Vincenzo Clarizia is a collector of ancient weapons from all over the world. He started being interested in ancient weapons before he was twenty, studying, restoring and collecting edged weapons and firearms from Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Since 1996, he approached the study of Japanese swords in both their technical and practical aspects. He is currently practicing Japanese sword martial arts Iaido, Battodo and Katori Shinto Ryu, and he restores and collects Japanese blades and armours. He was also consultant for the National Museum of Oman, for which he assessed, catalogued and described its large collections of edged weapons, firearms and cannons.

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• Introduction ; 1 Gunpowder ; 2 Matchlock Guns ; 3 Flintlock and Percussion Guns ; 4 Introduction of Modern Rifles in Arabia ; 5 Martini Henry Rifles ; 6 Repeating Rifles ; 7 Pistols ; 8 Cannons ; Endnotes ; Bibliography ; Index

Vincenzo Clarizia is a collector of ancient weapons from all over the world. He started being interested in ancient weapons before he was twenty, studying, restoring and collecting edged weapons and firearms from Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Since 1996, he approached the study of Japanese swords in both their technical and practical aspects. He is currently practicing Japanese sword martial arts Iaido, Battodo and Katori Shinto Ryu, and he restores and collects Japanese blades and armours. He was also consultant for the National Museum of Oman, for which he assessed, catalogued and described its large collections of edged weapons, firearms and cannons.

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• Introduction ; 1 Gunpowder ; 2 Matchlock Guns ; 3 Flintlock and Percussion Guns ; 4 Introduction of Modern Rifles in Arabia ; 5 Martini Henry Rifles ; 6 Repeating Rifles ; 7 Pistols ; 8 Cannons ; Endnotes ; Bibliography ; Index

Vincenzo Clarizia is a collector of ancient weapons from all over the world. He started being interested in ancient weapons before he was twenty, studying, restoring and collecting edged weapons and firearms from Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Since 1996, he approached the study of Japanese swords in both their technical and practical aspects. He is currently practicing Japanese sword martial arts Iaido, Battodo and Katori Shinto Ryu, and he restores and collects Japanese blades and armours. He was also consultant for the National Museum of Oman, for which he assessed, catalogued and described its large collections of edged weapons, firearms and cannons.

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• Introduction ; 1 Gunpowder ; 2 Matchlock Guns ; 3 Flintlock and Percussion Guns ; 4 Introduction of Modern Rifles in Arabia ; 5 Martini Henry Rifles ; 6 Repeating Rifles ; 7 Pistols ; 8 Cannons ; Endnotes ; Bibliography ; Index