Amazon.com description: Product Description: This unique, one-volume reference work enables complete identification of any metallic cartridge -- the current, obsolete, military, commercial, rifle, and pistol ammunition of all nationalities. The system of classification used in the book was devised by the author expressly for the use of police and military personnel. It is so successful that even an absolute beginner can come up with an accurate assessment and identification of an unknown cartridge." Hard cover Near Fine, cloth, dj NF, 192 pp. "This unique, one-volume reference work enables complete identification of any metallic cartridge -- the current, obsolete, military, commercial, rifle, and pistol ammunition of all nationalities. The system of classification used in the book was devised by the author expressly for the use of police and military personnel. It is so successful that even an absolute beginner can come up with an accurate assessment and identification of an unknown cartridge.