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 "It is by far and away the best reference guide to Victorian era British swords and is highly recommended" - Stuart Mowbray, Man at Arms magazine. "Well researched, well written and well illustrated, this book is an essential addition for the sword collector" - Gun Mart magazine. "Contains plenty of information......a valuable addition to our library" - National Army Museum, London. "....is a very worthwhile addition to any sword collectors bookshelf" - The Armourer magazine. If you collect British military swords you will want this book. Containing over 1500 unpublished full colour photographs it is the first full colour price guide for collectors of British regulation military swords. The book contains detailed photographs of all the regulation patterns from 1786 - 1912 including:
    The book also contains a short history of the Wilkinson company, including a detailed examination of how a Wilkinson Sword is manufactured today. The Wilkinson Sword serial number date index from 1854 has been produced to enable collectors to accurately date their Wilkinson sword. In addition, there are illustrated excerpts from the 1796 sword exercise for Cavalry, as well as sections on collecting swords today, the care and preservation of antique swords and a comprehensive bibliography. The foreword is written by the renowned edged weapons author, Frederick Wilkinson. The book is printed on luxury 130gsm satin paper with laminated full colour hardback cover. It contains 176 pages. To buy the book direct from this site, click 'Buy It' below and follow the simple instructions. To buy the book direct from this site, click 'Buy It' below and follow the simple instructions. | ||||||||||
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