The Complete Encyclopedia of Pistols & Revolvers

by Hartink, A. E.

• ISBN13: 9780785818717
• ISBN10: 0785818715
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Book Sales

Table of Contents

1. The development of the firearm	9	(4)
2. Technology of pistols and revolvers	13	(6)
3. Safety in the use of firearms	19	(2)
4. Safety systems in pistols	21	(4)
5. Safety systems in revolvers	25	(2)
6. Locking systems in pistols	27	(6)
7. Revolver locking systems	33	(2)
8. Ammunition for handguns	35	(12)
9. Explanation of exploded drawings	47	(4)
10. An A-Z of pistols and revolvers	51	(213)
AMT / IAI	51	(7)
Anschütz	58	(1)
Arminius	59	(3)
Astra	62	(5)
Auto-Ordnance	67	(3)
Benelli	70	(4)
Beretta	74	(10)
Bernardelli	84	(2)
Bersa	86	(1)
Browning / FN Browning	86	(11)
Calico	97	(1)
Gasull / Freedom Arms	98	(1)
Colt	99	(20)
Coonan	119	(1)
CZ / Brno	120	(4)
Daewoo	124	(1)
Erma	125	(2)
FAS	127	(1)
FEG / Femaru	127	(4)
Feinwerkbau	131	(1)
Glock	132	(4)
Grizzly	136	(1)
Hämmerli	137	(3)
Heckler & Koch	140	(3)
High Standard	143	(1)
I.M.I	144	(5)
ITM	149	(2)
Kel-Tec	151	(1)
Korth	151	(4)
Les Baer	155	(3)
Llama	158	(6)
Manurhin	164	(3)
Mauser/Luger	167	(5)
Mitchell	172	(4)
Para-Ordnance	176	(2)
Pardini - Fiocchi	178	(1)
Rossi	179	(3)
Ruger	182	(13)
Safari Arms	195	(2)
Sako	197	(1)
SIG/Sig-Sauer	197	(5)
Smith & Wesson	202	(31)
Sphinx	233	(3)
Springfield Armory	236	(4)
Star	240	(1)
Steyr	241	(2)
Tanfoglio	243	(1)
Taurus	244	(7)
Thompson Contender	251	(1)
Unique	251	(1)
Vektor	252	(2)
Walther	254	(7)
Wesson Arms / Dan Wesson	261	(2)
Wildey	263	(1)
Bibliography	264	(1)
Index	265	(6)
Acknowledgements	271