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A History of Firearms

A History of Firearms

Colin Holcombe

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Colin Holcombe
Año de edición:
2023
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Historia
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9781399961905
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A history of firearm from the early days of of gunpowder, through the development of matchlock muskets, to the wheellock andvarious incarnations of the flintlock, to the development of the percussion cap and the modern caartridge. It explores the early attempts at breech loading and ways to fire more than once before reloading.Full of illustrations and photographs.

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