This extensive and useful encyclopedia is specially written for sport shooters, weapons collectors, and government officials. Inside readers will find:
- An extensive glossary of technical terms and types of ammunition, complete with full color illustrations
- Information on arms manufacturers and makes of pistols from around the world
- Detailed descriptions of each weapon, often accompanied by its history and development
- Information on handguns of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty first centuries
- An extensive index to help readers find specific weapons or subjects
- Hundreds of color photographs of pistols and revolvers
