1911: The First 100 Years, 2nd Edition

by Gun Digest Media

Overview

Celebrate the Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 in 1911: The First 100 Years, 2nd Edition! 

Now, in one fascinating, illustrated volume, authority Patrick Sweeney celebrates the greatest fighting handgun ever designed, John M. Browning's legendary 1911 .45.

• Early predecessors of the 1911
• 1911 history and development
• Today's factory 1911 models
• Competition 1911s and top 1911 gunsmiths
• Custom 1911s that shoot as good as they look
• Lavishly illustrated with 1911 photos collected from around the world

For the collector, for the shooter, for the historian--for anyone interested in the evolution of this truly American classic, 1911: The First 100 Years, 2nd Edition is a must-have volume, and builds upon the wildly successful and popular first edition, with even more history, models and information on this timeless pistol design.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781946267788
Publisher:	Gun Digest Media
Publication date:	07/30/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	779,694
File size:	210 MB
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About the Author

Patrick Sweeney is a certified master gunsmith and armorer instructor for police departments nationwide. He is author of many Gun Digest books, including <I>Gun Digest Book of the 1911 Vols. 1 & 2, Gun Digest Book of the Glock Vols. 1 & 2, Gun Digest Book of the AR-15 Vols. 1, 2, 3 & 4, Gunsmithing: Rifles, Gunsmithing: Pistols & Revolvers 1 & 2,</I> and <I>Gunsmithing the AR-15 Vols. 1 & 2.</I>

Patrick Sweeney is a certified master gunsmith and armorer instructor for police departments nationwide. He is author of many Gun Digest books, inculding Gun Digest Book of the 1911 Vols. 1&2, Gun Digest Book of the Glock Vols. 1&2, Gun Digest Book of the AR-15 Vols. 1, 2, 3&4, Gunsmithing: Rifles, Gunsmithing: Pistols&Revolvers 1&2, and Gunsmithing the AR-15 Vols. 1&2.