Books (Bayonets)
Bullets and Blades is now pleased to be able to offer a number of books related to the collecting and study of antique swords.
Our books are all sourced direct from authors and publishers and sent direct to you. Therefore you may notice that shipping costs may vary with each item depending upon where it will come from. We do this so that as well as receiving large discounts for our customers, the total price to you will be as low as possible. We have special relationships with all our suppliers so we aim to be the cheapest source for your specialist books, so please let us know if you can find the books cheaper anywhere else.
If you are looking for a specific book but cannot find it in our catalogue then please email me. We are in contact with a large number of book dealers and we may be able to source the book for you. This includes foreign language and rare out of print works.
Prices to this location are in USD.
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| Bayonets of the World Paul Kiesling (New) A new edition of this classic reference. Covers bayonets of the world in great detail. 672 pages, 1200 illustrations. Indispensible to the collector. |  | Price : $102 USD Shipping to America : $46 |
| Small Arms of the British Forces In America 1664-1815 De Witt Bailey (New) Pre-order. Estimated Shipping Date is Tuesday, March 19, 2009 From noted researcher De Witt Bailey comes this long -awaited guide to the British firearms and accoutrements carrie on the battlefields of North America. The French and Indian Wars, the American Revolution and the War of 1812 are all covered in amazing detail, as are the age of colonialism and peacetime years. So whether your topic is Braddock's March, Bunker Hill or the Battle of New Orleans, the information you are seeking will be found here. Weapons of all the land and sea forces are included - with detailed photographs that allow individual examples to be identified and dated quickly and easily. Also included is a true motherlode of issue data taken directly from Ordnance records. If you are trying to figure out "which regiment got what," then this book is sure to thrill you with the amount of previously unpublished information that it presents. The end result gives the reader a unique understanding of the relationship between British military weapons and the men who carried them. Nothing this ambitious has ever been attempted before and the results are nothing short of spectacular.
- From Brown Bess Muskets to Rifles, Carbines and Pistols, this Groundbreaking Study Covers it All! More than 400 detailed photographs show the features and markings that are critical to understanding these fascinating weapons! 376 pages, 400+ photos, 8.5" x 11", coated paper, hardcover. |  | Price : $57 USD Shipping to America : $5 |
| The Socket Bayonet Erik Goldstein (New) The spectacle of English "redcoats" on the attack, relentlessly descending upon enemy lines with fixed bayonets, is one of the most chilling images from European history and the American Revolution. The bayonets covered in this book stood side by side with the famous "Brown Bess" as symbols of English military power throughout the world. Drawing upon new information from archaeological digs and archival records, the author explains how to identify each type of bayonet and shows which bayonets were used where and with which guns. No student of military history or weapons development can afford to do without this useful new book. 136 pages, 7" x 10", archival quality coated paper with anti-glare "satin" finish, durable soft-cover binding with "layflat" lamination and extra heavy cover stock, deluxe offset printing with 165 high-resolution illustrations. |  | Price : $22 USD Shipping to America : $5 |
