The complete illustrated guide to guns
Subtitle: pistols, revolvers, & machine guns : a comprehensive chronology of firearms with full technical specifications, shown in 1150 expert photographs and diagrams
By: Will Fowler [and others]
Contributors: North, Anthony, 1942-2012; Stronge, Charles; Sweeney, Patrick, 1953-
Publisher: Hermes House
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Wigston, Leicestershire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780857236500; 9780857239075; 9780857239082
Subjects: Firearms; Encyclopedias; History; Rifles; Pistols; Revolvers; Machine guns
Other titles: Guns :; Illustrated encyclopedia of pistols, revolvers and submachine guns.; World encyclopedia of rifles and machine guns.
Description: A comprehensive guide to important firearms from the 14th century to the present day. Contains directories of arms from around the world and features key specifications for each weapon, including caliber, magazine capacity, barrel length and unloaded weight.
Notes: Includes indexes.

Title from container.

"A two-book history of guns of the world"--Container.
Table of contents: title: [v.1].; title: The Illustrated encyclopedia of pistols, revolvers and submachine guns  -- Will Fowler, Anthony North & Charles Stronge -- [v.2].; title: The World encyclopedia of rifles and machine guns : an illustrated guide to 500 firearms -- Will Fowler & Patrick Sweeney.