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9781851094707

Pistols

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  • ISBN13:

    9781851094707

  • ISBN10:

    1851094709

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-12-31
  • Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc

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The development of the pistol helped bring the age of the armored knight to an end, provided the elite with a status symbol of dangerous glamour, and inspired both artisans and industrialists to reach new heights of invention.

Table of Contents

Introduction to weapons and warfare series
Introductionp. 1
The match, the wheel, the flint, and steelp. 5
The percussion systemp. 49
The metallic cartridge and the modern revolverp. 105
The semiautomatic pistolp. 171
Post-World War II developmentsp. 255
Individual pistol modelsp. 283
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