The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pistols Revolvers and Submachine Guns

Alfræðibók um byssur (e. pistols), sexhleypur (e. revolvers) og vélbyssur (e. submachine guns). Alfræðirit þetta segir söguna og ítarleg um hverja tegund eftir löndum.

Efnisyfirlit, bókin The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pistols Revolvers and Submachine Guns er skipt niður í 4 hluta + viðauki og undirkafla, þeir eru:

• The early history of arms
  • The first firearms
  • Early cannons and handguns
  • Matchlock
  • The wheel-lock
  • The snaphance
  • Teh early flintlock
  • Breech-loaders and early revolvers
  • Flintlock development
  • The percussion system
  • The percussion cap
  • The development of cartridges
  • Manufacture, proof and trade
  • Duelling pistols
  • Eastern pistols and handguns
  • The art of the gunmaker
  • Combined weapons
  • „The gun that won the West“
  • Innovations
• INto the modern age
  • Guns og the Empire
  • Classic revolvers
  • Enter the semi-automatic
  • Semi-automatic innovation
  • The sumbachine gun
  • The trench broom
  • The 1930s: rearmament
  • German submachine guns
  • Fast and cheap
  • The Sten gun
  • Soviet firepower
  • Submachine gun design advances
  • Invention and innovation
  • Assault rifles to submachine guns
  • Silenced guns
  • Specialist and personal defence
  • Magnum force
  • Post-war pistols
  • New guns, new materials
  • Modern handgun mechanisms
  • The 21 st century and the future
• A Directory og Pistols and Revolvers from around the world
  • Canada
  • United States
  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Norway
  • Denmark
  • Austria
  • Sweden
  • Czech Republic
  • Poland
  • Serbia
  • Hungary
  • Romania
  • Finland
  • Russia
  • Egypt
  • Turkey
  • Israel
  • China
  • Japan
• A Directory of Submachine Guns from around the world
  • Canada
  • United States
  • Mexico
  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Denmark
  • Italy
  • Denmark
  • Sweden
  • Czech Republic
  • Poland
  • Croatia
  • South Africa
  • Finland
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Egypt
  • Israel
  • China
  • Australia
  • South Korea
  • Japan
• Viðauki
  • Manufacturers
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Picture credits

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