The Illustrated Catalog of Handguns
Author(s): David Miller
Handguns are traditionally regarded as close range weapons, intended for either offensive or defensive use by military, para-military, and police forces, but are also popular among sportsment for competitions and, in some cases, for game shooting. They are designed to be carried in a holster and fired using one hand only.This book shows the reader over 500 handguns of all types from the early flintlocks of the revolutionary period, the percussion cap pistols and revolvers of the Civil War, the famous six shooters of the Wild West, the automatics of two World Wars, to the present day with "tactical/practical" guns made of plastic and lightweight alloy.Each entry has a clear color photograph of the gun together with a description and a technical specification. It is arranged alphabetically within five historical periods: Historic, Civil War, The Frontier, Two World Wars, and Modern.
General Information
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- : Unknown
- : Chartwell Books
- : 0.748
- : 216mm X 173mm X 23mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : David Miller
- : Hardback
- : 683.432
- : 256
- : illustrations
- : illustrations
More About The Product
David Miller is a former officer in the British armed forces, who served in England, the Falkland Islands, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Singapore. He subsequently worked as a freelance author and for three years as a journalist for Jane's Information Group. He worked on the staff of the authoritative International Defense Review and Editor of the two-volume Jane's Major Warships, and has written more than fifty other works relating to guns and warfare.