Automatic Arms (The Firearms Classics Library)

NEW, still in original factory seal. A reprint of the 1941 edition published by William Morrow. The Palladium Press Firearms Classics Library has the same characteristics as Easton Press titles and are produced in genuine full leather. Features include: 22 karat gold accents and lettering and decoration on covers and spine; Printed with acid neutral pages that are thread sewn, not glued; Gilt page edges; silk page marker sewn into the binding; 4 raised spine bands; silk moire end papers. 233 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. . . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: * PART ONE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT: 1.) Early Multi-firing Arms -- 2.) Automatic Pistols -- 3.) Automatic Rifles up to and including the First World War -- 4.) Post-War Military Developments ------ * PART TWO HOW THEY WORK: 5.) Classification of Automatic Weapons -- 6.) Factors Affecting Design -- 7.) Methods and Systems of Feed ------ * PART THREE HOW TO KEEP THEM FIRING: 8.) Malfunctions and Stoppages -- 9.) Headspace -- 10.) Ammunition -- 11.) Combat Notes ------ * PART FOUR HOW THEY MAY BE EMPLOYED IN COMBAT: 12.) Fire Effect -- 13.) Combat Efficiency of the Rifle -- 14.) Automatics in the Squad -- 15.) Considerations Affecting the L.M.G. -- 16.) The Problem of Ammunition Supply ------ * PART FIVE MISCELLANEOUS CONSIDERATIONS: 17.) Accuracy -- 18.) Design Critique of Automatic Mechanisms ------ * APPENDICES: a.) One Summary of Automatic Weapons -- b.) Ammunition Table -- c.) Ammunition with Infantry Regiment -- * Notes

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Publisher: Palladium Press

Year: 2012

Type: New

Binding: Hardcover

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