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Repeating and multi-fire weapons : a history from the Zhuge crossbow through the AK-47 / Gerald Prenderghast.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Prenderghast, Gerald, 1954- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Firearms--History.
- Firearms.
- History.
- Machine guns--History.
- Machine guns.
- Military weapons--History.
- Military weapons.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 426 pages ; 26 cm
- Other Title:
- History from the Zhuge crossbow through the AK-47
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
- Summary:
- "From the earliest days of organized warfare, combatants have been anxious to develop weapons with more firepower. This inevitably led a wide variety of repeating weapons, capable of a degree of sustained fire without reloading. Based largely upon new research, this book explores the history of repeating and multi-fire weapons"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781476666662
- 1476666660
- OCLC:
- 1022980256
- Publisher Number:
- 99976592564
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