Provides an historical analysis of the range of weapons used in hand-to-hand combat from prehistoric flint knives to eared daggers of the mid-sixteenth century, to nineteenth-century British and American naval dirks.
Paladin is pleased to reissue this classic book in the field of military battle knives. Allied Military Fighting Knives chronicles in detail the background, development and variations of both common and unusual combat knives.
From the combat-tested, slash-and-thrust blade to me no-nonsense, general-purpose survival knife, this book shows you which type of blade suits your need best.
As our society has grown more advanced, and more reliant on technology, there has been an increased interest in the weapons of the past, and this sharp-edged guide to the use of the knife will whet the appetite of expert and layman alike.
This is the classic book on knife fighting from one of the world's foremost experts. From it, you will learn all the facets of the art: assassination methods, history and...
Van Adestine Knives -- Treasures from Little Wolf Wis: U. S. Military Fighting Knives -- Hand Forged Hunting Knives
Features inside include: Origins of the Tactical Knife The Bowie knife Tactical Knives of the Mid-twentieth Century Steel, Heat Treating, Geometry, Design, Grinds, and Forging Choosing a Tactical Knife Basic Skills, Maintenance, and Tactics ...
Fighters, Bowies and Full Tang Knives Robert E. Hunt ... COLONEL A. J. DREXEL BIDDLE U.S.M.C.R. ( AS FEATURED ON THE COVER ) Long before Rex Applegate's Kill or Get Killed , and prior to combat training .
SF veteran Greg Walker takes the guesswork out of combat blades in this thorough evaluation of daggers, switchblades, utilities, bowies and hideouts.
Offers an illustrated guide to Randall knives used by soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War and includes technical data for each knife and a collector's value guide.