Daggers and Fighting Knives of the Western World

Profusely illustrated, full-scale reference by a leading authority on edged weapons provides a clearly written historical analysis of the entire range of weapons used in hand-to-hand combat — from prehistoric flint knives and bronze daggers of 1000 BC to eared daggers of the mid-16th century and 19th-century British and American naval dirks. 108 halftones.