Armax: The Journal of Contemporary Arms, Vol. X No. 1

by N.R. Jenzen-Jones (Editor), Christopher Scott, Luis González

Armax is the peak international publication promoting the scholarship of contemporary arms. Armax is a multidisciplinary journal publishing research from scholars around the world. In addition to full-length research articles and shorter research notes, Armax publishes book reviews, conference reports, obituaries, and other material relevant to the contemporary arms studies community. Armax is published by Helios House Press on behalf of the Cody Firearms Museum, with two issues annually. All research submissions are double-blind peer reviewed.

Front Matter
N.R. Jenzen-Jones

The Owen Gun: Notes on Development & Evolution
Christopher Scott

El Mauser Mexicano: A Short History of the Mauser Rifle in Mexico
Luis Gonzalez

Chinese Type 56 Semi-automatic Rifles Produced at Factory 296
Lin Xu

The Peculiar Phenomenon of Reversed Bullets in the First World War
Patrick Senft

Book Reviews
Ken Campbell, Richard Noyce, Lisa Traynor

Cody Firearms Museum Object Acquisitions 2023
Danny Michael

Back Matter

121 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2024

About the author

N.R. Jenzen-Jones is a technical intelligence specialist, arms historian, and publisher. He is the Editor of Armax: The Journal of Contemporary Arms, the director of Armament Research Services (ARES), and the founder of Helios House Press—publishers of the Miskatonic Missives series of Lovecraftian epistolary readers and the Miskatonic Literary Society series of gothic horror tales. He is the creative director for Miskatonic Missives and the editor of the Christmas with H.P. Lovecraft anthology. Dr Jenzen-Jones holds a visiting fellowship at Nottingham Trent University. He previously held visiting fellowships at Staffordshire University and the University of Northampton, and was awarded the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s 2022–2023 Resident Fellowship for his work with the Cody Firearms Museum.

In his professional life, Dr Jenzen-Jones maintains a broad focus on how weapons are selected, acquired, stockpiled, and employed. He is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers, a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, a life member of the Ordnance Society and the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, and a member of the Historical Breechloading Smallarms Association (HBSA), the Arms & Armour Society, the International Ammunition Association (IAA), the European Cartridge Research Association (ECRA), the British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS), and the Pike & Shot Society.