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The World Encyclopedia of Pistols, Revolvers & Submachine Guns: An Illustrated Historical Reference To Over 500 Military, Law Enforcement And Antique Firearms From Around The World
A comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of 500 arms from the different countries of the world, organized according to country of manufacture and featuring key specifications for each gun of caliber, magazine capacity, barrel length and unloaded weight.
256 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2007
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June 30, 2012
A self-gift for my 18 birthday and I regret nothing!
It is beautifully illustrated and well-arranged, I like how it's chronologically structured.
It is beautifully illustrated and well-arranged, I like how it's chronologically structured.
January 1, 2017
This was an excellent resource for research! Reccommend to anyone who is writing about guns!
March 21, 2020
Could add more pictures
January 13, 2023
This makes an excellent coffee table book.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Guns is a compendium of the major types of pistols, rifles, revolvers, and machine and submachine guns through history in 1100 color photographs.
It would be impossible to show every type of firearm so they zeroed in on the ones that most people expect to read about as part of history and the gun lore.
However, it cannot cover everything on every weapon; a few of them are missing; however, you will not notice unless you specialize in the field.
The M-16 did have a little bit of controversy on hanging up on the 7.62 ammunition. It also shows a picture of an M16A1. I had the privilege of using one and found it nice and light. However, I exchanged weapons with an artillery soldier with an M-14 when I needed something for practical use. It does not cover the later versions as the A2 and beyond.
Under pistols, they show the Walter PP, and the PPK. The pill held the. Was made famous by Adolf Hitler and Ian Fleming, but there is no mention of the Walter PPKS.
For the price, this is not one reference book that you want to pass up.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Guns is a compendium of the major types of pistols, rifles, revolvers, and machine and submachine guns through history in 1100 color photographs.
It would be impossible to show every type of firearm so they zeroed in on the ones that most people expect to read about as part of history and the gun lore.
However, it cannot cover everything on every weapon; a few of them are missing; however, you will not notice unless you specialize in the field.
The M-16 did have a little bit of controversy on hanging up on the 7.62 ammunition. It also shows a picture of an M16A1. I had the privilege of using one and found it nice and light. However, I exchanged weapons with an artillery soldier with an M-14 when I needed something for practical use. It does not cover the later versions as the A2 and beyond.
Under pistols, they show the Walter PP, and the PPK. The pill held the. Was made famous by Adolf Hitler and Ian Fleming, but there is no mention of the Walter PPKS.
For the price, this is not one reference book that you want to pass up.
November 29, 2016
I have barely a negetive word for this fabulous piece of literature. The only thing about it I dislike is the giant, country based list in the middle. Adios!
November 24, 2018
Excellent written and photo information on so many firearms. Great reference book.
June 19, 2016
This book provides a brief historical overview of the development of different kinds of guns and how they work. I'm grateful for the explanations of basic mechanical vocabulary associated with guns. Occasionally I was frustrated by vocabulary that wasn't explained (55 grain bullet?).
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April 22, 2015it is a wanderful book
April 12, 2013
The sound of it is interesting.
May 10, 2016
429 - 2016
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March 16, 2019Nice book
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