Mauser Military Rifles of the World (Mauser Military Rifles of the World, 2nd ed)
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Mauser Military Rifles of the World (Mauser Military Rifles of the World, 2nd ed) Customer Reviews
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Useful and Well Illustrated
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Ball's MAUSER MILITARY RIFLES OF WORLD uses an organizational format similar to W.H.B. Smith's classic SMALL ARMS OF THE WORLD. Both books group rifles by the nations which used them.
I find that format convenient for research and it also reminds me how many countries used Mausers. I have the 1996 edition and found the illustrations, which include a lot of color photographs, to be a major selling point for the book. It lacks the depth of Ludwig Olson's comprehensive MAUSER BOLT RIFLES, but is much more profusely illustrated.
I have a number of Mauser rifles in my collection and I found them all in Ball's book. While he doesn't go into them as deeply as Olson does, the information was accurate and easy to read. This may not be the case with later editions, but Krause Publications did a nice job with the 1996 edition. It's a great-looking book and I enjoy the photographs. I didn't see errors in captioning either, but I don't pretend to be an authority on Mausers.
I like them. I collect them. I shoot them, but I might have missed some errors in captioning or text. It looked accurate to me insofar as I could tell.
This book makes a great companion to Olson's book and I gave it five stars. |
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