A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times, Together with Some Closely Related SubjectsAn exhaustive study of arms and armor in all countries through recorded history--from the stone age up to the second world war. |
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| Title | A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times, Together with Some Closely Related Subjects Alabama Gun Collectors Association |
| Author | George Cameron Stone |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Jack Brussel, Pub., 1961 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Oct 21, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0517065878, 9780517065877 |
| Length | 694 pages |
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