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Click to enlargeA Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times

George Cameron Stone
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Format: Book
ISBN: 0486407268
Page Count: 694
Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 11
This indispensable resource employs an dictionary-style format that makes it easy to locate material on an astonishing variety of weapons. Arquebuses, flintlocks, matchlocks, and other antique guns appear here, as well as German armor, French rapiers, Roman short swords, Turkish crossbows, Japanese bladed weapons, and more. Over 4,500 photographs and drawings, plus 875 figures.

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