Book Description
Firearms enthusiasts embraced the first edition of this comprehensive illustrated catalog of every known military firearm available to the U.S. collector, including handguns, rifles, shotguns, submachine guns, and machine guns. A companion volume to the Standard Catalog of Firearms, this revised and expanded second edition comes complete with all the detailed information readers found useful and more. Listings beginning with the early cartridge models of the 1870s to the latest high-tech sniper rifles have been expanded to include more models, variations, historical information, and data, offering more detail for the military firearms collector, shooter, and history buff. Identification of specific firearms is easier with nearly 250 additional photographs. Plus, readers will enjoy "snap shots," small personal articles from experts relating real-life experiences with exclusive models. * Revised to include every known military firearm available to the U.S. collector * More than 100 pages of expanded coverage * Special feature articles on focused aspects of collecting and shooting

About the Author
New Schwing is a respected firearms expert and author of several books, including the Standard Catalog of? Firearms. He is also firearms contributor to the Standard Catalog of? Winchester. His articles have appeared in the American Rifleman, Guns Illustrated, Shooting Sportsman, Waffen Digest, Double Gun Journal, and other popular firearms publications. He resides in Fredericksburg, Texas.

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