The British are infamous for these coffee table gun books that you usually find on the discount shelf at Barnes & Noble.
That's good becasue the list prices are often above $50.00.
I suspect they send photographers out to museums in England that still display, you know "guns".
These excellent photos are then turned over to a staff of writers who know absolutely NOTHING about firearms and they write the text.
Then some British gun expert with a reputation gives it a fast scan and they put his name on the book as editor.
What you get is some of the most outrageous "information" you can imagine.
My daughter gave me one of these monstrosities for Christmas a year ago.
Common errors include a description of a gun, but the picture is a totally different gun. You see this one in virtually every book.
The Model 1973 Winchester is listed as being chambered in .30-30 Winchester.
Wild Bill Hickok usually fired his Colt 1973 revolvers by "fanning both guns at the same time".
The M1 rifle had a maximum range of 500 yards.
The Colt Lightning double action has a 5 shot cylinder. (Picture shows an obvious 6 shot cylinder which was what the Lightning had).
"The S&W "Zip-up"??? system of loading a modern .357 was an instant success".
The Luger's disassembly lever is listed as a "hold-open lever", and the magazine as holding 10 rounds.
The S&W Model 29, .44 Magnum "came with barrels from 4 inches to 10 1/2 inches". The red ramp front sight is listed as a "luminous sight".
The gun Dirty Harry used in the movie was the "8 1/4" model".
The ejector rod on a S&W Victory revolver is shown as a "cylinder gate pivot pin".
The Colt Agent had an "aluminum frame AND cylinder". The gun had "safety issues" and was discontinued.
A S&W Model 1917 revolver has the cylinder yoke shown as a "pivot pin for cylinder gate". It had a "5 inch barrel".
A Webley revolver has the flat plates at the front of the cylinder to allow easier holstering shown as a "cylinder retaining key".
At a number of places it shows Mauser firing pin disassembly bushings in the butt stock listed as "Regimental identification disks".
The British P14 rifle is listed as being chambered for the 7mm Mauser.
The Russian AK-47 is listed as "first being made with welded components, but in 1951 sturdier forged steel billet receivers were introduced. This was the AKM and was lighter then the original".
The Winchester 1873 rifle is listed as being chambered in 30-30.
A Russian AK-74 fitted shows the barrel as being the "gas cylinder".
One of the statements says that "Many Submachine guns are inaccurate and are often aimed by watching the bullets impact and then guiding these onto the target".
