Download or read book The Machine Gun: History, evolution and development of manually operated, full automatic, and power driven aircraft machine guns written by George M. Chinn and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The series of books entitled "The machine gun" was begun with the belief that the next best thing to actual knowledge is knowing where to find it. The research summarized within the covers of these volumes has been compiled by the Bureau of Ordinance, Department of the Navy, in order to place in the hands of those rightfully interested in the art of automatic weapon design, the world's recorded progress in this field of endeavor."--Vol. II, p. v.