Joe, McCarthy smirk, then added, “You aren't allowed to write a book like this!” I was talking to a man from one of the leading centers for small arms research and development. IMP survival weapon - silenced prototype. ![]() High-Standard Pistol with illegally-fabricated silencer. ![]() Female “nasty” from film “Cry Uncle” holds silenced High Standard pistol. David Truby discuss merits of the Thompson center fire weapon Spud silencer used by IRA terrorists. Carlos Cordoba Jose Fugueres, president of Costa Rica, with silenced M3A1. Author fires a silenced Browning pistol belonging to Mitchell L.WerBell III. Siegfried Hubner with Silenced Walther MPK. British soldier with silenced Enfield MKIV. Silenced Librod WWII survival kit for SOE agents. Pennsylvania National Guard with weapons equipped with Maxim silencer. 30-.30 Rifle equipped with his first silencer. SILENTLY YOURS (Some unsure words about an unsure future) SILENCERS IN OUR DOMESTIC WAR (Yes, Virginia, the Mob, the radicals, and the police have all discovered the advantages of noiseless death in modern domestic warfare) (The case of an elephant trying to stomp a mouse) SILENCER TEST LAB - VIETNAM, LAOS, CAMBODIA, ETC. AGAIN AND AGAIN (The advantages of noiseless death are darkly obvious in modern warfare) SILENCERS BACK IN THOSE INNOCENT OLD DAYS (Hiram P. THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE/THE WHAT AND WHY OF SILENCERS (All the questions you wanted to ask about silencers, but were afraid to for fear of jail or worse) INTRODUCTION (You aren't allowed to write a book like this!] CHAPTER Published in the United States of America 1972 by Paladin Press Box 1307Īll rights reserved Copyright in the United States of America by Paladin Press
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