Weapons of Western Europe XV-XVII centuries (set of 2 books)

The publication is devoted to the history of weapons, its use and manufacturing in Western Europe in the XV-VII centuries. - From the late Middle Ages to the early New Age. The source base of the publication was the richest collection of weapons and armor of the military-historical museum of artillery, engineering troops and troops (St. Petersburg).

The first book tells about the history of the formation of a meeting from the time of Peter the Great to the end of the 20th century, armor and other protective weapons, blanket and shaft weapons, as well as instruments of justice. The second book tells about crossbows, artillery, manual firearms, combined and hunting weapons. Most objects presented in books are published for the first time