The Great Book of Guns
Author | : Chris McNab |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9781592233045 |
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An encyclopedic look at firearms.
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Author | : Chris McNab |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9781592233045 |
An encyclopedic look at firearms.
Author | : David Miller |
Publisher | : Thunder Bay Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Firearms |
ISBN | : 9781571452870 |
Profiles more than one thousand gun models, including antiques, military weapons, and others, providing color photos, technical specifications, and details on their origins, performance, and use.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
The beautifully photographed catalog tells the story of gun development in striking detail and features stunning close-ups of key weapons, from muskets, pistols, revolvers and rifles to shotguns, machine guns and modern machinery.
Author | : Mcnab Chris Staff |
Publisher | : Salamander Books |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Firearms |
ISBN | : 9780862886837 |
Author | : Chuck Wills |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2017-05-02 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 151071619X |
For the first time in paperback, a photographic history of civilization, as seen through the world's most deadly and fascinating firearms. The Illustrated History of Guns is a comprehensive look at the tools of battle. To craft this book, more than five hundred photographs of genuine specimens were specially commissioned from the six-thousand-piece collection of the Berman Museum of World History. The weapons featured span a period of close to four thousand years, ranging from Ancient Greece to World War II, and from the Crusades in Europe to the US Civil War. It features a wide array of diverse treasures, including the traveling pistols of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, a royal Persian scimitar with 1,295 rose-cut diamonds and rubies, and a single 11-carat emerald set in gold, first owned by Shah Abbas I of Persia and given in tribute to Catherine the Great. The Illustrated History of Guns also offers information on weapons innovators, including Alexander Forsyth, Eliphalet Remington, Samuel Colt, Sergei Mosin, the Mauser brothers, Hiram Maxim, John Browning, Richard Gatling, John T. Thompson, John Garland, Feodor Tokarev, Oliver Winchester, and Mikhail Kalashnikov. With unparalleled historical perspective and background on persons significant to the development and advancements of weapons technology or military strategy, The Illustrated History of Guns belongs on the shelf of every history buff and firearms enthusiast.
Author | : Anthony North |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Firearms |
ISBN | : 9780004116044 |
Author | : DK |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2014-04-01 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 146543089X |
This fascinating visual account of firearms shows everything from the earliest cannons to modern weapons of war. It also highlights how gun technology and military tactics developed in tandem over time. Centuries ago, the Chinese discovered that if they put gunpowder and a projectile into a metal tube and ignited it, they could fire the projectile with enormous force. The first guns were born. Firearms: An Illustrated History showcases over 300 firearms including pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, machine-guns, and artillery, each with annotated close-up photographs and details of their origins, barrel, and caliber. It details the use of the firearms, not just in the military but for sport, hunting, and law enforcement. This comprehensive volume traces the history of firearms, highlighting "turning points" such as the rifle with its parallel spiraled groves that could impart a spin to bullets making them fly straighter. It also showcases iconic firearms such as the Walther PPK self-loading pistol popularised in James Bond films. With information on the great gunsmiths including Beretta and Kalashnikov and a detailed guide to how guns work, Firearms: An Illustrated History is an essential purchase for everyone interested in guns and military history.
Author | : Larry Koller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2013-09 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781258821517 |
Additional Contributors Include By Jerry Mason, Adolph Suehsdorf, Don Myrus And Others.
Author | : Anthony North |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Firearms |
ISBN | : 9781861607324 |
Author | : Merrill Lindsay |
Publisher | : Walker |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 1967-01-01 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780802702050 |