The value of the additional visual sources for the study of historical weapons.

[Mercenary]

Originally Posted by ariel

Fernando,
Thanks for posting it. Every scrap of information is important in historical research: a story, a distant memory, an old drawing, a coin, a rusted remnant of an object. Yes, it is going to be difficult to dig through a pile of data of uncertain significance and dubious veracity, but it is orders of magnitude better than having no data at all.

It is a typical mistake of a novice researcher. Only the VERIFIED sources of information have a value. It means no any "scrap" or the bent coins. Do not need to dig through a pile of garbage. Just using the verified information and nothing more. Good luck!