The first weapons were conceived around 500,000 years ago and ever since they have played a significant part in shaping human history. Cultures from a...

The ideal guide for knifemakers, collectors, culinary professionals, and more, this book teaches multiple methods for making your blades as sharp as n...

Kinfolks Knives offers an accurate and factual history of Kinfolks Cutlery. Included are four vintage catalogs to aid collectors in the identification...

The new Shooter's Bible Guide to Knives sets the standard for comprehensive publications by carrying on the Shooter's Bible tradition of bringing toge...

This essential review of knife- and ax-throwing basics presents and analyzes the best throwing knives and axes on the current market, different throwi...

This beginner-level guide explains, step-by-step, how to make a fixed-blade hidden tang knife and a matching leather scabbard. Used by hunters and fis...

Protect that beautiful hand-forged knife you've just completed or keep your favorite piece of cutlery close for daily use with a leather sheath. From ...

The next installment to this knife workshop series explains how to design and build an integral knife, a knife made out of a single piece of steel. Fr...

There are millions of knives in the world and hundreds of ways to get burned buying one. Jason Fry helps savvy knife consumers avoid these pitfalls.

This book describes all the models of Vetterli and Schmidt-Rubin rifles and carbines. Markings and codes are referenced to specific models & serial numbers. Includes close ups of component parts and repair info.

This practical guide shows basic knife blade smithing step-by-step, in text and photos. Publishers In this book Ernst G. Siebeneicher-Hellwig and Jurg...

Make your own folding pocketknife with this easy-to-follow guide. Step by step, this instructional manual unfolds the secrets of constructing a slip j...

This is the ultimate guide to sharpening with traditional waterstones for all owners of Japanese knives. Provided are step-by-step instructions on pro...

This is the third book in a collector's series on Randall Made Knives, by Robert Hunt. These publications reflect the author's interest in the histori...

Historical profiles of more than 70 cutleries and individuals who made knives, razors, and scissors in the state of New Jersey.

This guide showcases knives used by America's clandestine military in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. It provides the collector and others inte...

A sincere effort has been made to reproduce these catalogs from antique originals, printed full size on similar paper as the originals with no edits or changes.

This comprehensive resource on the Finnish puukko is the only one available and covers the history and the various types by using extensive photos of examples.

Featuring more than 500 knives and other edged weapons, its much more than a retrospective of collecting adventures -- its an indispensable guide to the knives of the world.

The book is 153 pages of professionally hand lettered, hand drawn sketches of skinning knives from  Abercrombie & Fitch to George Wostenholm & Son Ltd.

This is the third book in a collector's series on Randall Made Knives, by Robert Hunt. These publications reflect the author's interest in the histori...

The true German knife collectors bible! This is the gold standard, the equivalent of "Goins' Encyclopedia" for German makers of knives, razors, and ot...

This book covers early primitive knives, many of which were handmade, including those used by Native Americans and blacksmith craftsmen from the old west.

The author's analysis simply reinvents this field of collecting, resulting in a complete guide to the swords and sabers of the post-Civil War era.

This is the preeminent reference on antique English knives, written by one of Great Britain's most respected 20th century authorities on weaponry. The...

A listing of markings of manufacturers and dealers in cutlery consisting of bowie knives, butcher knives, hunting knives, pocket knives, and straight razors.