Forged in Snow: Finnish Small Arms 1917-2025

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

Along 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 by way of 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 to this point (of 70,000+ whole publishing class releases). Your help 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 a 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)(identical 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

Cast in Snow: Finnish Small Arms, 1917 – 2025 is a reference information to army firearms manufactured and modified in Finland. Supposed for collectors and historians alike, it covers the complete 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: Normal, Cavalry, Trainers, Snipers, and extra,
• Anti-tank Rifles,
• Kalashnikov Variants: from rk/58 trials by the rk/95 and Modernized rk/62,
• Submachine Weapons: Lindelof, Suomi, M44, and Jatimatic,
• Mild Machine Weapons: LS26 and KvKK/62, and
• Bayonets.

Chapters embrace a historical past of every weapon’s growth 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 growth after its independence, adopted by two wars with its japanese neighbor after which a fragile balancing act between East and West by the Chilly Struggle, created an enchanting and distinctive historical past of small arms growth. Lots 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 Skilled 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 growth 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 Know-how 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 specific speciality in French arms which has led him to a deep curiosity in gathering these weapons. His e-book on this subject, Chassepot to FAMAS: French Army Rifles, 1866 – 2016, was launched by Headstamp Publishing in 2019.

We’re happy to supply Cast in Snow in three lovely 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 can solely be obtainable throughout the marketing campaign (any unsold copies could also be provided 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 throughout 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 embrace unique behind-the-scenes content material from our workforce, and we hope to supply extra 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 contains a distinctive white “frozen” cowl designed particularly for this marketing campaign. We’re significantly enthusiastic about this new frozen model, because it offers us a possibility 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 stretch targets, we hope you’ll be a 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 value 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. Actually, figuring out that your Signature Version E book comprises 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 value of $138)

Collector’s Restricted Version E book

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

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

Value: $250

* Please observe that every one designs are topic to vary and revision based mostly on last 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 choice 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 provided 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 purpose) differ between the 2.

In case you are struggling to resolve which shade you like, maybe the one correct solution to cope with 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 value of $108)

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

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

So as to assist make clear a few of the variations wager