This new book covers all of the pistols used by United States forces except the M1911; this includes Smith & Wesson "Victory" Models, High Standard .22s, H&R revolvers, Iver Johnson revolvers, and a wide variety of Colts, such as the Official Police, Commandos, Detective Specials, Pocket Automatics, the Service Model ACE, Woodsman Match Targets, .38 Super Automatics and much, much more. Also included is an incredibly detailed historical section dealing with the procurement and distribution of all of these pistols. The amount of archival research behind this book is staggering. Includes extensive, previously unpublished serial number lists. 515 illustrations.
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A volume which should be in the library of every military historian, hand gun collector, small arms student and researcher. -- Shooter's Bookshelf, August 6, 1998
Impressive volume by a highly respected author. This reference stands out as the definitive work in this field. -- American Rifleman, July 1, 1998
LtCol Pate deserves high marks for the depth, breadth, and thoroughness of his research...a significan contribution to WWII literature. -- Marine Corps Gazette, June 1, 1998
Meticulous, technical and overwhelming in its detail, this extensive volume provides the complete history of US secondary handgun weapons used in World War II. However, the popular and widely used government-issue Colt .45 caliber automatic pistol is not included, as so much has already been written about that venerable weapon. Instead, Pate focuses on all the other US pistols and revolvers, both commercial and military, used during the war. Pate is a retired US Army officer and a respected authority on military weapons. Because of his book's scope, focus and depth, his target audience is firearms collectors and World War II historians. The general reader will quickly tire of ballistic and manufacturing jargon, and the dry, numbing details of weapon development, procurement, and distribution. This is a quality product, but with limited appeal. For the handgun enthusiast, however, this is a treasure trove of minutiae regarding American handguns. Colt and Smith & Wesson models dominate the handgun arsenal, but Pate has also included weapons made by Harrington and Richardson, Iver Johnson and High Standard. Automatics and revolvers, .22 caliber to .380 caliber, are showcased with data and photographs. Pate even includes a cute little "hold-up gun," issued to OSS spies. It fired from under the armpit when the spy raised his arms in surrender. -- From Independent Publisher
This volume is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and substantial weapons books to appear for some time, and not merely because it is packed with raw data, and is both well produced and lavishly illustrated at a reasonable price. For this reviewer its fascination lied in many of the more obscure pieces of information that it contains -- Military Illustrated, March 1998
Impressive volume by a highly respected author. This reference stands out as the definitive work in this field. -- American Rifleman, July 1, 1998
LtCol Pate deserves high marks for the depth, breadth, and thoroughness of his research...a significan contribution to WWII literature. -- Marine Corps Gazette, June 1, 1998
Meticulous, technical and overwhelming in its detail, this extensive volume provides the complete history of US secondary handgun weapons used in World War II. However, the popular and widely used government-issue Colt .45 caliber automatic pistol is not included, as so much has already been written about that venerable weapon. Instead, Pate focuses on all the other US pistols and revolvers, both commercial and military, used during the war. Pate is a retired US Army officer and a respected authority on military weapons. Because of his book's scope, focus and depth, his target audience is firearms collectors and World War II historians. The general reader will quickly tire of ballistic and manufacturing jargon, and the dry, numbing details of weapon development, procurement, and distribution. This is a quality product, but with limited appeal. For the handgun enthusiast, however, this is a treasure trove of minutiae regarding American handguns. Colt and Smith & Wesson models dominate the handgun arsenal, but Pate has also included weapons made by Harrington and Richardson, Iver Johnson and High Standard. Automatics and revolvers, .22 caliber to .380 caliber, are showcased with data and photographs. Pate even includes a cute little "hold-up gun," issued to OSS spies. It fired from under the armpit when the spy raised his arms in surrender. -- From Independent Publisher
This volume is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and substantial weapons books to appear for some time, and not merely because it is packed with raw data, and is both well produced and lavishly illustrated at a reasonable price. For this reviewer its fascination lied in many of the more obscure pieces of information that it contains -- Military Illustrated, March 1998
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Charles W Pate has done a wonderful job of making a study of the U S made handguns that were used during WW II. This is well written , well illustrated, understandable and thorough. I was pleasently surprised how well illustrated and clearly documented the book is. What Handguns were made in the United States during the war and who were they sent to? This will be a book that fills an important place in the gun collector's reference library.
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This outstanding book explores the subject of the varied handguns that served the allies in WWII. It is clear from page one that the author has obviously devoted much painstaking research to the subject. The illustrations and text are a font of valuable information for long time collectors and novices alike. It is a bargain at twice the price!
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