by
Harvey J S Withers
With over 300 full colour illustrations and photographs
Glossy softback booklet
Book length is 64 pages
Number 1 in series on British military swords
BOOK INCLUDES:
Historical Background
Examples of the Pattern
Sword Makers
Maker Marks
Collecting the Pattern
Care and Preservation of Antique Swords
Bibliography
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by
Harvey J S Withers
With over 300 full colour illustrations and photographs
Glossy softback booklet
Book length is 88 pages
Price: £23.95
BOOK INCLUDES:
Historical Background
Examples of the Rapier Sword
Rapier Blade Marks
Collecting Antique Rapiers
Care and Preservation of Antique Swords
SEE THE SAMPLE IMAGES BELOW:
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by
Harvey J S Withers
FULLY UPDATED AND REVISED
Price: £29.95
Over 1500 full colour photographs of Regulation British Military Swords from 1786-1912
If you collect British military swords you will definitely want this book as it contains over 1500 unpublished full colour photographs and illustrations with highly detailed photographs of all the British regulation sword patterns from 1786 – 1912. All the known British regulation sword patterns are covered, including concise histories of each pattern – at the end of the book you can also find out what their current value is in the sword collecting market.
This lavishly illustrated book includes:
Fully Updated Price Guide
Infantry Swords
Cavalry Swords
Scottish Swords
General Officers’ Swords
Naval Swords
Departmental Swords
British Sword Maker/Retailer Index
Close-up shots of Blade & Hilt
Sword Markings
Wilkinson Sword Serial Number Index
Sword Knots
Short history of the Wilkinson Sword Company
The book also contains a short history of the Wilkinson Sword Company, including a detailed examination of how a Wilkinson Sword was manufactured.
Wilkinson Sword serial number date index
The Wilkinson Sword serial number date index from 1854 has also been reproduced to enable collectors to accurately date their Wilkinson swords.
In addition, there are illustrated excerpts from the 1796 Sword Exercise for Cavalry by Napoleonic British cavalry officer, Gaspard Le Marchant, as well as comprehensive sections on collecting antique swords today, the care and preservation of antique swords and a comprehensive bibliography.
Fully Updated Price Guide
The prices in the book have been fully updated – here you can find the market value for your British military sword – essential for insurance, valuation and collecting purposes.
Book length is 176 pages
The Foreword is written by the renowned edged weapons author, Frederick Wilkinson.
Here are some sample pages from the book:
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