Pictorial history of the rifle
Inbunden bok. Ian Allan. 1:a upplaga uppl. 1971. 184 sidor.
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A comprehensive chronological study of the origin and development of the rifle. After a short section on the discovery of gunpowder and the introduction of hand firearms, the first rifles are shown to have been developed in the late 15th Century for target and game shooting.
The Slow and tentative improvement of the rifle over the next 250 years is explained, until its first succesful use as a military weapon.
The quickening pace of the 19th century and the development of the American system (mass production) are covered in detail. Self loading rifles are traced from their original sources to the present day. Examples of the use of the rifle in war and sport are scattered throughout the text.
More than 200 photographs of representative rifles amplify the text and are a valuable aid to identification for the collector.
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