Repeating and Multi-Fire Weapons A History from the Zhuge Crossbow Through the AK-47
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Repeating and Multi-Fire Weapons A History from the Zhuge Crossbow Through the AK-47

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Full Title

Repeating and Multi-Fire Weapons A History from the Zhuge Crossbow Through the AK-47
Author(s)

Gerald Prenderghast
Edition
ISBN

9781476631103, 9781476666662
Publisher

McFarland
Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

From the very earliest days of organized warfare, combatants have wanted to develop weapons with more firepower. This has inevitably led to a wide variety of repeating weapons, capable of a degree of sustained fire without reloading. Based largely upon new research, this book explores the history of repeating and multi-fire weapons, beginning with the Chinese repeating crossbow in the 4th century BCE, and ending with the world’s most common firearm, the Kalashnikov AK-47. The author describes the potency of the machine gun in World War I, the development of the semiautomatic pistol and the role of the submachine gun in improving the effectiveness of the infantryman.

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