The vocabulary of ancient firearms. Kvasnevich V.

This book is addressed to wide circles of lovers and collectors of ancient weapons, writers, scientists, museum workers, all those who are interested in the history and national culture of Western and Eastern Europe. It contains not only standard vocabulary articles explaining the significance of known and unfamiliar terms, but also extensive historical information about the types of ancient firearms that appeared and used in a completely concrete historical context and in certain periods. Acquaintance with the genealogy of various types of firearms, their design, typology and evolution cannot occur in separation from obtaining an idea of ​​the general history of weapons.