A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All TimesCourier Corporation, 13.03.2013 - 704 Seiten Widely considered the classic book in the field, George Cameron Stone's A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times is an indispensable resource and reference tool for anyone interested in arms and armor. Originally published in 1934, it remains an essential guide to the field. To describe the worldwide range and variety of weaponry, Stone drew upon the more than 4,000 items in his private collection of Eastern arms and armor, as well as the European arms collection of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a variety of other sources. Since the author subsequently bequeathed his entire collection to the Metropolitan Museum, this volume serves as an abbreviated visual reference to that institution's Arms and Armor collection. By profession a metallurgist, the author focused on techniques of manufacture and workmanship to derive his method of codifying the typology of weapons, relying on an alphabetized dictionary format to avoid the confusions he found in a field without standardized nomenclature. This "glossary" format makes it easy for anyone to locate material on the astonishing variety of weapons covered. These include arquebuses, blunderbusses, flintlocks, wheel locks, matchlocks, and other antique guns; German armor; French rapiers; Roman short swords; Turkish crossbows; all the Japanese bladed weapons (katana, wakizashi, naginata, etc.); the East Asian kris in its countless permutations; and many more. Illustrated with 875 detailed figures, incorporating thousands of individual photographs and drawings, the book was written from the unique viewpoint of an expert who devoted a lifetime to the field. Hard to locate today (original editions are worth hundreds of dollars), Stone's Glossary represents a peerless resource for scholars, experts, collectors, students, hobbyists, and institutions — any student of the long history and development of weapons and armor around the world. |
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... fingers are used to pull the bow . FIGURE 21. Chinese pellet crossbows . 1. Stock 27.5 inches long , of dark brown wood with horn mountings . Horn bow . 2. Light wood stock 27 inches long , horn bow . ferent , being composed of two ...
... fingers are used to pull the bow . FIGURE 21. Chinese pellet crossbows . 1. Stock 27.5 inches long , of dark brown wood with horn mountings . Horn bow . 2. Light wood stock 27 inches long , horn bow . ferent , being composed of two ...
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... fingers . Usually the mail sleeves only came to the elbow and the forearms were protected by plate bazu bands which had gauntlets of mail , scales FIGURE 60. Indian leg plates of blued steel with gold in- laid borders . They have holes ...
... fingers . Usually the mail sleeves only came to the elbow and the forearms were protected by plate bazu bands which had gauntlets of mail , scales FIGURE 60. Indian leg plates of blued steel with gold in- laid borders . They have holes ...
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... fingers a purchase . ( Arc . f . Eth . III , 137 ) . Some widen out at the handle and have 2 3 known of the Persian sword makers and his blades are of the most beautiful sweep and balance , be- sides being of very finely watered steel ...
... fingers a purchase . ( Arc . f . Eth . III , 137 ) . Some widen out at the handle and have 2 3 known of the Persian sword makers and his blades are of the most beautiful sweep and balance , be- sides being of very finely watered steel ...
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... fingers . Occasionally it is made of two plates hinged together instead of a bar ; the one for the thumb has one ring and one claw , the longer one for the palm has three claws and two rings . It was never considered a legitimate weapon ...
... fingers . Occasionally it is made of two plates hinged together instead of a bar ; the one for the thumb has one ring and one claw , the longer one for the palm has three claws and two rings . It was never considered a legitimate weapon ...
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... fingers . Four claws and a spearhead riveted to each . BALATOE - BALISTA BALATOE . A sword , class name. often with a second portcullis . The inner bailey usu- ally contained the quarters of the garrison , chapel , stables and hospital ...
... fingers . Four claws and a spearhead riveted to each . BALATOE - BALISTA BALATOE . A sword , class name. often with a second portcullis . The inner bailey usu- ally contained the quarters of the garrison , chapel , stables and hospital ...
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16th century arrow bamboo bands barbed barrel blade brass brigandine Burgonet Burton Sword butt called carried carved Castle Chinese club Conder cord crossbow curved decorated Dyak edge Egerton embossed engraved fastened feet long ffoulkes FIGURE flat flintlock front Garbutt gauntlet German gilded grooves habaki handle head heavy Hewitt hilt Hilt and scabbard horn inches long India inlaid with gold inlaid with silver iron Italian ivory Japan Japanese Japanese blade Japanese helmet Joly katana katar knife kozuka kris lacquer lance later leather Length lock loop matchlock metal Metropolitan Museum Miquelet mountings neck guard ornaments Persian piece pierced pistol Planche plates pommel protect Queensland quillons relief ring riveted round Sashimono scabbard Scabbard covered scale shaft shakudo Shamshir shape Shibuichi shield side sometimes steel stone straight straps tachi Tibet tsuba Turkish usually wakizashi weapon wooden worn