Author: Gordon Bruce
Publisher: Andrew Mowbray Publishers, May 2012
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 1-931464-53-7
Synopsis
Presented as a series of biographies, this book tells the history of self-loading pistols through the careers of their inventors, accompanied by the detailed illustrated explanation of their mechanical innovations & the resulting iconic military semiautos. Over 500 black & white illus, sketches & photos! 8.5x11 inches, 164 pgs.
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Anyone with an interest in military firearms knows the names of the famous pistol inventors - men like Luger, Walther and Nambu, but how many know anything at all about the men themselves ...or what, exactly, made their handgun designs groundbreaking?
