Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour
- ISBN-10
- 0486147134
- ISBN-13
- 9780486147130
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-01-18
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Author
- Lord Egerton of Tatton
Description
DIVIncludes factual accounts of events from 200 BC to 1824, with illustrated descriptions of swords, helmets, daggers, shields, sabers, matchlock guns, and much more. New Introduction. 350 halftones and line illustrations. /div
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