Handgun, The
Geoffrey Boothroyd
SKU: 1794
Manufacturer part number: 978-0-948253-27-0
Every chapter deals with an important period in handgun history, from the fourteenth century to the present day. Subjects covered are, matchlock to flintlock, the percussion pistol perfected, the machine tool, development of the percussion revolver, Colonel Colt, percussion revolver in Britain, development of the cartridge, the cartridge revolver, simultaneous extraction revolver systems, the revolver today, multi-shot pistols & birth of the self-loader, the automatic pistol, Browning's pistols, the European automatic pistol and more. 566pp.