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Ian Vernon Hogg (1 January 1926 – 7 March 2002) was a British author of books on firearms, artillery, ammunition, and fortification, as well as biographies of several famous general officers. During his career he wrote, co-wrote, edited, or co-edited about 150 books and sold well over 1 million copies.
Francotte-Martini rifle. Throughout the period from the middle of the nineteenth century to 1914, Belgian gunmakers like Auguste Francotte made large quantities of rifles and revolvers of the most diverse construction, calibre and size; most, however, were imitations (produced under licence) of other well-known systems (Martini-Henry, Mauser, Smith&Wesson, Nagant).
Purnell's Illustrated Encyclopedia of modern Weapons and Warfare is a partwork originating with Purnell in 1967–1969, republished under the Phoebus brand. Its contributors and editors included Bill Gunston (aviation), Ian V. Hogg (land weapons), John Batchelor (illustrations) and editor Bernard Fitzsimons .
Firearms Encyclopedia — various iterative editions starting in 1973; Modern Handloading — 1972; Complete Book of the Air Gun — 1970; Gunsight Guide (Complete, Photographically illustrated Guide to the selection, mounting & use of sights and scopes.) — 1968; The Home Guide to Cartridge Conversions — 1967, revised 1986; Cartridge ...
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Firearms: Military and civil firearms from the beginnings to the present day. . . (London: New Burlington Books, 1980). Myatt, Frederick. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pistols & Revolvers: An Illustrated History of Handguns from the 16th Century to the Present Day (New York: Crescent Books, 1980).
The illustrated encyclopedia of HANDGUNS, pistols and revolvers of the world, 1870 to 1995. Translated by Bobrov, N.N. London: Greenhill Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 1-85367-187-8. Kinard, Jeff (2003). Pistols, An Illustrated History of Their Impact. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, Inc. ISBN 1-85109-475-X. Laband, John (2009).
Charles-François Galand (1832–1900) was a French gunsmith who worked in Liège, Belgium, and Paris, France.He manufactured many revolvers for civilian and military use, including the Galand Revolver (also called the Galand-Sommerville or Galand-Perrin), [1] the Tue Tue, and the tiny Le Novo. [2]
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare. Columbia House. p. 962. ISBN 9780839361756. Hogg, Ian (2003). Niemiecka tajna broń podczas drugiej wojny światowej [Germany's secret weapon during the Second World War] (in Polish). Poznań: Zysk i S-ka. ISBN 83-7150-935-9. Hogg, Ian (1999).