Bruce N. Canfield's Complete Guide to United States Military Combat Shotguns

by Bruce N. Canfield

From the famed Winchester M97 to the Mossberg and beyond! It's all in here! Expanded and updated covereage of American combat shotguns with three times the information found in the author's pervious best-selling book on this topic. An absolutely huge collector's guide! 312 pages packed with the latest data that collectors have been demanding. Hundreds of detailed photographs show you the specific features that you need to recognize in order to identify fakes and assembled guns. This is the kind of hands-on, practical know-how that will help you to become a more successful collector! Covers all the known types and all the manufacturers. Special, in-depth historical coverage of WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq! Tells you which troops used these guns, where they carried them and how they performed in combat! All new sections bring the story up-to-date, with full details of shotgun use in our armed forces today! All of th e latest guns are included with sereal number data direct from the manufacturers! Detailed collector's notes show you all the markings, parts, variations and features that you need to look for. Learn what is proper and what is not before you buy!

312 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2007

About the author

Internationally recognized Historian of post-Civil War U.S. military weapons.
Long-time collector of U.S. military weapons.Author of twelve books on U.S. military weaponry.

Field Editor for American Rifleman and Contributor Editor for Man at Arms, two of the most respected arms magazines in the world.
Member of Man at Arms "Panel of Experts" and contributor to American Rifleman's "Dope Bag" column.

Over one hundred articles published in several national magazines including American Rifleman, Man at Arms and The Gun Report.

Contributor to numerous books by other authors.Consultant for the Arts & Entertainment (A&E) Network's highly acclaimed program; Story of the Gun, the History Channel's Tales of the Gun and TNN's Great Guns series.

Former member of the Garand Collectors Association Board of Directors.

Former Technical Advisor to the M1 Carbine Collectors Association.