Der Erste Weltkrieg war durch die zunehmende Technisierung des Militarwesens gepragt. Aufgrund der grossen Prazision und Feuerkraft, zu der sich Artillerie und Maschinengewehre entwickelt hatten, waren die Militars uberzeugt, dass dem Kampf auf grosse Entfernungen die Zukunft gehorte. Ein Zweikampf zwischen zwei Soldaten galt als unwahrscheinlich oder zumindest als Seltenheit. Doch das Gegenteil war der Fall: Der Bewegungskrieg der ersten Monate erstarrte alsbald zu einem Stellungskrieg. Ganze Armeen gruben sich in Schutzengraben ein, die Befestigungswerke, die den ersten weltweiten Krieg des 20. Jahrhunderts pragten. Die Enge der Graben fuhrte zu einer der Industrialisierung des Kampfes gegenlaufigen Entwicklung: War der Gegner in die eigenen Linien eingedrungen, so entschieden oft die besseren Nahkampfwaffen und -techniken das Duell. Dies fuhrte zu einer Wiederentdeckung des Messers, das zuvor von den Militars als Waffe totgesagt worden war. Dieses Buch stellt die wichtigsten der wahrend des Ersten Weltkriegs eingesetzten Kampfmesser vor. Das gilt sowohl fur offiziell eingefuhrte wie auch von den Soldaten privat beschaffte Exemplare. Denn viele Armeen versorgten ihre Truppen zu spat oder in zu geringer Zahl mit geeigneten Blankwaffe

If you are seeking a comprehensive reference for collectible gun values, the Gun Trader's Guide is the only book you need. For more than half a century, this guide has been the standard reference for collectors, curators, dealers, shooters, and gun enthusiasts. Updated annually, it remains the definitive source for making informed decisions on used firearms purchases. Included are extensive listings for handguns, shotguns, and rifles from some of the most popular manufacturers, including Beretta, Browning, Colt, Remington, Savage, Smith & Wesson, Winchester, and many more. This thirty-sixth edition boasts dozens of new entries since last year's edition and includes a complete index and a guide on how to properly and effectively use this book in order to find the market value for your collectible modern firearm. Determine the new in box, excellent, and good condition prices for any firearm you want to sell or trade. With new introductory materials that every gun collector and potential buyer should read, this book is the ultimate guide to purchasing classic or discontinued firearms. No matter what kind of modern collectible firearm you own or collect, the Gun Trader's Guide should remain close at hand. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Anmerkungen zum Vogelschiessen in der DDR A Crossbow Replica of the 15th Century Dieter Lehnert (1939 - 2012) Zur traditionellen Fertigung der Armbrustsehne Aquatic Hunting with the Crossbow Ein mittelalterlicher Huftgurt aus der Churburg Der Bolzenflug (Teil 1) Die Quedlinburger Ballist

9. Treffen der Interessengemeinschaft Historische Armbrust" vom 6. bis 9. Mai in Seifhennersdorf Die Vogelarmbrust der Armbrust-Sch tzengilde Braunschweig Nutzung von Schie scharten in Burgen unter Ber cksichtigung der Armbrust A Viking Age Crossbow - the Found in Lill hus Historical Sight-Systems for Targeting: An Experience in Using the Sight-System of the Italian "Modern" Big Crossbow Schillers Sch tzenbr der Versuche zur Wirksamkeit mittelalterlicher Armbrustgeschosse R stung contra Pavese - ein Beschu mit modernen Nachbauten Einige berlegungen zur Schussleistung von Kugelschneppern

Das zehnte Treffen der Armbrustmacher The Development of the Bullet Crossbow in Britain Bau eines belgischen Scheibenschneppers Die Ziehbank Egon Harmuth - Kenner der europ ischen Armbrust Schuster bleib bei Deinen Leisten" Zum Ph nomen vergleichbarer Meistermarken an Produkten unterschiedlicher Handwerksgattungen Anfertigung einer Armbrustsehne nach der Beschreibung von Eug ne Heer Some thoughts about three 15th century German Crossbows "da G the eine fast unbrauchbare R stung hat" Armbrustmacher im Dienst der Wettiner F rsten und Weimarer Sch tzen

