A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times (Paperback)

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This indispensable resource, compiled by an expert, employs an alphabetized, 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, all the Japanese bladed weapons, and much more. Over 4,500 individual photographs and drawings, plus 875 detailed figures.

Product Details

• Paperback: 694 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; Rpr of 1934 ed edition (July 2, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486407268
• ISBN-13: 978-0486407265
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #211,218 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hold On!! Warning!, March 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times, Together with Some Closely Related Subjects (Hardcover)

This notorious work (originally written in the 1920's) has probably done more to retard the accurate presentation and study of arms & armor than any other single work. Repeatedly referenced and re-referenced over and over, this huge book is an outdated and inaccurate resource. Despite its length, coverage, and many rare photos of beautiful weapons, it is a greatly flawed and full of errors. It reflects a lot of just plain wrong and even completely fictional information. Avoid it in favor of more modern refernce works!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ecclectic but broad collection of arms and armour descriptio, April 25, 2002

By	Timothy Shuteran (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

This eccentric collection of arms and armour descriptions began as Stone's personal glossary and progressed into the seminal work of his time. Despite its random and too often erroneous misconceptions (the man couldn't figure out how double mail was made or what it was even though he had seen it on several occasions) it offers an ecclectic smattering of the arms and armour Stone encountered during his lifetime. Read with caution, this Glossary proves to be a valuable resource to the arms and armour scholar.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Of all places at all times?, February 9, 2002

By	J. Mattheis (Atascadero, California USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For the author's supposed fixation on 'Oriental' weaponry, he covers absolutely nothing in regards to Chinese weapons. One picture caption talks about a Japanese chain weapon "Above an unnamed Chinese weapon." The weapon that is 'unnamed' is a wind and fire wheel, much like the indian chakram, but a very popular wepaon nontheless.

His coverage of Indian, Indonesean and Japanese weapons is acceptable, but his coverage of Chinese wepaons, a very significant field as far as warfare is concerned, is lousey at best. "Of all places places at all times" isn't an accurate description by a long shot, but it's an easy reference for people looking into european weapons for certain. The fact that it was written originally in the 20s makes for a lack of up-to-date info, but again, it's an easy to use reference