Howdah to High Power

Howdah to High Power -- A Century of British Breechloading Service Pistols (1867-1967) -- by Robert J. Maze is a comprehensive examination of breechloading cartridge pistols and revolvers used by the British services.

The book covers early service revolvers, the Enfields, Webley revolvers and self-loaders, private purchases, foreign pistols in the British service, the No. 2 Enfield, the Mark IV Webley, and the High Power pistols.

Chapters include:

o Non-interchangeables and Interchangeables (1867 - 1880)

o Standardization - The First Enfield Era

o Pistols for Prince and Pauper - The Webley Era Revolvers and Self-loaders

o Private Purchases - Mark II (1880 - 1914)

o "Not English Make" - Foreign Pistols in the British Service

o The Webley That Never Was - Britain's Last Service Revolvers - The .380 No. 2 Enfield and the Mark IV Webley

o The High-Power Pistols

The senior curator of the British Royal Armouries, Martin Pegler, has said the book is "essential reading; comes very highly recommended."

Howdah to High Power, ISBN 1-880677-17-2, is a 132-page, 8-1/2 x 11-inch, four color laminated softcover, with 180 photographs, 8 illustrations, and 3 charts.