Author: Bruce Wexler
Publisher: SKYHORSE, Sep 2015
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1-63450-445-3
Synopsis
Discover how fifty great firearms influenced and helped shape our world. History is interwoven with developments in firearms technology & so is peppered with legendary guns. Full Color; 9x11 inches, 200 pg.
More Information
World history has always been interwoven with developments in firearms technology and so is peppered with legendary guns. Since the invention of gunpowder, nations have raced to create more useful and powerful firearms with which to protect, conquer, and hunt. 50 Guns That Changed the World explores the most significant firearms from the past two hundred years, from deadly weapons of war to quaint plinking guns. Included are:
Winchester Model 1873
Colt 1911
Mauser Model 98
M1 Garand
Ruger 10/22
AK-47
AR-15
Benelli M2
Glock G17
Barrett 82A1
Discover the history, design details, operation, variants, and users of each firearm, illustrated with archival photography from the manufacturers and of the guns in action. Firearms enthusiasts, history buffs, hunters, and shooters will all find something to marvel at in this gorgeous full-color book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Robert A. Sadowski is a contributing editor for Gun-Tests and SHOT Business magazines and a contributor to AR Guns and Hunting, Gun Hunter, Cabela?s Outdoor Journal, and Game & Fish, New England Edition magazines. He is the author of the Shooter?s Bible Guide to Combat Handguns and the Shooter's Bible Guide to Firearms Assembly, Disassembly, and Cleaning. He lives in East Haddam, Connecticut.
