The History of Weapons of the American Revolution

viii, 373 pp. Hundreds of black-and-white photographs and numerous diagrams and illustrations. Measurement definitions, glossary of terms, bibliography, and index follow text. "From the pike to the pistol, the sword to the rifle, George C. Neumann traces the weapons of the Revolutionary War period. Drawing upon his own and numerous public and private collections, the author has assembled far and away the most complete gallery available of polearms, swords, firearms and military accessories. 1200 photographs and a bonus short 500-year evolutionary history of the world's hand firearms."