Daggers and Bayonets
Author | : Logan Thompson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 1581600461 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781581600469 |
Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Download or read book Daggers and Bayonets written by Logan Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a history of military daggers and bayonets. All patterns of daggers are examined in detail, from the utilitarian Saxon scramasax used at Hastings to the Cinquedas, Landsknecht and Holbein daggers of the late high Renaissance. The history, development and battlefield deployment of the bayonet is outlined from early times through the 20th century. One chapter deals with how to amass, restore and preserve an edged weapon collection.