This book is a good read, with fine information on some of the more popular nines, including the Beretta and the SIG. Ammunition is also discussed. There are also lots of pictures (b&w). The potential reader should, however, keep in mind that this book was published before our rulers passed another of their baleful edicts (1994 "Crime Bill") from Washington. This was also before the "resurgence" of the .45 Automatic pistol and was more or less at the start of the .40 S&W's dominance as a police pistol caliber.