Gun and Its Development

Name: Gun and Its Development
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ISBN: 9781616088422

ISBN-10: 1616088427

ISBN-13: 9781616088422

Edition: 9th

Authors: W. W. Greener

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First published in Great Britain in 1881 and subsequently revised nine times between then and 1910, The Gun and Its Development traces the fascinating history of weaponry: the obscure, ancient origins of the slingshot and the bow, the invention of the crossbow, possibly around 1000 AD; the introduction of gunpowder into Europe in the fourteenth century; the development of sporting and military guns over the centuries thereafter; and the rise of modern, mass-produced firearms in the early twentieth century.Chapters cover early to modern handguns; gunpowder ignition methods from fuses and flintlocks to percussion fulminates; shotguns; hammerless guns; ejector guns; the history of the firearms…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Edition: 9th
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 846
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.00" long x 6.10" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English