This engaging and accessible book explains the scientific principles behind guns, both ancient and modern. It connects their evolution to advances in science, as well as tracing the developments of projectiles and propellants. It is not limited to small arms but also looks at th…
Firearms: the illustrated history
An historical guide to the evolution of the gun features virtual tours of the earliest muskets to modern-day military weapons and includes special sections on iconic gun-makers Colt, Smith & Wesson, Maxim, and Kalashnikov.
Firearms: an illustrated history
A guide to the history of firearms and guns. It charts the evolution and history of the gun, from the pistol, flintlock musket and rifle to the shotgun, machine gun and revolver.
The flintlock musket: Brown Bess and Charleville 1715-1865
by Reid, Stuart, Noon, Steve, Gilliland, Alan
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The flintlock or firelock musket is one of the most iconic weapons in history: used on the battlefields of the English Civil War, it was then carried by both sides at Blenheim, Bunker Hill, Waterloo and the Alamo, and dominated warfare for more than 150 years, with military serv…
