Description
This 183 page reference book was written by Robert A. Buerlein. This books shows why and how fighting knives were designed to be the most efficient “tools of the trade” possible. The background story is told of each of the military units that used them in combat. Presented are 122 illustrations, graphic details, photos of 358 knives and a vast array of variants of each of them. You will study photographs of men wearing, training with and using these knives. You will learn the practical matters of producing these implements of war, considerations and limitations faced by the knife designer, knife factory, ordinance departments and war production boards. Many of these unusual military fighting knives are chronicled. Copyright 1984.
