EM39 Military Pistols: Handguns of the Two World Wars

by Gordon Bruce

Overview

With a wealth of technical information and high-quality illustrations prepared specially for this book, Military Pistols - Handguns of the Two World Wars will be an invaluable addition to the library of anyone with an interest in the weaponry of the mid-twentieth century.This book provides a convenient reference to the history and characteristics of the self-loading pistols that were adopted by the military forces of the nations involved in the two World Wars. It presents a selection of nineteen self-loading pistols - and the firms engaged in their manufacture - during this period, together with a technical appraisal of each weapon. For each pistol a history of both manufacturer and pistol is provided, along with a colour photograph and cutaway views of both the pistol and its breech operation. Details and cutaway views are also provided for the cartridges used by these pistols. All of the weapons illustrated are representative of the pattern issued to the military, and in many cases they continued to be produced for the commercial market.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785002465
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	07/15/2017
Series:	Europa Militaria Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	7.48(w) x 10.28(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Gordon Bruce has written many articles on the subject of handguns already published in firearms magazines throughout Europe, Australia and the United States of America.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

1 ASTRA 9mm Model 1921 5

2 BERETTA 9mm Model 1934 8

3 BERGMANN-BAYARD 9mm Model 1910/21 11

4 BROWNING 9mm Model 1935 14

5 COLT .45 Model 1911 17

6 CZ 9mm Model 1938 20

7 FRENCH 7.65mm Model 1935A 23

8 FROMMER 7.65mm Model 1912 26

9 GLISENTI 9mm Model 1910 29

10 LAHTI 9mm Model 1935 32

11 LUGER 9mm Model 1908 35

12 MAUSER 7.63mm Model 1896 38

13 NAMBU 8mm Model 1925 41

14 RADOM 9mm Model 1935 44

15 ROTH 8mm Model 1907 47

16 STEYR 9mm Model 1912 50

17 TOKAREV 7.62mm Model 1930 53

18 WALTHER 9mm Model 1938 56

19 WEBLEY .455 Model 1912 59

Operation of the Semi-Automatic Pistol 62