Knives, Swords & Blades

Whether your interest is enlisted sabers, officers' sabers, militia purchases or exquisite presentation pieces, it's all in here. Every maker, importer, foreign manufacturer, assembler, model & variation - including unmarked examples! 50+ color photos, 13

During Desert Shield, Saudi Arabian troops laughed at their G.I. counterparts because every American soldier conspicuously carried a big fighting knife, yet none had ever been given formal training on how to use them correctly. Spear has filled this train

600+ swords w/ illus., each one of them unique & interesting. All areas of American sword collecting are covered - Colonial, Revolutionary, Federal, Civil War, Eagle Pommels, Confederate, U.S. Regulation Swords, Presentation Swords, Marine Corps Swords, I

Prison knife fighting. Reveals the commonly taught nonsense & moves you through stances, creeping & sticking, unarmed defenses & all the other vital elements of using the Blade. Illus; 5.5x8.5 inches, 119 pgs.

Chronicles in detail the background, development & variations of both common & unusual combat knives. Photos, illus.; 8.5x11 inches, 200 pp.

Ten projects that together constitute a survey of knifemaking skills. Learn how to cut, shape, heat, treat, & finish a knife. 75 photos, 100 line drawings; 7x9 inches, 224 pgs.

Master bladesmith draws on his decades of experience to answer questions of knifemakers at all levels. 150 B/w photos, 16 pgs color; 8x11 inches, 160 pgs.

Finally, a thorough work on the swords worn by German naval officers & non-commissioned officers from 1806-1945. 250+ B&W & Color photos; 9x11 inches, 176 pgs.

This series of authoritative, well-illustrated booklets, which will cover sporting & military arms, will have new titles added from time to time. Designed to assist in the id. of the many variations of the triangular or socket bayonets used by the U.S. Ar

This series of authoritative, well-illustrated booklets, which will cover sporting & military arms, will have new titles added from time to time. Traces bayonets from the plug bayonet developed in the early 17th century through the regulation socket bayon

Reproduction of the original manual.

From the history & development of the 5 most common throwing weapons--spears, knives, tomahawks, shurikens & boomerangs--to their selection or manufacture, grip, distances, throwing motions & advanced combat methods. Photos, 5.5x8.5 inches, 104 pgs.

An inside view of the exacting design criteria, cutting-edge materials, extensive factory tests & exhaustive real-life field tests that went into the historic redesign of the blade, handguard, handle, pommel, & sheath of the ultimate fighting knife of the

How to set up your forge, select your materials, fashion grips & hilts, grind edges & much more! Photos, illus.; 8.5x11 inches, 192 pgs.

A bonanza of new info on makers & dealers of swords, bowie knives, tomahawks & guns as well as silversmiths who mounted swords. 250+ Photos, illus.; 8.5x11 inches, 384 pgs.