need help with this book..

chevalier · 5th July 2008, 07:07 PM

im assuming the books by anthony tirri would be a better reference on islamic/balkan/caucasian edged weapons than this one then.

i just found a copy of "weaponry of the past" on ebay for 200 bucks, but on hearing that its mostly focused on gunsmithing/muskets/arquebuses, i dont think id like to shell out that much for it, even if it is one of those "you'll only find this once a year or longer on ebay" things......

TVV · 5th July 2008, 08:10 PM

If you are only interested in the edged weapons, then you do not really need the "Weaponry of the Past" book.
I do not have Tirri's book, so I cannot comment on it, but the best book I have seen on Ottoman arms is Astvatsaturian's "Турецкое Оружие". Unfortunately, so far it is only in Russian, same as her excellent book on Caucasian arms.

5th July 2008, 07:07 PM	#1
chevalier Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 119	im assuming the books by anthony tirri would be a better reference on islamic/balkan/caucasian edged weapons than this one then. i just found a copy of "weaponry of the past" on ebay for 200 bucks, but on hearing that its mostly focused on gunsmithing/muskets/arquebuses, i dont think id like to shell out that much for it, even if it is one of those "you'll only find this once a year or longer on ebay" things......

5th July 2008, 08:10 PM	#2
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,660	If you are only interested in the edged weapons, then you do not really need the "Weaponry of the Past" book. I do not have Tirri's book, so I cannot comment on it, but the best book I have seen on Ottoman arms is Astvatsaturian's "Турецкое Оружие". Unfortunately, so far it is only in Russian, same as her excellent book on Caucasian arms.