"CRETAN ARMS, Weapons and equipment of the Cretans during the Greek Revolution of 1821" How did the Cretans fight during the Greek Revolution of 1821? What kinds of weapons did they use? Which of those were crafted in Crete? What did those fighters, who had no access to conventional arms fight with? And what did Cretan revolutionary fighters carry with them when they went into battle?
In this book, the contents of a fighter’s sack, crucial
for his life and survival, as well as the primitive weapons of the Cretans are presented and described for the first time. These Cretan weapons crafted in local workshops by local craftsmen, made in their own specific and distinctive style, are also studied for the first time. In addition, the history and evolution of the Cretan dagger in its various forms feature thoroughly in this wonderfully illustrated volume." 272 pages. 500 copies only.
