"US INFANTRY WEAPONS OF WW1" KNIFE PISTOL M-1903 SPRINGFIELD BAR REFERENCE BOOK

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The fighting on the Western Front had raged for nearly three years before the US entered the Great War in April 1917. Fresh American troops tipped the balance in favor of the Allies during the hard fighting at Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, and St. Mihiel, finally culminating in the climactic Battle of the Argonne Forest. US Army troops and US Marines of WW1 were issued a variety of weapons for the tough combat in the trenches "over there". American small arms of WW1 have been of great interest to collectors for decades, leading Bruce Canfield to write an authoritative reference book on the subject in 2000. This "US INFANTRY WEAPONS OF WW1" KNIFE PISTOL M-1903 SPRINGFIELD BAR REFERENCE BOOK is in near mint, unread condition, with only some light scattered storage wear evident (most pictured). Otherwise, the book is in near mint shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it boasts elegantly illustrated hardcovers, and sports 280 pages full of descriptive text, period pictures, and black and white photographs of M-1917 and Mk. 1 trench knives, Colt 1911 .45 pistols, M-1917 revolvers, M-1903 Springfields, M-1917 Enfields, sniper rifles and telescopic sights, the Pedersen device, the Chauchat LMG and its accessories, the BAR and its associated gear, all kinds of MGs, trench mortars, flamethrowers, grenade launchers, and much, much more. A beautiful example of a "US INFANTRY WEAPONS OF WW1" KNIFE PISTOL M-1903 SPRINGFIELD BAR REFERENCE BOOK. Now celebrating over 20 years on eBay. Bid with confidence and please view our other great military, aviation, and sporting classics, including a German WW2 MWC LUFTWAFFE PILOT B-UHR AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH in MINT, unworn, new in the box condition, sporting a crisp 60 minute/12 hour (outer/inner) white numbers black dial, and featuring the classic big "onion" crown and sweeping seconds hand with hacking function.
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