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ANTIQUE WEAPONS for pleasure and investment Colourplate 1 Pairofpistols, W. Smith. Colourplate2 Pistol,J. Egg. I ! f ANTIQUE WEAPONS for pleasure and investment RICHARD AKEHURST By ARCO PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC New York Richard Akehurst 1969 First published in the United States by Arco Publishing Company, Inc. 219 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10003 T ThOKC< 'L <* J All Rights Reserved Library ofCongress Catalog Number 79-108998 Standard Book Number 668-02277-9 SJZ T5* 4 %? 1 h BOSVH PUBTJC LIBRARY Printed in Great Britain Acknowledgements The author and publishers wish to thank the following for their kind help with theillustrations: FrankAndersonEsq.,ColourPlates:5, 19. Plates:27,89photographed by C. Crosthwaite Esq. Author, Colour Plates: 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24. Plates: 29, 43,53,55,56,58,63,80,93,95,96,97photographedbyC. Crosthwaite Esq. Christie's, Plates: 92, 98, 99, 100 PeterDale Ltd., Plates: 1,2,3,5,6, 7,8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19,20,21,22, 26, 39, 42, 44, 45, 46, 59, 61, 66, 67, 69, 71, 75, 76, 84, 85, 86, 94, 104 Frost & Reed Ltd., Colour Plate: 12 John McMaster, Colour Plates: 8, 9 W. Keith Neal Esq, Colour Plates: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 15, 16, 17, 21. Plates: 14, 18, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 49, 51, 52, 54, 57, 60, 62, 79, 82, 83, 90 photographed by owner. Sotheby's, Plates: 4, 9, 10, 15, 16, 25, 28, 47, 48, 50, 68, 101, 103 Wallis & Wallis, Plates: 31, 65, 72, 73, 77, 78, 81, 87, 88, 91, 102, 104 CONTENTS Introduction 1 1. European personalweapons 5 2. Military and navalweapons 47 Sporting weapons 77 4. WeaponsoftheAmerican frontier 103 5. Weapons ofthe Near Easl 1 19 6. WeaponsofIndia and Indonesia 135 7. Weapons ol Japan 149 8. Some hints on the restorationofweapons 163

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