Martin Pegler: Colt Single-Action Revolvers

Cover: 9781472810984 | Colt Single-Action Revolvers | Martin Pegler | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Beschreibung

In 1836, Samuel Colt changed the face of warfare with the production of the first of a series of iconic and influential single-action revolvers, including the .44-calibre Colt Walker and the seminal .45-calibre Colt Single Action Army, which remains in production today. These weapons shifted the role of the pistol from single-shot weapon of last resort to a practical and powerful sidearm that gave the user the ability to defend himself once his primary armament was discharged. It transformed cavalry tactics and relegated the sword to a largely ceremonial role in many armies.

Featuring full-colour artwork, expert analysis and gripping first-hand accounts, this is the absorbing story of Colt's family of single-action revolvers, covering their origins, development, use and lasting impact on the modern world.

Über den Autor

Martin Pegler has a BA Hons in Medieval and Modern History and an MA in Museum Studies, both from University College, London, and was for many years the Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. Martin has established The Somme Historical Centre ([...] where visitors can see the technology used in the 1914-18 trench warfare. He is currently an author and firearms consultant and he also lectures at local Great War museums.

He is the author of a number of books including The Military Sniper since 1914 (Osprey, 2001), Firearms in the American West 1700-1900 (The Crowood Press, 2002), and the highly acclaimed Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper (Osprey, 2004). In the 1980s he had the privilege of interviewing many World War I veterans about their wartime experiences, and the recordings are now part of the sound archives of the Imperial War Museum, London.

Zusammenfassung

Iconically used by World War II general George Patton, as well as in films such as Gone With the Wind, Apache Gold and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction /Development /Use /Impact /Conclusion / Bibliography /Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2017
Genre:	Importe , Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Antiquitäten
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781472810984
ISBN-10:	1472810988
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Pegler, Martin
Illustrator:	Stacey, Mark Gilliland, Alan
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	249 x 182 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Martin Pegler
Erscheinungsdatum:	24.01.2017
Gewicht:	0,26 kg