Weapons, a brief discourse on hand-weapons other than fire-arms

Having contributed two articles to the Cavalry Journal, one on the ' Development of the Sword,' and the other on the ' Progress of the Lance,' it occurred to me that a small work, such as the one which I have the honour to lay before the reader, might be of some interest and assistance to those desirous of acquiring some information concerning the weapons which have been employed in general warfare from time to time. I do not pretend to introduce the reader to an exhaustive and detailed history, but I attempt rather, in as concise a form as possible, to enumerate and describe all the principal weapons of war in such a way as to make the work of service to the wholly uninitiated. To further this object I have introduced plates of illustrations, accompanied by a description of each weapon contained in them.

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Table of Contents:

Copyright

PREFACE

CONTENTS

WEAPONS FOR STUNNING

WEAPONS FOR CUTTING

WEAPONS FOR THRUSTING OR STABBING

MISCELLANEOUS WEAPONS

INDEX