Knives & Swords, a Visual History

by Chris McNab

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Chronicles the history of knives and swords through photographs and descriptions of over three hundred significant edged weapons, from prehistory through the twentieth century.

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KatiaMDavis 328 reviews

This book is very pictorial, with fantastic images of hundreds of bladed weapons through history and cultures. There are brief discussions on each set of weaponry and each item is given a general description and set of stats. A good book for pictorial reference if you ever need to describe a particular blade in detail or just get a general idea of weapon types. Very interesting.

Dec 19, 2017

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