Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1057551 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

Synopsis
Discusses the evolution of edged weapons, including western and oriental swords, naval weapons, and knives, and helps the collector assess the value of individual weapons.

Customer Reviews

Very disappointing
After waiting a long time for this book I'm decidedly disappointed. Less a collectors guide than a vague and misleading account of major sword types. The writing is clumsy and makes painful attempts at jocularity. There is scant information on the complex and confusing terminology of sword parts, nothing at all on metallurgy. Even given the limited space, the actual factual information provided by this book is very thin.
Some good photographs are the books only redeeming feature.

A good beginners guide
In my opinion, it's a good book to buy, if you would like to know something about ancient weapons, without going into boring details.An easy to read, very illustrative book, with weapons and swords from all over the world. It's a good beginners guide.
This was my first book about ancient weapons, and with it, i started my interest in this area.