Balázs Németh teaches military history at the Public Service University of Budapest’s Faculty of Military Science and Officer Training. He has a particular interest in the infantry tactics and firearms history of the mid-19th century and has published many scientific papers in Hungarian. He is based in Hungary. Johnny Shumate has been a freelance illustrator since 1987. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor.Alan Gilliland spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the Daily Telegraph, winning 19 awards in that time. He now writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).

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Well written and packed full of detailed information, including diagrams, this is a must for weapon enthusiasts.

Balázs Németh teaches military history at the Public Service University of Budapest’s Faculty of Military Science and Officer Training. He has a particular interest in the infantry tactics and firearms history of the mid-19th century and has published many scientific papers in Hungarian. He is based in Hungary. Johnny Shumate has been a freelance illustrator since 1987. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor.Alan Gilliland spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the Daily Telegraph, winning 19 awards in that time. He now writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).

• IntroductionDevelopmentUseImpactConclusionBibliographyIndex

Well written and packed full of detailed information, including diagrams, this is a must for weapon enthusiasts.

Balázs Németh teaches military history at the Public Service University of Budapest’s Faculty of Military Science and Officer Training. He has a particular interest in the infantry tactics and firearms history of the mid-19th century and has published many scientific papers in Hungarian. He is based in Hungary. Johnny Shumate has been a freelance illustrator since 1987. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor.Alan Gilliland spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the Daily Telegraph, winning 19 awards in that time. He now writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).

• IntroductionDevelopmentUseImpactConclusionBibliographyIndex

Well written and packed full of detailed information, including diagrams, this is a must for weapon enthusiasts.