ISBN: 9781733424639

Illustrated Book Pistols Of The Warlords Chinese Kickstarter Ian McCollum Purple ?Kickstarter? edition. With all extras: arming the dragon mini booklet, patch, bookmark, map, insert, cock… Mehr…

Illustrated Book Pistols Of The Warlords Chinese Kickstarter Ian McCollum Purple ?Kickstarter? edition. With all extras: arming the dragon mini booklet, patch, bookmark, map, insert, cocktails paper. Signed edition 158/500 by Ian Our Collector's Limited Edition is ideal for backers who want a presentation-grade addition to their reference library of fine books. At home in your study or den, Collector's Limited Editions are ensconced in a beautiful clamshell presentation cover, as well as including unique additional vellum pages and page edges gilt with gold. The first issue of Collector's Limited Edition books will be limited to 500 copies of each cover designEach copy is numbered and hand-signed by the author, and can be personalized (within reason) upon request. The book's unique clamshell will keep it safe for years to come.Pistols of the Warlords: Chinese Domestic Handguns 1911 ? 1949 is an exploration of the fascinating world of handgun production during the Chinese Warlord Era. This was a unique period in small arms history, exemplified by a multitude of truly unique handguns made individually by craftsman artisans. Long recognized as curiosities in the firearms world, this book presents the first organized study of these pistols ever to be published.Based on the close examination of more than 300 examples from three major collections, it is a groundbreaking work that brings a brand new level of clarity to the identification of these arms. The book is divided into five main sections: ? Introduction and historical context  ? Domestic Chinese designs ? C96 Mauser copies ? FN 1900 copies ? Copies of other Western designs From the most professionally made assembly-line pistols of the Shanghai, Jinling, and Taiyuan Arsenals to the crudest muzzleloading percussion pistols made by traveling blacksmiths, this work covers the whole spectrum of these fascinating firearms. By studying a large number of examples, Ian McCollum is able to divide the domestic Chinese designs into six distinct types, based on design features. While these designs have long been disregarded as random creations, Pistols of the Warlords embarks on the path of discovering their unique and distinctive histories. The book is formatted as a pictorial study, so that it may best highlight the tremendous variety in features and markings found on these pistols. The masterful photography of James Rupley truly jumps off the page, presenting these pistols at larger-than-life scale. Intended for both the firearms collector and the Chinese history enthusiast, Pistols of the Warlords illuminates a subject never before documented in any systematic way., Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Binding: Hardcover, Product Group: Book, Features: Illustrated, Weight: 4, Subject: History, IsTextBook: No, Publication Year: 2021, Format: Hardcover, Language: English, Book Title: Pistols of the Warlords : Chinese Domestic Handguns, 1911-1949, Genre: Technology & Engineering, Référence, Topic: Military Science, General, Headstamp Publishing<

2021, ISBN: 1733424636

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[EAN: 9781733424639], New book, [SC: 12.51], [PU: Headstamp Publishing], Hardcover in overall good shape with general wear. Binding firm and square. clean throughout., Books

2021, ISBN: 1733424636

Gebundene Ausgabe

[EAN: 9781733424639], New book, [SC: 12.39], [PU: Headstamp Publishing], Hardcover in overall good shape with general wear. Binding firm and square. clean throughout., Books

2021, ISBN: 1733424636

Gebundene Ausgabe

[EAN: 9781733424639], New book, [PU: Headstamp Publishing], Hardcover in overall good shape with general wear. Binding firm and square. clean throughout., Books