The definitive visual guide to the history of firearms & guns The Illustrated History of Firearms charts the evolution & history of the gun from the pistol flintlock musket & rifle to the shotgun machine gun & revolver This book features over 300 firearms & guns spanning centuries of development with the world's most iconic gun brands such as Colt Smith & Wesson Maxim & the Kalashnikov AK-47 covered with amazing photographic features You can appreciate the incredible engineering behind guns through stunning visuals with close-up details of key weapons from the intricate inlaid shotgun to the modern army sniper rifle tracing the history of the gun from army flintlocks to modern day military guns If you are interested in military history & the history of weapons The Illustrated History of Firearms is ideal for you