Das 8. Treffen der Armbrustmacher in Braunschweig vom 10. bis 12. Juli 2009 25.000 Armbrustbolzen im Soester Osthofentor-Museum A Western-European (Vlaams-Holland) Target Crossbow with an English Windlass Traditionelle Einbindung einer Armbrust Mit Stecher, Bolz und Winde - zur Bedienung der Armbrust Alfred Br ngger - ein Schweizer Windenmacher Kleine ballistische Betrachtung zu einer ganzen R stung Knoten oder nicht - welches ist die bessere Methode zur Sehnenfertigung? Materialien zum Sehnenbau im Vergleich Buchbesprechung

Combines technical data on each American Civil War firearm and details of its actual use on the battlefield--with a guide to collecting and firing surviving relics and modern reproductions The popular Civil War News columnist has written a unique work, combining technical data on each Civil War firearm, an often surprising treatment of their actual use on the battlefield, and a guide to collecting and firing surviving relics and modern reproductions.

This new illustrated book by noted Third Reich edged weapon author, collector, and dealer Thomas Johnson explores the vast array of militaria liberated from Germany by U.S. soldiers during the Second World War. The book contains over 580 beautiful full-color, large-format photographs of German daggers, swords, helmets, uniforms, insignia, award documents, weapons, and many other rare and unusual items. Also included is a generous selection of World War II era photographs showing many items in the act of being liberated.

The author presents here a survey of over 500 examples, in 6 categories, of African traditional weapons including knives, daggers, long and short, swords, lances and throwing weapons. The items, from various contexts and regions, have full commentaries and are carefully drawn, including sheaths and scabbards where applicable. Examples from most of the leading collections are featured. Each chapter ends with a detailed typological and comparative analysis, and catalogue by weapon category.

The first illustration of a cannon in Europe can be dated quite precisely to 1326. This book explores the development of gunpowder, the earliest appearance of cast-bronze cannon in Western Europe, followed by the design and development of the wrought-iron cannon. The wrought-iron hoop-and-stave method of barrel construction was a system that came to dominate medieval artillery design both large and small until the end of the 15th century, and saw the cannon used not only as a prestige weapon, but start to be used as a practical and terrifying weapon on the medieval battlefield. In 1453, the Ottomans' conquest of Constantinople, with their extensive artillery, marked the triumph of medieval firepower.

The book will focus on the technology and tactics of early European artillery on both sea and land, and assess its impact on medieval warfare.

Ces cinq etudes militaires resultent essentiellement de developpements presentes dans le manuscrit doctoral de l'auteur, L'Armee du royaume de Macedoine a l'epoque hellenistique (323-148 av. J.-C.). Les troupes " nationales ", presente en Sorbonne le 11 janvier 2007. L'idee premiere avait ete de les publier sous forme d'articles. Mais ce projet se heurtait a une difficulte. Ces textes se faisant echo, il s'avererait difficile d'attendre la diffusion du premier d'entre eux pour presenter les suivants tout en faisant exactement reference a un voire a plusieurs textes en cours de publication. Aussi apparut-il qu'il valait mieux les reunir en un recueil dont la coherence serait assuree par un theme commun : l'histoire et l'archeologie militaire de l'epoque hellenistique, tout particulierement dans le cadre de la Macedoine des Antigonides.

The reliefs of the column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome are used extensively for the illustration of Roman soldiers. However, despite the fact that in the last decades a number of sites at the Danube Limes have been analyzed, where numerous militaria from the Markomannic Wars have emerged, there is no comparison between this work of official Roman art and the archaeological finds. This book aims to address this lacuna. Each piece of equipment of the Roman soldier is analyzed in its sculptural representation and compared with the existing finds as well as supplementary comparisons with secondary sources. The result is a broad picture of the Roman army under Marcus Aurelius and of Rome's depiction of their forces in state propaganda. In addition, the present work comprehensively separates the antique parts of the frieze from the additions made during the late Renaissance for the first time and thus provides a solid basis for future archaeological and art historical evaluations.