Can anyone suggest the best book for researching American swords and markings?
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11-10-2017, 02:27 PM #1Registered User
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Best Book For American Sword Research?
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11-17-2017, 10:06 PM #2
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I would be surprised if such an all-inclusive book existed. Sorry.
David Einhorn, Author of the book titled, "Civil War Blacksmithing" available from Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Civil-War-Blac...+blacksmithing
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11-18-2017, 11:42 AM #3
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Hallo!
IMHO, this is like recommending movies as different people have different needs and wants..
IF I had to vote for one or two it would be...
"The American Sword, 1775 to 1945" by Harold Peterson. It is old, a bit dated, and the photos are so-so. But a fair "quickie" look-up type source. I have used one since 1977.
or a "more better" one is:
"American Swords from the Philip Medicus Collection" by Stuart Mowbray and Norm Flayderman.
CurtIn gleichem Schritt und Tritt, Curt Schmidt
Not a real Civil War reenactor, I only portray one on boards and fora.
I do not portray a Civil War soldier, I merely interpret one.
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