Buy this book on-line FLOOK, RON: : BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH MILITARY KNIVESUK.SHREWSBURY,SALOP.AIRLIFE PUBLISHING LTD.,1999. ISBN 15833109862.
UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with brown+ black lettering to front and to spine/ backstrip;rear panel colour photograph no text other than b/w barcode; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Some inevitable but very minor,minimal and superficial scoring/ indents without any penetration to boards beneath.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight, solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, sharp-cornered,original,plain burgundy cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a small water-stain in the vicinity of rear,lower corner with concomitant colour bleed to inside of dw/dj - but no other blemishes,a b/w striped headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 8-256pp [paginated] includes reverse of contents list/table,an introduction,Pts 1 to 8,profuse b/w diagrams,sketches and b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,appendices(1-5),a bibliography,End notes,an index and photograph credits+acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title,b/w photographic illustrated title page,a Preface with acknowledgements to foot of same,and opening page of contents list/table.
This is the first major reference on knives issued to British and Commomwealth military personnel from approximately 1850 until the present day (then 1999).Over 500 knives are illustrated and described, with many of the pieces identified for the first time in any book.The extensive research conducted by the author has enabled him to disprove previously published information,making this the definitive guide for collectors,museums and dealers.
Individual chapters focus on Victorian knives,those used in both world wars,Special Operations Executive (SOE) items,aircrew and Royal Navy knives. Australian, Canadian, Indian and New Zealand knives are also included and the author identifies,for the first time,items such as the RAF commando knife and previously unrecorded patterns of Robbins of Dudley knives.He also documents the history of the commando knife in the post-second world war period.
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