Pistols: An Illustrated History of Their Impact

by Jeff Kinard

The development of the pistol helped bring the age of the armored knight to an end, provided the elite with a status symbol of dangerous glamour, and inspired both artisans and industrialists to reach new heights of invention.

Pistols follows the evolution of personal sidearms in Europe, the United States, and Asia from medieval-era "hand cannons" with their clunky ignition systems, to the revolutionary Colt revolvers of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851094709
• ISBN13: 9781851094707
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 10.4"