Originally published in 1877, this History of Arms and Armour is extensively illustrated throughout with nearly 2000 illustrations. Chapters include; Arms of pre-historic times, Ancient arms of the Bronze & Iron ages, Arms of the Christian Middle Ages and Fire Arms plus many more.Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.