The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Knives, Daggers & Bayonets: An Authoritative History and Visual Directory of Sharp Edged Weapons from Around the World, Shown in over 700 Stunning Colour Photographs - Tapa dura

This title describes the most famous and fascinating weapons, including the medieval roundel, the Highland dirk, the American bowie knife, and the bayonets of World War II.

Dr Tobias Capwell began his career in arms and armour at the Royal Armouries, Leeds and gained an MA and Ph.D in Medieval Studies at the Instititute for for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds. In 2003 Dr Capwell joined Glasgow Musuems as Curator of Arms and Armour and has produced works on aspects of the Glasgow collection, including a new edition of the 1924 catalogue of the R.L. Scott Collection and a new general guide to the collection, The Real Fighting Stuff: Arms and Armour at Glasgow Museums. He took up his present role in 2006 as Curator of Arms and Armour at the Wallace Collection in London, England.