European Weapons and Armour
European Weapons and Armour

Author: Ewart Oakeshott

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 184383720X

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The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period to the Industrial Revolution will welcome this book. The author chooses as his starting-point the invasion of Italy by France in 1494, which sowed the dragon's teeth of all the successive European wars; the French invasion was to accelerate the trend towards new armaments and new methods of warfare. The authordescribes the development of the handgun and the pike, the use and style of staff-weapons, mace and axe and war-hammer, dagger and dirk and bayonet. He shows how armour attained its full Renaissance splendour and then suffered itssorry and inevitable decline, culminating in the Industrial Revolution, with its far-reaching effects on military armaments. Above all, he follows the long history of the sword, queen of weapons, to the late eighteenth century, when it finally ceased to form a part of a gentleman's every-day wear. Lavishly illustrated. EWART OAKESHOTT was one of the world's leading authorities on the arms and armour of medieval Europe. His other works on the subject include Records of the Medieval Sword and The Sword in the Age of Chivalry.

Catalogue of Fine Firearms and Swords, Comprising European Pistols and Guns, Including a French Wheel-lock Pistol, Circa 1600, a German Flintlock Hunting Rifle Carved by Michael Maucher, Circa 1680, a Scottish All-steel Pistol with Heart-shaped Butt, Circa 1715, Also American Including an Elgin Percussion Cap Cutlass Pistol, Colt Presentation Revolvers, an Engraved Powder Horn Showing St. Augustine, Florida, and Swords Including the Property of the Rt. Hon. Viscount Boyne, the Property of J.H. Hendrie, Esq., the Property of Major Geoffrey Benyon Hoare
Catalogue of Fine Firearms and Swords, Comprising European Pistols and Guns, Including a French Wheel-lock Pistol, Circa 1600, a German Flintlock Hunting Rifle Carved by Michael Maucher, Circa 1680, a Scottish All-steel Pistol with Heart-shaped Butt, Circa 1715, Also American Including an Elgin Percussion Cap Cutlass Pistol, Colt Presentation Revolvers, an Engraved Powder Horn Showing St. Augustine, Florida, and Swords Including the Property of the Rt. Hon. Viscount Boyne, the Property of J.H. Hendrie, Esq., the Property of Major Geoffrey Benyon Hoare

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Published: 1965

Total Pages: 57

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American Gun
American Gun

Author: Chris Kyle

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2013-06-04

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0062242733

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING FOLLOW-UP TO AMERICAN SNIPER Join Chris Kyle on a journedy to discover “how 10 firearms changed United States history” (New York Times Book Review) Drawing on his legendary firearms knowledge and combat experience, U.S. Navy SEAL and #1 bestselling author of American Sniper Chris Kyle dramatically chronicles the story of America—from the Revolution to the present—through the lens of ten iconic guns and the remarkable heroes who used them to shape history: the American long rifle, Spencer repeater, Colt .45 revolver, Winchester 1873 rifle, Springfield M1903 rifle, M1911 pistol, Thompson submachine gun, M1 Garand, .38 Special police revolver, and the M16 rifle platform Kyle himself used. American Gun is a sweeping epic of bravery, adventure, invention, and sacrifice. Featuring a foreword and afterword by Taya Kyle and illustrated with more than 100 photographs, this new paperback edition features a bonus chapter, “The Eleventh Gun,” on shotguns, derringers, and the Browning M2 machine gun.

Knives and Swords
Knives and Swords

Author: DK

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-03-15

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 075666330X

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Knives and Swords is a highly visual gift book for anyone with an interest in the history of swords and other edged weapons. Split into five main chapters arranged by type, the book showcases more than 300 different weapons including swords, knives, daggers, bayonets, axes, and staff weapons in a catalog-style format. But the book offers far more than this. To help place the weapons in their historical context, the book includes special features on key warriors, from crusader knights to US Marines, and their signature weapons. Spotlight spreads provide an in-depth analysis of a selection of the most historically significant bladed weapons, such as the Renaissance stiletto or the Native American tomahawk. And in addition to chapters covering conventional weapons of war, there are also sections devoted to ceremonial weapons, from sacrificial knives to presentation daggers, and blades developed for specialist roles, such as hunting knives and firearm combination blades.

The Martial Ethic in Early Modern Germany
The Martial Ethic in Early Modern Germany

Author: B. Tlusty

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2011-03-29

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 0230305512

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For German townsmen, life during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was characterized by a culture of arms, with urban citizenry representing the armed power of the state. This book investigates how men were socialized to the martial ethic from all sides, and how masculine identity was confirmed with blades and guns.