NCJ Number
12431
Date Published
1973
Length
768 pages
Annotation
ILLUSTRATED, DETAILED, AND EXTENSIVE COUNTRY-BY COUNTRY SURVEY OF PISTOLS, RIFLES, CARBINES, AND MACHINE GUNS MANUFACTURED AND IN USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Abstract
THE DOCUMENT INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF THE HISTORY OF FIREARMS FROM THE ORIGIN OF GUNPOWDER TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN AUTOMATIC WEAPONS. THE BULK OF THE VOLUME CONSISTS OF A SURVEY OF CURRENT SMALL ARMS OF THE WORLD AND INCLUDES SUCH DETAILS AS CALIBER, MAGAZINE TYPE, SYSTEM OF OPERATION, BARREL LENGTH, FEED DEVICE, SIGHTS, WEIGHT, CYCLIC RATE, AND MUZZLE VELOCITY. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE OPERATION AND CLEANING OF THE VARIOUS WEAPONS ARE GIVEN.