Skeeter Skelton described McGivern's writing style as "rambling" and he described the photo reproductions as "mediocre", and any writer's assertion and veracity are subject to challenge, but the book is a gold mine of information, and I suspect that for a long time it was THE book on the subject. And when I got my copy of "No Second Place Winner" (never got an autographed one, alas) I was chagrined at its
slimness, though as Bill Jordan said "I may want to write another book." I had the opportunity to read an orginal copy years ago,
I look on old books as time machines, found myself visiting the 1930s and envying his access to all those old 5 screws and pre war Colts. "Somewhere" I have my 1972 vintage S.D. Myers catalog showing holsters in the same style
McGivern used. (never did get around to ordering one.) Besides in that pre internet, pre
home computer, pre CD, pre TV era people liked their books thicker.