Axis Pistols: World War Two 50 Year Commemorative Issue, Dedicated to Those Who Fought in the Great Battles of the Second World War- The Pistols of Germany and Her Allies in Two World Wars, Vol. 2

Still, Jan C.

ISBN 10: 1893513076 / ISBN 13: 9781893513075

Published by Still's Books, 1989

About this Item

Walsworth Publishing Co.; Marceline, 1989. Hardcover. Third Printing. Volume II (World War Two 50 Year Commemorative Issue - The Pistols of Germany and Her Allies in Two World Wars). A Very Good, red binding with black illustration/emblem and lettering on front board, black lettering on spine, binding intact, some scattered foxing top text block edge, a hint of sunning to pages, mild scattered foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, bit of spine edge and board corner wear, mild spine lean, without Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 360pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Axis Pistols: World War Two 50 Year Commemorative Issue, Dedicated to Those Who Fought in the Great Battles of the Second World War- The Pistols of Germany and Her Allies in Two World Wars, Vol. 2
• Publisher: Still's Books
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1893513076
• ISBN 13: 9781893513075
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 50 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Guns/Rifles/Pistols

About this title

Synopsis

This book covers the Army, Luftwaffe, Kreigsmarine, police and NSDAP pistols of Nazi Germany and the pistols of her Axis allies: Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovakia and Finland, with historic background. A summary fold-out map shows this rich array of pistols distributed across a world at war and battle photographs show these pistols in action. Over 300 pistol variations from 20 nations are described in detail with 600 photos.

About the Author

Jan C. Still has collected and researched German pistols for the last 30 years. He is the world's authority on German pistols from World War I and World War II. He has researched the guns' history, markings, manufacture and use in battle and over the years has collected many historic photos and pictures. He has photographed some of the most important gun collections in the country. As a member of NAPCA (National Automatic Pistol Collectors' Association) he continues to be involved in dialog with the pistol collecting community.