Complete Guide to United States Military Combat Shotguns
From the famed Winchester M97 to the Mossberg and beyond! It's all in here! Expanded and updated coverage of American combat shotguns with three times the information found in the author's previous best-selling book on this topic. An absolutely huge collector's guide! 312 pages packed with the latest data that collectors have been demanding. Hundreds of detailed photographs show you the specific features that you need to recognize in order to identify fakes and assembled guns.
This is the kind of hands-on, practical know-how that will help you to become a more successful collector! Covers all the known types and all the manufacturers. Special, in-depth historical coverage of WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq! Tells you which troops used these guns, where they carried them and how they performed in combat!
All new sections bring the story up-to-date, with full details of shotgun use in our armed forces today! All of the latest guns are included with sereal number data direct from the manufacturers! Detailed collector's notes show you all the markings, parts, variations and features that you need to look for. Learn what is proper and what is not before you buy!
Over 500 photos and illustrations, 312 pages, 8.5" x 11". Hardcover $49.99 + p/h
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Excerpts  (Top photo) WW I M1917 "US Enfield" Rifle and WWI Winchester M1897 Trench Gun. (Middle photo) WW I M1897 Trench Gun (w/M1907 leather sling). (Bottom photo) WW I M1897 Trench Gun with M1917 bayonet attached. |
 (Top photo) Illustration from TM showing long-barrel Model 11 training shotgun. (Bottom photo) Stevens M520-30 Trench Gun and Steven M520-30 Riot Gun. |
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 (Bottom photo) Good view of "POUCH, AMMUNITION, SHOTGUN" marking. |
