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                                "I cannot live without books" -Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)


AMERICAN SWORD BOOKS______________________________________________________
            Neumann, George C. 1991. Swords and Blades of the American Revolution. Rebel Publishing Co., Inc.
            Peterson, Harold. 1996. The American Sword 1775-1945. Riling Arms Books.
            Thillmann, John H. 2008. Civil War Army Swords A Study of United States Army Swords from 1832 through
            1865
. Andrew Mowbray Inc.

BRITISH & EUROPEAN SWORD BOOKS____________________________________________
           Annis, P.G.W. 1970. British and American Naval Edged Weapons 1660-1815. Arms and Armour Press.
           Bezdek, Richard H. 2003. Swords and Sword Makers of England and Scotland, Paladin.
           Blair, Claude.  1962. European and American Arms  – London,
           Bosanquet, H.T. 1955. The Naval Officers Sword, Her Majesty's Stationery Office,, London.
           Burton, Richard F. 1987. The Book of the Sword, Dover Publications Inc., New York,
           Carrington-Pierce,  P. 1937. A Handbook of Court and Hunting Swords 1660-1820, London,
           Darling, Anthony D. 1998. Weapons of the Highland Regiments, Museum Restoration Service.
           Dean, Bashford.  1905. Catalogue of European Arms and Armour , Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
           Dean, Bashford . 1929. Catalogue of European Court and Hunting Swords , New York,
           Dolinek, Vladimir and Jan Durdik 1993. The Encyclopedia of European Historical Weapons, Hamlyn.
           Forman, James D. 1993. The Scottish Dirk, Museum Restoration Service.
           Gilkerson, William. 1991. Boarders Away, With Steel, Naval Edged Weapons and Polearms 1626-1826.
           Andrew Mowbray Publishing.
           Gyngell, D. S. H. 1963. Armourers Marks. Cambridge University Press, New York.
           Hayward, J. F. 1964. Swords and Daggers. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, England.
           Henderson, James. 1969. Sword Collecting for Amateurs. Frederick Muller, London,
           Evangelista, Nick 1995. The Encyclopedia of the Sword. Greenwood Press.
           Ffoulkes, Charles and E. C. Hopkinson. 1967. Sword Lance and Bayonet; Records of the British Army
           and Navy.
Arms and Armour Press.
           Kulinsky, A.N. 2003. European Edged Weapons, Atlanta, St. Petersburg.
           May, W.E. and P.G. Annis. 1970. Swords for Sea Service Volumes I & II. Her Majesty's Stationery
           Office, London.
            May , W.E. and A.N. Kennard 1962. British Naval Swords and Firearms, H.M.S.O.
            Mazansky, Cyril. 2005. British Basket-hilted Swords, Boydell Press.
            Robson, Brian. 1996. Swords of the British Army The Regulation Patterns 1788-1914.
            National Army Museum
            Skennerton, Ian D. 1994. British Service Sword and Lance Patterns. Ian Skennerton.
            Southwick, Leslie. 2001. London Silver-Hilted Swords. Their Makers, Suppliers and Allied Trades, with
            Directory, Royal Armouries.
            Valentine, Eric.1970. Rapiers An Illustrated Reference Guide to the Rapiers of the 16th and 17th Centuries and
            their Companions.
Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA.
            Wagner, Eduard.1967. Cut and Thrust Weapons. Spring Books, London.
            Wagner, Paul and Mark Rector. 2004. Highland Broadsword Five Manuals of Scottish Regimental                                  Swordsmanship.Chivalry Bookshelf.
            Wallace, John.1970. Scottish Swords and Dirks An Illustrated Reference Guide to Scottish Edged Weapons.
            Arms and Armour Press.
            Weland, Gerald. 1998. A Collectors Guide to Swords Daggers and Cutlasses. Chartwell Books Inc.
            Wilkinson, Frederick. 1985. Swords and Daggers: An Illustrated Reference Guide for Collectors, Arms and
            Armour Press.
            Wilkinson-Latham, John.1967. British Military Swords from 1800 to the Present Day. Crown Publishers, Inc.
            Wilkinson-Latham, John. 1971. British Cut and Thrust Weapons. David and Charles Publishers.
            Wilkinson-Latham, R.J. 1973. Pictorial History of Swords and Bayonets. Ian Allan.
            Wilkinson-Latham, Robert. 2007. Mr Wilkinson of Pall Mall, Volume One & Two. Pooley Sword Ltd                         Publishing.
            Wilkinson-Latham, Robert. 2008. Wilkinson Sword Patterns and Blade Rubs, Including Index and Details,
            1844-1954, Pooley Sword Ltd Publishing.
            Wilkinson-Latham, Robert. 2008. The Swords and Records of Robert Mole and Sons, 1835-1920. Pooley             Sword Ltd Publishing.
            Wise, Terence. 1974. European Edged Weapons. Almark Publishing.
            Withers, Harvey J S. 2003. British Military Swords 1786-1912.  The Regulation Patterns.  An Illustrated Price
            Guide for Collectors, Studio Jupiter Military Publishing.
            Withers, Harvey J S. 2006. World Swords 1400-1945: An Illustrated Price Guide for Collectors. An Illustrated
            Price Guide for Collectors, Studio Jupiter Military Publishing.
            Withers, Harvey J S. 2008. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Swords and Sabres. Lorenz Books, Studio Jupiter
            Military Publishing.
            Withers, Harvey J S. 2009. The Scottish Sword 1600-1945; An Illustrated History. Paladin Press.

JAPANESE - ORIENTAL SWORD BOOKS__________________________________________
            Laking, G. F. 1964 Wallace Collection Catalogue of Oriental Arms and Armour. Wallace Collection, London.

BAYONET BOOKS________________________________________________________________
           Wilkinson-Latham, John. 1967. British Military Bayonets from 1700-1945. Hutchinson & Co Ltd., London.
           Wilkinson-Latham, R.J. 1973. Pictorial History of Swords and Bayonets. Ian Allan.
           Skennerton, Ian D. and Robert Richardson. 1984. British and Commonwealth Bayonets. Ian Skennerton.

REGIMENTAL MARKS BOOKS______________________________________________________
           Skennerton, Ian D. 2001. The Broad Arrow British and Empire Factory Production Proof Inspection            Armourers Unit and Issue Markings. Ian Skennerton.



     

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German Swords and Sword MakersAuthor: Richard H. Bezdek
The American Sword 1775-1945 Author: Harold L. Peterson
The American Swords And Sword Makers Author: Richard H. Bezdek
American Sword, 1775 to 1945 Author: Harold Leslie Peterson
 

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