The World Encyclopedia of MODERN GUNS by A. J. R. Cormack - This large book describes pistols, rifles, automatic weapons and sporting guns from the mid-19th century to the present day. It also gives a brief account of the evolution of firearms from the first cannon of the middle ages to the development of the percussion cap ...........
reference chapters give technical specifications of significant guns and biographical details of well-known manufacturers and designers. Secondhand book, hardcover in good conditon