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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... Planche . 5 AIKUCHI , KUSUNGOBU . A dagger without a guard , Japan . The second name is the older and refers to the length of the blade which was orig- inally - ku ( nine ) sun , go ( five ) bu , 0.95 of a Jap- anese foot , equal to ...
... Planche . 5 AIKUCHI , KUSUNGOBU . A dagger without a guard , Japan . The second name is the older and refers to the length of the blade which was orig- inally - ku ( nine ) sun , go ( five ) bu , 0.95 of a Jap- anese foot , equal to ...
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... Planche . AKINAKES . See Acinaces . AKURIO . Evil demon , a type of Japanese menpo . ALAMANI . An Indian sabre like the old German hussar sword . It was probably used by Hyder's German cavalry in the 17th century . ( Egerton , 745 and p ...
... Planche . AKINAKES . See Acinaces . AKURIO . Evil demon , a type of Japanese menpo . ALAMANI . An Indian sabre like the old German hussar sword . It was probably used by Hyder's German cavalry in the 17th century . ( Egerton , 745 and p ...
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... ( Planche 5 ) . ALLIGOLES . Rohilla mercenaries much em- ployed in the Indian wars . ( Tod I , 558 ) . ALLONGE . A thrust with a rapier or small sword . A long rein used for exercising horses . ( Hoyt 351 ) . 7 Yamato Dake . He was once ...
... ( Planche 5 ) . ALLIGOLES . Rohilla mercenaries much em- ployed in the Indian wars . ( Tod I , 558 ) . ALLONGE . A thrust with a rapier or small sword . A long rein used for exercising horses . ( Hoyt 351 ) . 7 Yamato Dake . He was once ...
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... ( Planche 13 ) . ARMING HOSE . Heavy hose worn with armor . ( Planche 13 ) . ARMING POINTS . Laces , or cords , for fasten- ing the parts of the armor together , or for support- ing it from the doublet . ( ffoulkes 38 ) . ARMING SPURS ...
... ( Planche 13 ) . ARMING HOSE . Heavy hose worn with armor . ( Planche 13 ) . ARMING POINTS . Laces , or cords , for fasten- ing the parts of the armor together , or for support- ing it from the doublet . ( ffoulkes 38 ) . ARMING SPURS ...
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... ( Planche 23 ) . the ordinary hatchet or axe of civil life was used as a weapon , but special varieties were soon developed for fighting . War axes were of all sizes from light weapons intended solely for throwing , to heavy pole axes ...
... ( Planche 23 ) . the ordinary hatchet or axe of civil life was used as a weapon , but special varieties were soon developed for fighting . War axes were of all sizes from light weapons intended solely for throwing , to heavy pole axes ...
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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