Bruce N. Canfield's Complete Guide to United States Military Combat Shotguns

From the famed Winchester M97 to the Mossberg and beyond! It's all in here! Expanded and updated covereage of American combat shotguns with three times the information found in the author's pervious best-selling book on this topic. An absolutely huge collector's guide! 312 pages packed with the latest data that collectors have been demanding. Hundreds of detailed photographs show you the specific features that you need to recognize in order to identify fakes and assembled guns. This is the kind of hands-on, practical know-how that will help you to become a more successful collector! Covers all the known types and all the manufacturers. Special, in-depth historical coverage of WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq! Tells you which troops used these guns, where they carried them and how they performed in combat! All new sections bring the story up-to-date, with full details of shotgun use in our armed forces today! All of th e latest guns are included with sereal number data direct from the manufacturers! Detailed collector's notes show you all the markings, parts, variations and features that you need to look for. Learn what is proper and what is not before you buy!