Maurice Bottet - Monographie de l'arme blanche des armées françaises 1789-1870 et de l'arme à feu portative 1718-1886 - 1975

Reprint of 1975 gathering Maurice Bottet's studies devoted to French regulated armament: edged weapons of the land and sea armies from 1789 to 1870, and portable firearms from 1718 to 1886. Documentary work illustrated with numerous plates and reproductions, several folding plates. Grey hardcover binding, clean interior. Signs of use and light age-related traces visible in the photographs. Complete copy as photographed, from Librairie Pierre Petitot in Paris.