02537     2200229   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036007000300056008004100059020001800100082001000118084001800128100001900146245016500165250001000330260003700340300003100377650002300408520092800431990002001359500092801379INLIS00000000000630320250925012209  a0010-0925000146ta250925                g          u eng    a9780754831761  a683.4  aS 683.4 LOR i1 aLorenz, Joanna1 aThe Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Guns :bPistols, Rifles, Revolvers, Machine and Submachine Guns Through History in 1100 Clear Photographs /cJoanna Lorenz  acet.1  a[s.l] :bAnnes Publishing,c2024  a511 p :bill; tab ;c29 cm 4aReference Military  a• An authoritative historical guide to the world of military, antique and law-enforcement firearms

• Features the world’s most important guns, from the medieval hand cannon and the flintlock musket to the Luger P08 pistol and today’s FN Minimi light machine gun

This encyclopedia of firearms is both an authoritative reference work and a stunning visual directory, explaining the development of arms through the centuries.

The chronological survey begins with gunpowder and the first crude 14th-century hand cannons, and continues through handguns and the development of machine and submachine guns.

Each gun’s features are listed, as are the military, political and technological contexts in which the gun was developed.

A full list of manufacturers and a glossary complete this easy-to-use encyclopedia. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in gun manufacture and conflicts of war.  aS/10567/1/10567  a• An authoritative historical guide to the world of military, antique and law-enforcement firearms

• Features the world’s most important guns, from the medieval hand cannon and the flintlock musket to the Luger P08 pistol and today’s FN Minimi light machine gun

This encyclopedia of firearms is both an authoritative reference work and a stunning visual directory, explaining the development of arms through the centuries.

The chronological survey begins with gunpowder and the first crude 14th-century hand cannons, and continues through handguns and the development of machine and submachine guns.

Each gun’s features are listed, as are the military, political and technological contexts in which the gun was developed.

A full list of manufacturers and a glossary complete this easy-to-use encyclopedia. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in gun manufacture and conflicts of war.