GUN: 100 Greatest Firearms (Field & Stream)

A collection of gorgeous photos celebrating 500 years of firearms technology, from the early flintlocks to today’s high-tech weaponry, this book shows the history, artistry, and evolving technology of the gun.

Guns. For centuries, these beautiful, controversial, essential, and sometimes fearful machines have been an integral part of our lives. From the hand cannons and matchlock muskets of the 1500s to the latest military technology, this book celebrates the artistry, technology, cultural significance, and power of 100 iconic guns. Firearms enthusiasts, history buffs, and shooters of every stripe will find something to marvel at in this gorgeous full-color coffee-table book.

David E. Petzal, the rifles field editor of Field & Stream, has been with the publication since 1972. He served in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1969, and he began writing about rifles and rifle shooting during his service in 1964. He has hunted all over the United States and Canada, as well as in Europe, Africa, and New Zealand. Petzal most recently cowrote the Field & Stream Total Gun Manual; he is also the author of The .22 Rifle and edited The Encyclopedia of Sporting Firearms.

Phil Bourjaily is Field & Stream's Shotguns columnist and co-writer, with David Petzal, of the popular "Gun Nut" blog on Fieldandstream.com. Bourjaily most recently cowrote the Field & Stream Total Gun Manual; he is also the author of Field & Stream Turkey Hunting Handbook. He co-founded a trapshooting team at his son’s high school and serves as one of the coaches. He has traveled widely in pursuit of upland birds, waterfowl, and turkeys.