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Edged Weapons, Armour & Firearms


FANCY PENKNIVES: A COMPLETE ANALYSIS & INTRODUCTION TO MAKE YOUR OWN
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FANCY PENKNIVES: A COMPLETE ANALYSIS & INTRODUCTION TO MAKE YOUR OWN

Through over 300 clear colour photos and concise text, you can learn the materials, qualities, working styles and decorating techniques of penknives.Learn the differences of carbon and alloyed steels, steel designations, and impressive damascene decoration.Knife blade types and teel polishes are ...

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BOW ACCESSORIES
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BOW ACCESSORIES

Archers long for equipment that meets their personal needs.Here are detailed, step-by-step instructions to enable them to equip thEmselvEs with Personal finger guards, belt pouches, tension springs, string holders, and ten types of quivers.Learn to make bowstrings, targets (from simple to imagina...

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GREAT WARBOW: From Hastings to The Mary Rose
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GREAT WARBOW: From Hastings to The Mary Rose

The great longbow was the war-winning superweapon of the Middle Ages. Every able-bodied Englishman was required by law to train in archery regularly, producing a corps of bowmen whose lethal skills were proved on the battlefields of Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt. But our knowledge of the medieval...

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DEPTH CHARGE: Royal Naval Mines, Depth Charges & Underwater Weapons 1914-1945
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DEPTH CHARGE: Royal Naval Mines, Depth Charges & Underwater Weapons 1914-1945

Engrossing study of the inventions such as the depth charge - and inventors - which helped win the battle of the Atlantic - and hence the war, and saved Britain from being choked by the U-boat menace.

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COMBAT TECHNIQUES: THE SAS & ELITE FORCES GUIDE: Modern Infantry Tactics, Weapons and Systems
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COMBAT TECHNIQUES: THE SAS & ELITE FORCES GUIDE: Modern Infantry Tactics, Weapons and Systems

A manual of 21st century soldiering based on SAS special forces tactics and techniques. Chapters cover weapons, terrorism, counterinsurgency, hostage rescue; ambushes, heavy support and similar real-life situations faced by the modern infantry soldier. Fully illustrated and clearly written.

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REGULATIONS FOR THE EXERCISE OF RIFLEMEN AND LIGHT INFANTRY AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEIR CONDUCT IN THE FIELD (1814)
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REGULATIONS FOR THE EXERCISE OF RIFLEMEN AND LIGHT INFANTRY AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEIR CONDUCT IN THE FIELD (1814)

British army manual for riflemen in the Napoleonic Wars giving a wealth of information on firing, infantry tactics, bugle calls etc. Rare and invaluable.

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ROLLING INTO ACTION, MEMOIRS OF A TANK CORPS SECTION COMMANDER
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ROLLING INTO ACTION, MEMOIRS OF A TANK CORPS SECTION COMMANDER

A rare and racily written tank commander’s memoir by an officer who was in at the sharp end of all the major tank actions of 1917-18 : Passchendaele; Cambrai; the 1918 German offensives and the battle of Amiens.

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SHELL-TURNING FOR MUNITION WORKERS, 1916
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SHELL-TURNING FOR MUNITION WORKERS, 1916

Written by two engineers, this is an instruction manual for the thousands of munition workers in the Great War, initiating them into the mysteries of a production process that turned out the explosive weaponry that won the war.

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Hand Grenades: A Handbook on Rifle and Hand Grenades. 1917
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Hand Grenades: A Handbook on Rifle and Hand Grenades. 1917

Written by a serving officer, this handbook aims to give a complete knowledge of grenades in use during the Great War. Describing the use and effects of grenades in clear terms, the author aims to give the reader a quick grasp of grenades and the tactics involved in their employment. Chapter subj...

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Instructions For The Exercise Of Small Arms, Field Pieces, etc. For the Use Of Her Majesty’s Ships
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Instructions For The Exercise Of Small Arms, Field Pieces, etc. For the Use Of Her Majesty’s Ships

This is an exceptionally wide-ranging 1859 instructional manual issued by the Admiralty for the mid-Victorian Navy. It covers the Navy’s fighting men - sailors and Marines - and the correct use of their weapons and firearms. There are chapters on rifle, manual and platoon exercises; the forming ...

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