This book provides a clear and concise breakdown of 500 handguns and
submachine guns from all over the world, including early designs and
those being deployed today. The weapons are grouped into two
directories: pistols and revolvers, then submachine guns. Both are
organixed by country of manufacture, covering the globe from china to
CzechRepublic and the United States to Egypt. For each weapon, there is
an expert summary of the gun's development, its use in battle or
defence, and its subsequent popularity or phasing out. The entries each
have a quick-glance statistics box, showing their technical information.
Clear and vivid photography of the weapons completes each entry, giving
fun enthusiasts a complete, illustrative guide for easy reference. - A
colorful and expertly written directory of smallarms, fully illustrated
with more than 500specially-commissioned photographs and diagrams -
Specification boxes show the calibre, magazinecapacity, action, length
and weight of each weapon - Features well-known and more unusual
weapons, including Demark's famous Walther MPK; the"world's most
powerful revolver" from Smith andWesson; and the Wild West's Colt 45 -
Entries are grouped according to country ofmanufacture, with information
about theirdevelopment and use, and explanations for theirpopularity or
decline
