Never before has a work on historical and modern weapons from around the world appeared on such a large scale, comprehensive and extensively supplemented with photographs, as our Encyclopedia. At the same time, everything fit into a single volume. It presents weapons that fought in world wars and in hand-to-hand combat; weapons that have deeply impressed collectors of various orientations and financial capabilities; simple weapons for hunting small or large game as well as highly sophisticated models made using the most modern technologies, whose services are used by competitive shooters; single-shot pistols that, when fired, could be used as clubs as well as rapid-fire weapons small enough to be concealed under the clothing of special forces personnel; weapons with an effective range of just a few steps as well as specials equipped with sighting scopes and capable of hitting a target at a distance of several hundred meters; weapons designed and manufactured by famous companies such as Colt, Winchester, Webley, Holland & Holland, Walther, Heckler & Koch, and Beretta, as well as rough products made by small workshops in backyards; weapons for purely military enthusiasts from the oldest heavy machine guns to the most modern personal defense systems and small pistols that could be discreetly hidden in parts of a woman's wardrobe; the service models that rocked in the underarm holsters of FBI agents as well as the weapons favored by terrorists and outlaws, as well as weapons from the arsenals of the world's various peacekeeping forces. Here you will find pistols and revolvers, muskets, rifles, carbines, shotguns, shotguns, submachine guns, light and heavy machine guns, derringers, stealth weapons, skeet guns, Gatling guns, anti-aircraft guns, shotguns, muzzleloaders, muzzleloaders, belt-fed weapons , drum magazines or belts, single-barrel, double-barrel and multi-barrel; weapons that were sold by the millions and those that remained forever only in prototypes. In total, more than 1,000 weapons are presented here on 304 pages, together with technical data and a brief overview of interesting facts about development, construction, performance and use. Everything is accompanied by clear photos, mostly in color. Some come from the field, others are taken by renowned photographers in professionally equipped studios around the world. The Encyclopedia of Weapons is undoubtedly an indispensable publication for all enthusiasts and serious researchers in the field of firearms, and in itself may one day become a sought-after collector's commodity.