United States. Swords & Blades Of The American Revolution Auction Eagle in patinated tombac

Eagle in patinated tombac

the outer frame in the form on a garter and inscribed in Latin capitals "NON IMMEMOR BENEFICII" (Not Forgotten Benefits)

The dome itself has a brown rayon liner

Colin was stricken by a severe illness on February 15

United States. Swords & Blades Of The American Revolution Auction Eagle in patinated tombacHardcover, fire orange cloth cover, with a coated paper dust jacket, entitled "Swords & Blades of the American Revolution" (promoted as "the encyclopedia of bladed weapons swords, bayonets, spontoons, halberds, pikes, knives, daggers, and axes used by both sides, on land and sea, in America's struggle for independence") by George C. Neumann, line drawings by George C. Woodbridge, copyrighted in 1973 by The Stackpole Company, published by Stackpole