"IMPERIAL GERMAN EDGED WEAPONRY" WW1 NAVY DIRK KNIFE SABER SWORD REFERENCE BOOK

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The highly motivated and nationalistic Imperial German Navy of the early 20th century looked forward to "Der Tag", "the day" when the inevitable showdown with the British Navy would come. They did in fact become the first serious threat to British sea power in over 300 years. During WW1, the Imperial German Navy fought the British valiantly from the Falklands to Jutland, and their U-boats nearly starved England out of the war. Imperial German naval officers of WW1 carried beautifully made "lion head" dirks and swords as a mark of rank and a last line of personal defense. Those edged weapons have been of great interest to collectors for decades, leading Thomas M. Johnson, LTC (Ret.), along with Victor Diehl and Thomas Wittmann, to write an authoritative reference book on the subject in 2008. This "IMPERIAL GERMAN EDGED WEAPONRY" WW1 NAVY DIRK KNIFE SABER SWORD REFERENCE BOOK is in near mint, unread condition, with only some light scattered storage wear evident (most pictured). Otherwise, the book is in near mint shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it boasts an elegantly illustrated dust jacket over hardcovers, and sports 256 pages full of descriptive text, period pictures, and photographs (mostly color, though many black and white) of Imperial German Navy "lion head" dirks and sabers, countless with incredible Damascus blades and presentation etching, wonderful close-ups of maker's marks, hilt details, grip materials and wire wrapping, bullion knots, and scabbard fittings, and a plethora of other invaluable information. A beautiful example of an "IMPERIAL GERMAN EDGED WEAPONRY" WW1 NAVY DIRK KNIFE SABER SWORD REFERENCE BOOK. Now celebrating over 20 years on eBay. Bid with confidence and please view our other great military, aviation, and sporting classics, including a German WW2 MWC LUFTWAFFE PILOT B-UHR AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH in MINT, unworn, new in the box condition, sporting a crisp 60 minute/12 hour (outer/inner) white numbers black dial, and featuring the classic big "onion" crown and sweeping seconds hand with hacking function.
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