My much anticipated copy arrived this afternoon, 9/6/08 via the USPS. Thus far I have only had time to page through it and I must say it appears to be well worth the wait...beautiful pictures, a ton of words in Ed's easy-to-read prose in a very well put together quality book.
A pleasant surprise and as an added "Patron's bonus", Ed also included a trade copy of his "Parker Brothers: Knight of the Trigger" book as well three reprint catalogs of Parker guns from his Old Reliable Publishing Co. A nice gesture on Ed's part!
Thank you Ed!
Greg Baehman