The Book of Pistols and Revolvers: An Encyclopedic Reference Work

The Stackpole Company / The Military Service Division, Harrisburg, PA. 1960. Hardcover. Stated 4th Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; light soiling to textblock bottom from shelfing. No DJ. Brown cloth boards and spine with bright brown lettering on the spine and front board. 717 pp 8vo. As the interest in familiarity and marksmanship with pistols and rifles grew after WWI and WWII, an immediate need was evident for a reference work, preferably of a wide scope, which would clearly identify, describe in detail, and evaluate most handguns available to the collector and the shooter, including the ever increasing number mad in this country and abroad. Includes a Supplement: Post-War Developments. A clean very presentable copy.