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<b>The development of the pistol helped bring the age of the armored knight to an end, provided the elite with a status symbol of dangerous glamour, and inspired both artisans and industrialists to reach new heights of invention.</b><br><br><i>Pistols</i> follows the evolution of personal sidearms in Europe, the United States, and Asia from medieval-era "hand cannons" with their clunky ignition systems, to the revolutionary Colt revolvers of the 19th century, to the modern semiautomatic weapons
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- Author
- Jeff Kinard
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO; ABC-CLIO, LLC
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9798400697104
- Category
- politics
- Subjects
- Political Science, History, Engineering
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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