New condition $75.00 (View Picture)ħ969 JAPANESE MILITARY AND CIVIL SWORDS & DIRKS- Richard Fuller & Ron Gregory - Hard cover, 288 pages about 8” x 10” published in 1996.
A niche topic, but worth the reading for background on military weaponry beyond the gun itself and how it meshed with other needs. This is a massive research project in original sources with exceptionally thorough and readable explanation of the subject and loaded with appropriate illustrations of the people, gadgets, blueprints etc, with most in color. Okay, you may not be a collector of pre-WW1 entrenching tools, but this is a great read anyway, just to show the inventive genius of Americans seeking to invent a better mousetrap, err, entrenching tool, and some of the weird ideas they came up with to make the soldier’s task easier. 262 pages 8.5” x 11” hardbound with dustjacket, new condition. Hartman, author of the definitive book on Krag bayonets. MILITARY AND EXPERIMENTAL ENTRENCHING TOOLS CIVIL WAR TO WW1 - By Donald J. We have grouped our edged weapons into these categories:Įssential Reference Books for Bayonet CollectorsĢ1941 U.S. We prefer you ask by e-mail so we will have time to pull items before answering, or check with the owner if they are consignment pieces.Ĭlick here for telephone contact information. We would be glad to answer any questions about the items we offer. Edged Weapons Catalog Antique and Collectable Firearms and Militaria Headquarters