Knives, Daggers & Hand-Combat Tools (Illustrated History of Weapons) by David Soud from 2014
CONDITION: VERY GOOD. Pre-owned.
The Illustrated History of Weapons - Knives, Daggers & Hand-Combat Tools book. By David Soud. Hardcover with dustjacket, which has slight shelf wear. From 2004. 160 pages. Published by Kingsford Editions, Australia.
"A visual history of the craftsmanship of weapons. This book is a comprehensive look at fighting knives through the ages. Inside this heavily illustrated book are more than 300 specially commissioned photographs of genuine specimens from the 6,000 piece collection of the Berman Museum of World History and Sweden's Royal Armory. The weapons featured span 4,000 years, from a Bronze Age dagger circa 1000 BCE through to military weapons of the 20th century."