ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF GUNS
Subtitle: An Illustrated Directory of Over 1,000 Military and  Sporting Firearms
Edition: Ill edition
Publisher: Salamander
Published: August 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781840651720
Subjects: Militaria, arms & armour; Reference works; Small firearms, guns & other equipment; Military - General; General; History; Reference; History: World; Military - Weapons; Firearms & Weapons; History / Reference; Dictionaries; Firearms
First sentence: Pistols and revolvers are very close range weapons, intended for either offensive or defensive use by military, para-military, and police forces, but are also popular among sportsmen for competition and, in some cases,for game shooting.