Both
editions of The History and Details of Newton High
Power Rifles are sold out and there are no plans for
reprinting. However, a new more-comprehensive book covering Charles Newton and
his rifles is in the works, with a
proposed publishing date of mid-summer 2008.
The
new book will be a hardcover titled
The Newton Rifle,
containing 240 pages. Charles Newton was an
experimenter, inventor, superior ballistician, firearms
designer and firearms manufacturer between 1905 and
1932. The History and Details of Newton High
Power Rifles has served as a catalyst to accumulate
a large amount of new information about Newton and his
rifles during this period. The Newton Rifle is a
more complete and accurate volume covering Newton's
numerous accomplishments. It contains most of the
information from the first book. Changes have been
made--ranging from words, phrases, sentences and
paragraphs--and additional chapters have been added.
Information added includes reprinting of all of Newton's
patents, pictures of the numerous production changes of
the Model 1916, new chapters about owning or purchasing
altered Newton rifles, wildcat cartridges derived from
Newton designs, and new information on Newton ammunition
with more pictures. The chapter on the Model 1914 has
been almost completely rewritten because of the
surfacing of new data and has pictures of at least one
Model 1914 rifle. The section on Meeker rifles has been
expanded, with original catalog scans and pictures of
Meeker rifles. A 15-page color section of Newton rifles
has been added. Picture have been increased from
75 to 190, including 60 in color. The number of scans
has increased from 90 to 118.
Still
included are Newton’s innovative rifle and ammunition
designs, including the Model 1914 rifle group, the First
Model 1916, the Model 1922, the Second Model 1924 or
Buffalo Newton rifle, and the LeverBolt rifle. The rifle
information can also be used as a reference guide for
standard and factory-optional features.
The
mechanical workings of the major models are presented in
detail, and information is given about rare and
one-of-a-kind models. This new book also discusses
several developments made by Newton that never came to
be. Some of the information herein has never been
presented by any other source.
The
Newton Rifle contains the history of each Newton
enterprise, along with a section on the many catalogs
offered by Newton’s various companies. All calibers of
Newton-developed ammunition and cartridge boxes are
discussed and pictured. Many new pictures and scans have
been added to more completely clarify details of the
Newton rifle story.
Whether
you are a Newton collector, a fan of bolt-action rifles
(especially sporting models), or just want to know more
about this interesting aspect of firearms history, you
will enjoy and treasure these books.
