Hand Guns and Small Arms (Factfinders) - Tapa dura

This small book provides an insight into the evolution of small arms through history. It cannot, of course, be an in depth study of all firearms, but concentrates on those guns which have come to be seen as landmarks in the development of small arms & with those handguns, rifles, sub-machine-guns, & general-purpose machine-guns that are generally accepted as being of particular interest. Includes: matchlock, flintlock, blunderbuss, Derringer, Colt 45 SA, Lancaster pistol, Lee Enfield rifle, Mauser rifle, Colt 1911, Tommy Gun, Colt Python, Smith & Wesson 44, Uzi, Stalking rifle, AK47 & many more. Glossary. Color illustrations.