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Originally Posted by ihutch1
I recently received a copy of this book and the translated text from the author. In brief, I find it excellent and recommend to all interested in Afghan and Indo-Persian arms in general.. The chapters on regulation Afghan army weapons, shashkas, and dating Afghan weapons are particularly interesting. They contained information I had not yet come across.
There are many photographs and illustrations, almost all with great clarity and detail.
My one minor suggestion for improvement would be to provide some more data for the examples pictured: mass and distal taper would be interesting and help understand the geometry of the blades.
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Thank you very much for your review of my book.