Modern Combat Pistols: The Development of Semi-automatic Pistols for Military and Police Service Since 1945

Williams, Anthony G.; Popenker, Maxim

ISBN 10: 1861268947 / ISBN 13: 9781861268945

Published by The Crowood Press UK, 2007

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BRAND NEW . Excellent Hardcover Book And Dust Jacket. Book Contains NO Publishers Marks. In Unread Inside Condition. This . COMPREHENSIVE BOOK . By One Of The World's Leading Gun Writers, Tells The Story Of The development Of Military And Police Semi-Automatic Pistols Since The End Of World War Two. The First Part Of The Book Analyses The Contrasting Requirements Of Military And Police Forces In CHOOSING The Most Apporopriate Gun And Ammunition. Next A Country-By-Country Review Describes Each Model Of Gun, PROVIDING FULL SPECIFICATIONS And Descriptions Of The Methods Of Operation. Countries Include Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Crotia, Czech Republic, France, Germany Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Korea (Both Nort And South), Poland, Russia, Serbia, The Slovak Republic, The South African Republic And More. PROVIDES . Photographs With Descriptions & Features Of -- Bersa Thunder 9; FM GP Browning; Glock Pistols; Steyr GB; Steyr M And M-1A; FN Browning High Power Mark II, III And More; Taurus; 9mm Inglis High Power; Para Ordnance P14-45 & P14-45LDA; Type 64 & 67 Silenced Pistols; Type 80 Machine Pistol; Modele 1950; Walther PP; Heckler & Koch 4 Pistol; H& P9S; H&K VP70 And Many More; Walther P38, P1 & P4; Walther PP Super; Walther P88; 9mm Uzi Pistol; Beretta M1934; Beretta Model 1951/M951; Beretta 92 And Variants; Bernardelli P018; Daewoo K5/DP-51; Tokarev TT-33; 9mm MP-446 Viking; Markarov PM & PMM; PB Silenced; PLUS Hundreds More! APPENDICES . Describe The Basic Elements Of The Modern Pistol And How It Functions, Detail The Ammunition Used, And Explain The Often Misunderstood Concept Of "Stopping Power". PACKED . With Clear, Sharp Photographs Of Pistols On Almost Every Page. 302 Pages. Complete 100% Customer Satisfaction & Service Guaranteed Since 1970.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Modern Combat Pistols: The Development of Semi-automatic Pistols for Military and Police Service Since 1945
• Publisher: The Crowood Press UK
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861268947
• ISBN 13: 9781861268945
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Revolvers
  • Handguns
  • Pistol

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Synopsis

Modern Combat Pistols provides a comprehensive account of the development of military and police semi-automatic pistols and their ammunition from 1945 to present day. It follows on from the same authors critically acclaimed Assault Rifle [Crowood 2004].

The first part of the book looks at defensive and offensive pistols, the difference between military and police pistols, and special-purpose weapons such as silenced and underwater pistols. The history of the handgun before 1945 is described, and there is an examination both of the development of the semi-automatic pistol since 1945 and of future trends in pistol design.

The second part of the book is divided up on a country-by-country basis. Each countrys section starts with a historical overview of pistol development in that country before giving a description and technical data for each individual weapon. Appendices cover technical aspects of semi-automatic and ammunition design.

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.Anthony G Williams has a particular interest in the history and development of machine guns, and their ammunition. He is the author Rapid Fire, Assault Rifle [with Maxim Popenker] and the Flying Guns trilogy [with Dr Emmanuel Gustin], which describes the development of aircraft guns, ammunition and installations from 1914 to the present day. He maintains a website at www.quarry.nildram.co.uk.