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Military History - Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements
Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements
Comprehensive studies of swords, daggers & other edged weapons, small infantry weapons, personal firearms, personal equipment & accoutrements, used by fighting men throughout the centuries

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THE TACTICAL SHOTGUN
by Gabriel Suarez

The techniques and tactics of the use of the shotgun in personal combat. The twenty two chapters cover all eventualities including close quarters, short duration exchanges, low-light encounters, and multiple targets etc.

1996, Paladin Press, , 0873648986,< L-03>,220pp, photos and diagrams, storage wear only, near fine, , CARD
Subject...Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements
Web No. 26028-01..............................£18.00 

PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE RIFLE
by George W P Swenson

From the first types of long weapon in the late 15th century, the development of the Rifle to the modern infantry & sporting types.

1971, Ian Allan, , 0711001871,< L-03>,184pp, 20 ills, near fine in dw, ,
Subject...Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements
Web No. 22680-01..............................£10.00 

MACHINE GUNS
by Jim Thompson

A pictorial, practical and tactical history of the machine gun. The author provides a vast range of information from WWI to the present day with authoritative text and detailed ilustrations of hundreds of different models, types and variants, from Britain, USA, the USSR, Germany, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, China and Japan.

1989, Greenhill Books, , 1853670553,< L-03>,Large format, 228pp, 269 photos , Fine in d/w, ,
Subject...Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements
Web No. 3872-02..............................£12.00 

CUT AND THRUST WEAPONS
by Eduard Wagner

No dustjacket. White hessian boards foxing on front and back edges. Wear on top rh corner. One or two margin foxing spots but text unmarked. A comprehensive and scarce volume providing detailed descriptions of Swords, Rapiers and Sabres from Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria and Russia.

1967, Spring Books, , ,< L-03>,Very heavy. Large Format.492pp 1590text ills.249 plates., , ,
Subject...Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements
Web No. 35449-01..............................£90.00 

THE GERMAN BAYONET
by John Walter

A comprehensive illustrated history of the regulation patterns 1871-1945. This first comprehensive study of German Bayonets to be published in any language, traces the history of the weapons, dwelling on dimensions, marking accessories and construction. Among the weapons described are the brass-hilt sword and sabre bayonets of Pre-Reich state armies, the 'Butcher Knife' of World War One, the Eickhorn-Made S tool-bayonet of World War Two and many more.

1976, Arms & Armour Press, , 0853682119,< L-03>,128pp . nearly 200 illustrations., Dustjacket browning and repaired on reverse fold. text unmarked. Good, ,
Subject...Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements
Web No. 19844-01..............................£30.00 

THE SWORD AND BAYONET MAKERS OF IMPERIAL GERMANY 1871-1918
by John Walter

A comprehensive reference to the cutlery firms who produced edged weapons alongside their normal commercial wares. The book contains details of the trading names, trademarks, dates of operation, addresses and short histories of the firms from a few lines to detailed accoutns of the bigger companies such as Weyersberg, Kirschbaum, Coppel, Eickhorn and Bleckmann.

1973, Arms & Armour Press, , 0904256006,< L-03>,94pp. ills.appendices. Bibliography. index., dw worn and chipped at edges. Good., ,
Subject...Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements
Web No. 35453-01..............................£20.00 

BALLANTINE'S ILLUSTRATED HISTORY: INFANTRY WEAPONS
by John Weeks

A study of infantry weapons of the Allied and Axis forces of WWII. Includes pistols, sub-machine guns, rifles, assault-rifles and machine-guns, as well as less conventional weapons

1971, , , ,< L-03>,160pp, 100 photos & ills, Good in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements
Web No. 12010-03..............................£5.00 

WORLD WAR II SMALL ARMS
by John Weeks

This illustrated study includes anti-tank rifles, machine-guns, rifles, pistols, and other weapons of the German, Italian, Japanese, British, French, Soviet and US Armed Forces of WWII.

1979, , , 0856130885,< L-03>,144pp, 80 col & 30 b/w photos, 70 drawings, large format, Good no dw, ,
Subject...Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements
Web No. 23087-02..............................£8.00 

BRITISH MILITARY SWORDS FROM 1800 TO THE PRESENT DAY
by Robert Wilkinson-Latham

Compiled after many years of collecting by a fourth generation member of the famous Swordmaking firm, chapters include swords from the Brigade of Guards, Infantry and Household cavalry with detailed methods of manufacture. Appendices cover methods of supply of swords, government specifications, sword knots and some variations to regulation patterns 1900-1925

1966, Hutchinson Publications, , ,< L-03>,91pp 74 illustrations 18 figures, Red boards with slight fading. Prev.owner stamp on inside cover. Good, ,
Subject...Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements
Web No. 22902-01..............................£20.00 

REGULATION MILITARY SWORDS
by John Wilkinson-Latham

The Collectors series.The evolution and history of the military sword, featuring Britain, USA and Prussia, France, Sweden etc. The plates contain over 50 illustrations.

1970, Star Products, , ,< L-03>,32pp, 16 b/w plates, Very good in card covers. Prev.owner bookplate inside cover., , CARD
Subject...Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements
Web No. 28704-01..............................£6.00 

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