Download or read book Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times written by George Cameron Stone and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This indispensable resource employs an dictionary-style format that makes it easy to locate material on an astonishing variety of weapons. Arquebuses, flintlocks, matchlocks, and other antique guns appear here, as well as German armor, French rapiers, Roman short swords, Turkish crossbows, Japanese bladed weapons, and more. Over 4,500 photographs and drawings, plus 875 figures.