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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100375501495
ISBN-139780375501494
eBay Product ID (ePID)1702139
Product Key Features
Original LanguageEnglish
Book TitleWorld of Beretta : an International Legend
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / Weapons, General
Publication Year2000
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorR. L. Wilson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight65.9 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width11.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-034188
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal338.7/6834/0945
SynopsisThe oldest industrial firm and the oldest gunmaker in the world, Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta, S.p.A., launches its 475th anniversary with the publication of this lavish history and celebration of a unique world of fine guns. Beretta remains under the stewardship of its founding family, headed now by Ugo Gussalli Beretta and his sons, Pietro and Franco. Today the Beretta line of firearms and accessories reigns as one of the few international brands symbolic of unsurpassed quality. But no other firm goes back so far in history, or reaches so many corners of the globe, as Beretta. The Italian company stands supreme partly because it is on the cutting edge--of design, quality, manufacture, performance, and style. Through the centuries, the family has guided the company in the transition from specialist gun-barrel makers to, in Napoleonic times, creator of sporting firearms, later adding military and law-enforcement arms and importing arms by Colt, Remington, S&W, and Winchester, still later developing one of the first international industrial enterprises. The Beretta line is the firearms enthusiast's dream: self-loading pistols, rifles, and shotguns; bolt-action rifles; double-barrel over-and-under and side-by-side sporting rifles and shotguns; single-barrel trap guns; and from these, a refined line of premium-grade guns unsurpassed by any gunmaker in the world. All are created with the perfect melding of the most advanced, space-age, computer-generated production machinery, in concert with traditional hand craftsmanship, in the ancient gunmaking village of Gardone, Val Trompia. In 1985, Beretta's classic Model 92 pistol was adopted as the M9, the official U.S. Armed Forces sidearm, following extensive competition with the designs of other companies, sessions that subjected the pistol to the most rigorous tests. The Model 92 is the most widely used self-loading pistol in law enforcement and the military in the world today. Beretta shooters dominate national, international, and Olympic shotgun competitions, and are a commanding factor in the rapidly developing world of sporting clays. This richly illustrated, beautifully presented work joins R. L. Wilson's other firearms classics:Colt: An American Legend;Winchester: An American Legend;The Peacemakers; Steel Canvas;Ruger & His Guns; andBuffalo Bill's Wild West--a collection of books that comprise an unsurpassed tribute to the art, craftsmanship, history, mechanics, performance, and romance unique to fine guns.
LC Classification NumberTS533.62.B47W57 2000
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- 05. Jun. 2019
"History of Beretta"
If you are a fan of guns epecially Beretta, You will love this book. It tells the history of the oldest gun manufacturer from the beginning to today. Mind you, the book was written a few years ago, but still a fantastic book. It has vivid pictures and best of all, you save alot of money. I believe the book normally sold for $85.00 which I picked up for alot less. This is book is worth buying.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 21. Feb. 2018
World of Beretta review
Great book. Lot of useful informationBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 29. Mär. 2016
historical gem
A wonderful story of one of the world's oldest family owned businesses. A must for any Beretta collector.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
