Description
| Product ID: | 9780764348273 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | The Complete Book of U.S. Military Pocket Knives |
| Subtitle: | From the Revolutionary War to the Present |
| Authors: | Author: Michael W. Silvey |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Militaria, arms and armour, Militaria, arms & armour, USA |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book is a color celebration of the pocket knives of the United States military, and features both U.S. and foreign-made models. It is a historical chronology beginning with the first folders of the early 1800s and ending with the high-tech knives of the twenty-first century. There are nearly 400 color photographs showing hundreds of different issue pocket knives—single-blade, multi-blade, and multi-tool—including many that have never been shown in a publication before. Clear, up-close images present manufacturers’ marks in great detail. This is a book that will be opened time and again just for the pleasure of viewing. It is a book that has something for the beginner as well as the advanced collector and others interested in the cutlery history of the United States military. This book is a color celebration of the pocket knives of the United States military, and features both U.S. and foreign-made models. It is a historical chronology beginning with the first folders of the early 1800s and ending with the high-tech knives of the twenty-first century. There are nearly 400 color photographs showing hundreds of different issue pocket knives—single-blade, multi-blade, and multi-tool—including many that have never been shown in a publication before. Clear, up-close images present manufacturers’ marks in great detail. This is a book that will be opened time and again just for the pleasure of viewing. It is a book that has something for the beginner as well as the advanced collector and others interested in the cutlery history of the United States military. |
| Imprint Name: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-05-28 |
