For the reader/collector who is yearning for more information on this fascinating and ever-growing hobby, the news is good. Rather than the usual four-to seven-year preparation period between successive volumes, Volume VIII include an in-depth study of the following topics: A first-person account of the authors ties to the German blade-producing city of Solingen. The dress side-arms of the RLB organization. An update on the status of the one-of-a-kind Hermann Goring Reichsmarschalls dagger. More rare and unusual blades of the Reich. Third Reich edged weapons in wear and The Third Reich boot knife. In very good condition, hard back with dust slip, 364 illustrated pages. The price for this author signed 1st edition piece includes UK delivery. BO 467.