Modern Rifles Shotguns & Pistols by Hogg, Ian V
Modern Rifles Shotguns & Pistols
An Analytical Survey of Contemporary Weapon Design and Manufacturing Innovations
An Analytical Survey of Contemporary Weapon Design and Manufacturing Innovations
Bibliographic Specifications
• Title: Modern Rifles Shotguns & Pistols
• Author: Ian V. Hogg
• Publisher: Bison Books Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 1985
• ISBN-10: 0861242351
• ISBN-13: 9780861242351
• Edition Details: First Edition, Standard Hardcover Release.
• Binding: Original publisher's premium cloth-bound hardboards, matching gilt or silver spine typography, enclosed within a fully illustrated commercial dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Quarto (4to), 112 pages. Lavishly illustrated with archival schematics, high-contrast operational photography, and manufacturing cross-sections printed on high-grade gloss stock.
• Language: English
• Title: Modern Rifles Shotguns & Pistols
• Author: Ian V. Hogg
• Publisher: Bison Books Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 1985
• ISBN-10: 0861242351
• ISBN-13: 9780861242351
• Edition Details: First Edition, Standard Hardcover Release.
• Binding: Original publisher's premium cloth-bound hardboards, matching gilt or silver spine typography, enclosed within a fully illustrated commercial dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Quarto (4to), 112 pages. Lavishly illustrated with archival schematics, high-contrast operational photography, and manufacturing cross-sections printed on high-grade gloss stock.
• Language: English
Official Condition Report
• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
o Exterior / Boards: The textured cloth boards are remarkably well-preserved, featuring completely straight joints, crisp edges, and unbumped corner tips. The spine is robustly intact, showing no compression, crushing, or vertical reading lines.
o Interior: Pristine, bright, and immaculate. The textbook leaves remain uniformly clean without foxing, page-turn soil, or structural loosening. Completely clean of standard antiquarian defects, including owner name plates, dealer price annotations, ink stamps, or underlinings.
• The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus (VG+)
o Condition Details: The original illustrated jacket remains highly striking, vibrant, and reflective. It exhibits only minimal, localized shelf-friction and faint edge-toning to the rear panel, fully consistent with archival warehouse storage. The jacket has been fitted with a professional, museum-grade clear cellophane wrap to completely shield it from future surface scuffs or handling wear.
• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
o Exterior / Boards: The textured cloth boards are remarkably well-preserved, featuring completely straight joints, crisp edges, and unbumped corner tips. The spine is robustly intact, showing no compression, crushing, or vertical reading lines.
o Interior: Pristine, bright, and immaculate. The textbook leaves remain uniformly clean without foxing, page-turn soil, or structural loosening. Completely clean of standard antiquarian defects, including owner name plates, dealer price annotations, ink stamps, or underlinings.
• The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus (VG+)
o Condition Details: The original illustrated jacket remains highly striking, vibrant, and reflective. It exhibits only minimal, localized shelf-friction and faint edge-toning to the rear panel, fully consistent with archival warehouse storage. The jacket has been fitted with a professional, museum-grade clear cellophane wrap to completely shield it from future surface scuffs or handling wear.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1985 by Bison Books, Modern Rifles Shotguns & Pistols offers a meticulously targeted technical overview of late-twentieth-century ballistic engineering breakthroughs. This reference work identifies and evaluates the most fascinating contemporary shifts in firearms manufacturing, focusing on materials development, internal action refinements, and tactical utility upgrades.
Published in 1985 by Bison Books, Modern Rifles Shotguns & Pistols offers a meticulously targeted technical overview of late-twentieth-century ballistic engineering breakthroughs. This reference work identifies and evaluates the most fascinating contemporary shifts in firearms manufacturing, focusing on materials development, internal action refinements, and tactical utility upgrades.
Divided methodically into distinct operational sections, Ian V. Hogg provides clear breakdowns of how combat rifles, hunting shotguns, and defensive handguns evolved under modern defense requirements. Supported by an abundance of operational photography and technical diagrams, this book bridges the gap between Cold War military standards and modern precision engineering. It stands as a significant collectible asset for military historians and weapon technology enthusiasts.
Author Profile: Ian V. Hogg
Ian V. Hogg (1926–2002) remains one of the world's most prolific and globally cited British military historians, ballistics consultants, and small-arms reference authors. After serving 27 years in the Royal Artillery—where he attained the rank of Master Gunner and taught ammunition and gunnery logistics—Hogg transitioned to full-time industrial journalism. He served with distinction as the long-term editor of Jane's Infantry Weapons, making him an internationally recognized authority on international weapons procurement and forensic ballistics. Over his legendary career, he authored dozens of definitive reference volumes, celebrated by armorers and antiquarian collectors alike for combining intense engineering depth with highly accessible narrative prose.
Ian V. Hogg (1926–2002) remains one of the world's most prolific and globally cited British military historians, ballistics consultants, and small-arms reference authors. After serving 27 years in the Royal Artillery—where he attained the rank of Master Gunner and taught ammunition and gunnery logistics—Hogg transitioned to full-time industrial journalism. He served with distinction as the long-term editor of Jane's Infantry Weapons, making him an internationally recognized authority on international weapons procurement and forensic ballistics. Over his legendary career, he authored dozens of definitive reference volumes, celebrated by armorers and antiquarian collectors alike for combining intense engineering depth with highly accessible narrative prose.
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