One Hundred Great Guns: An Illustrated History Of Firearms By Merrill Lindsay

One Hundred Great Guns: An Illustrated History Of Firearms By Merrill Lindsay

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Hardcover

ISBN 713704888

Publisher: Blandford Press Ltd 1968

Used – Near Fine. This book is in mint condition. The Dust Jacket has some very limited signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.

Lively and informative, tracing the entire history of guns from the invention of gunpowder to the development of the most modern hand weapons. The author traces the evolution of firearms from their mechanical antecedents - crossbows, ballistae, onhangers - through successive phases - hand cannon, matchlocks, wheel locks, flintlocks and percussion - to the modern shotgun.

There is a comprehensive index, a splendid bibliography and an extensive valuable guide to early gun-makers and their marks, state and city proof and control marks. Fully illustrated in color, this gigantic and very heavy book is an essential reference for early firearms collectors.