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PENZIG, EDGAR. - Bullets, Blades and Bravery: Stories and Weapons of Australia's Wild Colonial Days.

Title: Bullets, Blades and Bravery: Stories and Weapons of Australia's Wild Colonial Days.
Description: First Limited Edition; Roy. 8vo; pp. xvi, 206; illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, references, index, original slick illustrated boards, title lettered in white on spine, inscription from the author on front endpaper, very good copy. together with a signed letter from the author. Katoomba, NSW; Tranter Enterprises; 1990. Limited numbered and signed edition of 1000 copies, this being copy number 282. The book is a comprehensive coverage of most of the weapons used during the period which has become known as our wild colonial days. This embraced the settlers, gold fields, bushrangers, police and volunteer military units, spanning the years between 1850 and 1900.

Keywords: Australian History guns bushrangers gunsmiths police gold

Price: AUD 175.00 = appr. US$ 121.08 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 108132