All Russian pistols and revolvers: Russian Empire, Soviet Union, Russia. The most complete encyclopedia

The most complete encyclopedia of pistols and revolvers of the Russian Empire, the USSR and Russia.

exhaustive information about 50 types of revolvers and pistols - combat, official and special purposes, both in service and experimental - not only domestic production, but also foreign samples used in Russia, as well as about ammunition to them.

All about their development, production and combat use from the 17th century to the present day. For the first time, the leading historian of small arms analyzed not only the combat characteristics of the weapon, but also the methods of small training, practiced in the tsarist and Soviet army.

The publication is illustrated by hundreds of drawings and photographs.