{"product_id":"b0hfhfcbb4","title":"The Encyclopedia of Firearms: A Complete Illustrated History of 200 Major Firearms","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo hundred firearms. Three eras. One volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Colt Paterson of 1836 to the guided anti-tank weapons of the present day, The Encyclopedia of Firearms traces two centuries of the mechanism that reshaped war, law, industry and politics alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery entry carries a full illustrated plate, a short history explaining why the weapon mattered, and a complete specification table — calibre, action, weight, length, rate of fire, effective range, magazine and total production — so that designs a century apart can be compared at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWHAT SETS THIS VOLUME APART\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWho actually carried it. Every one of the 200 entries names the armies, police forces, insurgents, criminals and civilians who used the weapon — not just who made it. Arranged chronologically within three eras and twenty-six categories, so you can follow how one design led to the next. Comparable specifications in consistent units throughout, drawn from the principal service variant of each weapon. A full reference apparatus — chronology, glossary, calibre guide, conversion tables, an index of firearms and an index by country of origin. INSIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart One  — The Pioneer Era (1836–1939). The percussion revolver, the metallic cartridge, smokeless powder, the first machine guns and the first self-loading pistols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart Two  — The Arsenal of Democracy (1939–1945). The bolt-action rifles, submachine guns and machine guns of the Second World War, and the assault rifle that ended their era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart Three  — The Modern Age (1945–present). The Kalashnikov and its rivals, the polymer pistol, the bullpup, the precision rifle and the shoulder-launched missile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCovering revolvers, pistols, rifles, carbines, submachine guns, machine guns, sniper rifles, shotguns, anti-tank rifles and guided weapons — from the Colt Single Action Army, Mauser Gewehr 98, Thompson, MP 40, M1 Garand and AK-47 to the Barrett M82, FN P90, Javelin and Carl Gustaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA reference for collectors, historians, writers, modellers and anyone who wants to understand not only how these weapons worked, but who carried them and why they mattered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67888558145781,"sku":"YSL30330","price":5.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/61f-BEmvWEL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793331871","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b0hfhfcbb4","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}