Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All TimesCourier Corporation, 01.01.1999 - 694 Seiten This resource employs an dictionary-style format that makes it easy to locate material on an astonishing variety of weapons. Arquebuses, flintlocks, matchlocks, and other antique guns appear here, as well as German armor, French rapiers, Roman short swords, Turkish crossbows, Japanese bladed weapons, and more. Features over 4,500 photographs and drawings, plus 875 figures. |
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16th century aikuchi arrow barrel brass brigandine Burgonet Burton Sword called carried carved Castle Chinese Conder cord covered crossbow curved dagger decorated Dyak edge Egerton embossed engraved fastened feet long ffoulkes FIGURE flat flintlock front Garbutt gauntlets German gilded gorget grooves handle head heavy Hewitt hilt hilt and scabbard hlade hook horn hrass inches long India inlaid with gold iron ishime Italian ivory Japan Japanese helmet Joly katana katar knife kozuka kris laced lacquer lance later leather Length lock loop Malay matchlock metal Metropolitan Museum miquelet mountings neck guard ornament Persian piece pistol Planche plates pommel Queensland quillons relief ring riveted round Sashimono scabbard scahhard scale shaft shakudo shape shield shoulder side silver sometimes spear thrower steel stone straight straps string tachi throwing Tibet tsuba Turkish uragawara usually wakizashi weapon wood wooden worn
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