Weaponry An Illustrated History Author:Chuck Wills More than 600 photographs of an eclectic mix of weapons were specially commissioned from the 8,000-piece collection of the Berman Museum of World History. Spanning the globe and more than 3,500 years, they include a royal Persian scimitar owned by both Abbas I and Catherine the Great, a sword presented to Napoleon, the traveling pistols of Confe... more »derate president Jefferson Davis, and Heinrich Himmlers rifle. A variety of rare weapons of espionage and combination curiosa rounds out the selection.« less