The New Encyclopedia of Handguns & Small Arms

The New Encyclopedia of Handguns & Small Arms

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Publisher's Synopsis

A history of hand-guns and small arms which follows the development of the hand weapon, via the invention of the percussion cap in the 1830s and the smokeless nitrocellulose propellents in the 1970s. It looks to future weapons such as the "bullpup" design and caseless ammunition.

Book information

ISBN: 9781853751868
Publisher: Prion
Imprint: Prion
Pub date:
DEWEY: 683.4
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 216
Weight: 1656g
Height: 310mm
Width: 265mm