Folio, cartoné, como nuevo, sobrecubierta ilustrada con diversos rasgados, algo sucia. Comprehensive guide to small arms which traces their development from the uncertain performance of the earliest hand cannon and matchlocks to the devastating firepower of modern submachine guns. Anthony North, of the Departament of Metalwork at the Victoria and Albert Museum, is an expert on the craft of the early gunsmiths. Ivan Hogg, former master gunner of the British Army, has an encyclopedic knowledge of modern hand-guns and military small arms and describes their development from the early 19th century to the present day. Profusamente ilustrado, contiene fotografías de detalle de decoraciones, mecanismos, dibujos y diagramas.