Original nepalese gurkha kukri bhojpure fighting knife unmarked. The book quality is outstanding, with full page, color photos of the knives and sheaths. The title of this book is the best of us military knives and it was written by m. Collectors guide paperback january 1, 1989 by michael w silvey author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. At us military fighting knives, i have worked with vince coniglio to produce the most comprehensive book about knives. Cole is an excellent book displaying numerous illustrations of the many military. Military knives further studies on the united states military knife, bayonet, machete and associated books. This book combines the most important examples from each of m. This book includes all the known m3 trench knife, m6 sheath and m4 knife bayonet variations. We hope this will continue to have exactly the firearm you are expecting delivered to you. Our nonmilitary departments feature backpacks, winter jackets, and outdoor and lifestyle supplies that will help in. Coles book iii, which i bought in 1981, showed me several things, 1 i knew next to nothing about us military knives, 2 i missed a lot of good deals, especially in the late 60searly 70s, when stuff was cheap, because i didnt know the different makers, or variations.
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