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Wearing the Edged Weapons of the Third Reich: Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements: ISBN: 0960090649, Out of print, privately published, Tom Johnson, 1977, first edition, soft cover, 8 x 11 inches, 63 pages, 74 photos. A superb pictorial study illustrating how edged weapons were worn in the Third Reich. The illustrations show the leadership as well as lower ranks wearing daggers and swords. Examples include the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, SA, SS, Reichsarbeitsdienst (German Labor Service), Hitler Jugend, Diplomatic Service, Red Cross, and Fire Service. The large format original photographs were made by professional period photographers for propaganda and press releases. Many photos are rare and one of a kind. This is the very hard to find Volume 1 of 3. Excellent condition, very light wear.

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