U.S. Handguns Of World War II - The Secondary Pistols And Revolvers [Hardcover]

This new book covers all of the pistols used by United States forces except the M1911; this includes Smith & Wesson 'Victory' Models, High Standard .22s, H&R revolvers, Iver Johnson revolvers, and a wide variety of Colts, such as the Official Police, Commandos, Detective Specials, Pocket Automatics, the Service Model ACE, Woodsman Match Targets, .38 Super Automatics and much, much more. Also included is an incredibly detailed historical section dealing with the procurement and distribution of all of these pistols. The amount of archival research behind this book is staggering. Includes extensive, previously unpublished serial number lists. 515 illustrations.