RM Vivas

Firearms Historian
ORCID ID# 0009-0001-8193-3958
PO Box 900 • Philmont • New York • 12565
www.vivasandson.com
Email: robert@vivasandson.com

                                                                                                                                                                         

      I have been very fortunate to have some of my thoughts on firearms published in different journals and books.
    As I've learned more about firearms and started to do my own research into areas that interested me, I realized that I needed to learn the proper way to conduct and document historical research.
    I started pursuing a Bachelors degree in History and once that was completed I started be working on a Masters degree in Public History. I'm anticipating having my MAsters Degree finished by December 2024 (hopefully!).
    What I have learned thus far in university has, I think, improved my writing a little bit but improved my research skills a great deal.
    I think that there is a discernible difference between my earliest writing and the things I write now.

 

“The Military Headstamp Puzzle”, American Rifleman, November 1993, p. 10, 86, 90-91

 

“Ruger Revolvers And The New York City Police Department”, Red Eagle News Exchange, Vol. 11 No. 3 (November 1994), p. 861-867

 

“The Smith & Wesson Model 64 And The New York City Police Department”, Smith & Wesson Collectors Association Journal, Vol. 28 No. 2 (Fall 1994), p. 21-23

 

“The Gun Collector And Computer Assisted Research”, The Winchester Collector, Vol. 18 No. 2 (Spring 1995), p. 6-7


“The Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine And The New York City Police Department”, The Winchester Collector, Vol. 18 No. 3 (Summer 1995), p. 21-22


“Leichtgewichte im Cockpit”, co-authored with Heinz Schulte, Waffen-Freund, December 1995, p. 2-3


“The Colt Commando Revolver And The New York City Police Department”, CADA Gun Journal, Vol. 5 No. 4 (February 1996), p. 8-9


“A Rare Ruger: The New York City Police Department Contract Produced Mini-14 GB/NY”, Red Eagle News Exchange, Vol. 12 No. 4 (February 1996), p. 1000-1003


“Small Arms Procurement By The New York City Police Department During World War Two”, The US Martial Arms Collector, No. 75 (January 1996), p. 7-10


“The Smith & Wesson Victory Model Revolver And The New York City Police Department”, Smith & Wesson Collectors Association Journal, Vol. 30 No. 1 (Winter 1996), p. 33-38


“UNtrained, UNprofessional And UNder Fire: The United Nations And The Smith & Wesson Military & Police Revolver”, CADA Gun Journal, Vol. 5 No. 12 (October 1996), p. 10


“NY-1 New York City Police Model 64's and 60's”, in The Standard Catalog Of Smith & Wesson 3rd Ed., Supica & Nahaus. Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books, 2006.

“Small Arms Procurement by The New York City Police Department During World War Two: The Colt Commando Revolver”, in The Rampant Colt, Colt Collectors Association, Vol. 42 No. 3 Fall 2022, p.28-36

 

“S&W .357 Registered Magnum: The First 500”, Smith & Wesson Collectors Association Journal, Vol. 58 No. 2 (Summer 2024), p. 36-55

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Email: robert@vivasandson.com