Assault Rifle: The Development of the Modern Military Rifle and Its Ammunition

Popenker, Maxim, and Williams, Anthony

ISBN 10: 1861267002 / ISBN 13: 9781861267009

Published by The Crowood Press Ltd, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Assault Rifle: The Development of the Modern Military Rifle and Its Ammunition
• Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861267002
• ISBN 13: 9781861267009
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Firearrms

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Synopsis

Assault Rifle provides a comprehensive account of the development of the military assault rifle and its ammunition from WW2 to the present day. The book is in two parts. The first part includes: Brief historical summary of the assault rifle, its origins and development; Gun design including operating mechanisms and weapon configuration; Ammunition design and performance; Ballistics, especially the balance between recoil and effectiveness; History of assault rifle cartridge. The second part includes: National military rifle programs since the end of WW2; History of developments in each country including experimental programs; Detailed descriptions of the principal service and experimental weapons.

About the Author

Maxim Popenker was born in Leningrad, graduated from St Petersburg State Technical University and is a lieutenant [reserve] in the Russian Armed Forces. He is an established author of books and magazines and online articles on the subject of firearms. He is the owner and author of a leading Internet resource on small arms, the 'Modern Firearms and Ammunition' website at www.worldguns.ru. Maxim has a long-term interest in the history and technical aspects of firearms, especially those of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.