Customer Reviews

Jane's Gun Recognition Guide

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Well, this book has it all, except for shotguns. If your looking for handguns, this book is for you. 200 out of 500 pages in this book is pistols and revolvers. This book is a statistics book, with a gun on every page. The pages are obviously double sided. With 500 pages, it has over 1000 firearms. I was dissiapointed to find only one photo of the gun, and the photos are in B&W. This book is not for the gun enthusiast who would like to see good color photos and pictures of people in action with them. This is for the research person or for persons in the military, who wishes to gain information on weapons. Still, overall, this book is worth the buy if you just want to know more about guns.

Often careless in detail; the small automatic featured twice on the cover cannot be found anywhwere inside.

Several illustrations are completely wrong; Beretta Model 84 shows model 81;, Colt Mk IV Series 80 shows an ancient M1911; Czech CZ27 shows CZ24; MAS Mle 1935S shows Mle 1935A; Mle 1950 shows M1935S; Star MD picture is mirror-image, and there may be others; Star M40 Firestar picture shows an opposition firm's Llama M87; Walther P5 (1975) shows a P38 (1938 design).

Countries of origin; Beholla (made in Germany) labelled "Spain"; Bergmann-Bayard principally made in Belgium, as evidenced by markings listed; and MANY sloppy errors in naming, weights, calibres. I mean to say; the FEG FP9 (950 g) "weighs slightly less than the Belgian pistol", which is given as 882 g!

This is a very good reference book and though it does not include shotguns, most firearms are featured including some of the more obscure and exotic types. I was particularly interested in its coverage of heavy sniper rifles which are becoming very important in peacekeeping operations around the world.

This is a great book that explains everything about the gun including: Caliber, Rate of fire, magazine capacity, length, weight, and date of production.

This is a great book, but I have found one or so serious flaws. First, there are no shtogun entrees!!! Shotguns are the most effective weapon at close ranges, and they were left out!!! Second, I would have liked to seen details on range. Third, availability would help accomplish the mission of recognizing a weapon. If two weapons are very similar, sometimes the only way of finding which one this weapon is might be on its availability: an M4 is much more common than the Colt Commando... Overall, a book worth buying!!! Trust me!

If you find yourself looking for a book on gun recognition, then hey, look no futher. In true Janes style, it will tell you what you need to know, in that way in which Janes is famous and respected for. On the other hand, if you like shotguns, prepare to be sadly disappointed, for some reason they don't seem to exist. Apart from that I would say, "buy it!".

This pocket guide is an excellent overview of firearms from 1886 to now. Almost all mainstream models are present, and (according to the author) anything that has had ammunition made for it this century. Mostly concerned with service arms, a fair number of commercial products are also present. While not all variants can be listed or presented, the most common examples are presented, along with information on safety catches and instructions on how to safely clear the particular example. To the police officer/custom<s official, this book would be very useful. To the average firearms enthusiast or historian, it provides a good casual overview of what is/was used, brief history, calibres, etc. The size of the book makes it very portable. A very useful companion to the bigger and more comprehensive "full-size" version. Recommended.

Now, i don't need this book or the other Jan'es recognition Guides for work, its merely an interest.

With that said, i picked up this book for reference and was not disapointed. I didn't really notice any glaring mistakes(I'm no firearms expert) but it had enough information to satisfy me. It doesnt go deep into any guns, just a brief discussion of the specs, which is all i really wanted.

The only downfall is ee is the absence of a section on shotguns.

I have the 1st edition (1996). I understand subsequent editions have gone downhill in usability, both in terms of content as well as presentation. My copy could fit in a (very) large pocket, being 7-1/2 x 5 inches and over an inch thick. Later editions were more standard book sized, which I think loses some of the charm, not to mention the practical appeal. Well made book, printed in Italy.

Black & White photos are more than sufficient. Why provide glossy full-color photos when the firearm you may encounter is likely to be dirty or rusted. After all, this is not primarily a guide for *collecting* high-grade firearms, but rather a means of quickly identifying weapons in the field. As such, it is intended for military and police as well as people who work or volunteer in "on the ground" or "on the street" positions, either here or abroad. Good resolution on most photos.

Useful information is provided for each entry: not only identification of make and model, but also instructions on how to engage the safety (if provided) and unload the weapon.

Lots of fun variants, such as the Beretta 93R and Glock 18 (both full auto, surely a handful in a pistol). The WWII Liberator must be one of the most unique guns ever.

As has been mentioned, no shotguns are included.

4 & 1/2 stars

This book is really good and a worth while bye if your in to guns. There are only 2 problems 1. It should have shotguns 2.It should have the MI34 minigun the most effective gun in the world