Repeating and Multi-Fire Weapons

A History from the Zhuge Crossbow Through the AK-47

By: Gerald Prenderghast

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Paperback | 6 April 2018

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436 Pages

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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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"Prenderghast traces the development of [these] weapons from fourth-century China to modern weaponry...provides details on hundreds of such weapons, including their production, design, operation, variations, specifications, military use, and current value... Well illustrated with photographs and diagrams...a thorough treatment of the topic and useful for those interested in military history...recommended"-Choice

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