Complete Book of U.S. Military Pocket Knives: From the Revolutionary War to the Present

The Complete Book of U.S. Military Pocket Knives: From the Revolutionary War to the Present

By Michael W Silvey

"This book is a color celebration of the pocket knives of the United States military, and features both U. S. and foreign-made models. It is a historical chronology beginning with the first folders of the early 1800s and ending with the high-tech knives of the twenty-first century. There are nearly 400 color photographs showing hundreds of different issue pocket knives--single-blade, multi-blade, and multi-tool--including many that have never been shown in a publication before.

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Book Information

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Publish Date: 05/28/2015
Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780764348273
ISBN-10: 0764348272
Language: English

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This book is a color celebration of the pocket knives of the United States military, and features both U.S. and foreign-made models. It is a historical chronology beginning with the first folders of the early 1800s and ending with the high-tech knives of the twenty-first century. There are nearly 400 color photographs showing hundreds of different issue pocket knives--single-blade, multi-blade, and multi-tool--including many that have never been shown in a publication before. Clear, up-close images present manufacturers' marks in great detail. This is a book that will be opened time and again just for the pleasure of viewing. It is a book that has something for the beginner as well as the advanced collector and others interested in the cutlery history of the United States military.

About the Author

Michael W. Silvey has been a knife enthusiast for many years. This is the seventh book he has authored on U.S. military knives.

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