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Title	Author	# of Pages
The Book of Guns & Gunsmiths	Anthony North and Ian V. Hogg	255

Contents

PART ONE:    The Origins and Development of Firearms Anthony North
    1. Hand Cannon and Matchlocks    (p. 8)
    2. The Wheel-Lock    (p. 24)
    3. The Snaphance and Flintlock    (p. 38)
    4. 18th Century Firearms and Duelling Pistols    (p. 58)
    5. Alexander Forsyth and the Percussion System    (p. 74)
    6. Firearms and their Decoration    (p. 84)
    7. Rifling and the Breech-loading System    (p. 110)
PART TWO:    Modern Small Arms Ian VHogg
    8. The Rifle    (p. 136)
    9. The Revolver    (p. 160)
    10. Automatic and Repeating Pistols    (p. 180)
    11. Machine Guns    (p. 204)
    12. Submachine Guns    (p. 232)

Index    (p. 250)
Bibliography    (p. 254)
Acknowledgments    (p. 255)