The Gun and Its Development

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Ian V. Hogg
The German pistols and revolvers manufactured during the period from the unification of the German States in 1871 to the collapse of the Third Reich in 1945 hold a special place in the history of firearms development. During this key period of history German designers and manufacturers achieved an enviable world reputation for small arms quality and precision, and it is these weapons which are illustrated and fully described in this comprehensive volume.
It was the invention of the first practical self-loading pistol by Hugo Borchardt which paved the way for the famous designs of Theodor Bergmann, Peter-Paul Mauser and Georg Luger. Alongside those renowned names, however, a great many smaller firms and lesser known inventors produced and designed pistols and, although they seemed preoccupied with self-loaders, some revolvers were also manufactured. German Pistols and Revolvers, 1871-1945 sets out to record these weapons, both world-renowned and unknown - and together... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Ian V. Hogg
The German pistols and revolvers manufactured during the period from the unification of the German States in 1871 to the collapse of the Third Reich in 1945 hold a special place in the history of firearms development. During this key period of history German designers and manufacturers achieved an enviable world reputation for small arms quality and precision, and it is these weapons which are illustrated and fully described in this comprehensive volume.
It was the invention of the first practical self-loading pistol by Hugo Borchardt which paved the way for the famous designs of Theodor Bergmann, Peter-Paul Mauser and Georg Luger. Alongside those renowned names, however, a great many smaller firms and lesser known inventors produced and designed pistols and, although they seemed preoccupied with self-loaders, some revolvers were also manufactured. German Pistols and Revolvers, 1871-1945 sets out to record these weapons, both world-renowned and unknown - and together with such names as Mauser, Dreyse, Parabellum and Walther appear those of Menz, Mann, Schmeisser, Haenel, Simson, Stock, Waldman, etc.
With few excepdons each weapon included in this volimie has, wherever possible, been examined, fired and photographed by the author to ensure that German Pistols and Revolvers, 1871-1945 should become the standard work on the subject. Personal handling, firing and dismanding often reveals aspects which might not be apparent from mere perusal of patents or specifications and these are also recorded. Each weapon description is illustrated by a photograph or drawing and an exploded illustration of the parts: full details of markings and dimensions are also provided.
In addition, there is a series of reference appendices which provides details of small arms and small arms ammunition manufacturers' codes, together with illustrations and data relevant to the rounds themselves. Further details concern the more important patent specifications, abridgments of which are given together with a relevant illustration, and the varied German proofmarks. This important book of reference should become the standard work on the subject.
11\" X 81". 160 pages. Over 200 illustrations. SBN 85368 066 3.
British Military Longarms, 1715-1815
D. W. Baüey
The regulation service longarms of the British Army and Navy which saw action during a century of conflict in Europe, America and India are fully described and illustrated in this volume. British Military Longarms, 1715-1815 is designed to classify all those weapons which are considered as regulation issue and service issue, and to dispel some of the mystery surrounding these guns. Sections devoted to each of the major type of weapon - musket, rifle and carbine -deal with the features of development peculiar to each category. Among those weapons discussed are the Land Pattern and Marine & Militia Pattern muskets, the experimental weapons of Henry Nock - some of which, had war not interfered, would probably have become standard issues - and the 'emergency' India Pattern musket. The carbines of Eliott, Burgoyne (who surrendered the British army at Saratoga) and Paget also
appear alongside Nock's seven-barrel volley guns and the flintiock rifle of Ezekiel Baker, the first rifled weapon to become regulation issue in the British Army.
Eighty-five plates are included, showing full-length views of the guns accompanied by detailed views of locks and furniture. Structural variations, dilferences in markings and similarities between models are carefully delineated to assist the collector to positivé y identify his pieces. Additional appendices,-deal with the markings which identify a service weapon and the British bayonet of the period.
In preparation of this work the author, D. W. Bailey, has combined his twenty-one years of experience in collecting and studying antique longarms with full use of the research facilities made available to him at the Armouries of the Tower of London.
«r a: 5i" SBN 85368 0671.80pages. 87plates.
The Gun and its Development
W. W. Greener
The facsimile edition, complete with over 700 illustrations and 852 pages, of one of the most famous volumes of firearms literature.
The first edition of The Gun and Its Development was published in 1881, the work of William Wellington Greener, a noted authority on firearms and a firearms designer of distinction whose company was highly regarded for high grade sporting and target weapons. Greener periodically revised his work to keep abreast of the latest developments and advances in the science of guns and gurmery, and as a result there was a series of editions of The Gun and Its Development culminating in the classic ninth edition of 1910. It is from the final and most complete, that of 1910, that this facsimile volume is reproduced—even to the extent of the contemporary advertisements at the end of the volume.
The contents of the volume are cyclopaedic in nature, covering, amongst many other things, the origins and early usage of firearms; the origins and development of the sporting gun (with emphasis on the history of the contemporary hammerless and ejector guns); techniques of firearms manufacture and the requisites of proof; explosives and ballistics; ammunition and rifling; contemporary pistols and military rifles; and techniques of target, trap, wing and game shooting.
The work is illustrated throughout by more than 700 drawings and photographs—the majority of which are fine line engravings which add much to the character of the book, and in addition there are many tables of data.
No collection of firearms literature is complete without The Gun and Its Development: highly regarded and commanding a high price in its original edition, this book is of real value and interest to students of all aspects of firearms. Vissza