Beretta

everything is complemented with truly fantastic photography. But unlike most of the other single gunmaker books, it also looks at the gun from the point of view of those who have owned them, some famous like Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Norman Schwarzkopf and Sean Connery, and some less so. It then goes on to 'The Sporting Life' and features shoots from around the world as it carries the reader from Scotland to Africa and beyond. It is a well-written book  the writing in a way complements the magnificent photography and beautiful production of this book more than the other way around. As is so often the case a photo is worth 1,000 words. And with the pallet of options available to the photographer, he was able to capture amazing moments, and made some ordinary experiences such as climbing into a tree stand, an experience to be shared. From humans to landscapes, from guns to game, this is a book to be enjoyed and unlike most shooting books, deserves a place on one's coffee table. Rizzoli did a fabulous job of production."
Alex Brant, Author of The Shooter's Bible Guide to Shotgunning

"This book is an engaging story of the development of Beretta and how their guns and accessories have become de riguer in the sporting and shooting world. From the marshes of Venice and Louisiana, to the hunting grounds of Oregon, Georgia, Argentina, Scotland, and Tanzania, the shooting lifestyle, enjoyed by so many enthusiasts is highlighted. Once the reader begins exploring this fine book, they will have a difficult time setting it aside."
 On The Fly Magazine, The eJournal of Fly Fishing and Bird Hunting

In lively text and brilliant photographs, Foulkes and Anderson chronicle the evolution of arquebuses into flintlocks, muzzleloaders into breechloaders, and the unique marriage of woodworking and metallurgy, aesthetics and craftsmanship that goes into the production of fine firearms. In the end this is a richly illustrated case history of a business that never strayed far from its commitment to the beauty and utility of fine arms, from its graceful 17th-century flintlocks to the redoubtable M9 to the elegant SO 10 and 687 Silver Pigeons, among others."
Gray s Sporting Journal