Collecting Edged Weapons of the Third Reich, Volume 8

Thomas M. Johnson

ISBN 10: 0944432050 / ISBN 13: 9780944432051

Published by R.L.Bryan, South Carolina, 1996

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Octavo. 10" x 7". 364pp. First Edition stated. Number 278 Signed copy. VG/VG copy in very good jacket. Paperclips were used as book marks on pages 249/250, and 337/338.

Seller Inventory # 65251

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collecting Edged Weapons of the Third Reich, Volume 8
• Publisher: R.L.Bryan, South Carolina
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0944432050
• ISBN 13: 9780944432051
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Military History

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Synopsis

Illustrated with excellent photos and artwork. Features the author's first person account of his ties to the German blade-producing city of Solingen; photos of many of the famous Solingen edged weapon manufacturing firms, past and present; an exhaustive study of the dress sidearms of the RLB organization; the truth about the most sought-after, one-of-kind, Hermann Goring Reichsmarschall dagger; rare and unusual Third Reich edged weapons belonging to Luftwaffe General von Crieger, Navy Admiral Von Nordeck, and a complete RLB prototype bayonet; an expanded update on current retail market values for all standard Third Reich regulation and miniature edged weapons and their accompanying accouterments; uncommon manufacturer trademarks not featured in Volumes I-VII; a comprehensive review of Third Reich edged weapons in wear; additional revelations from the Carl Eickhorn, WKC, and other Solingen manufacturers' 1933-1945 factory files; the continued in-depth treatment of the WWII combat boot knives.Dust Jacket.