List of illustrations viii The earliest arms and armor 1 Chain mail 5 “Gothic” armor 8 “Maximilian” armor 9 Armor of the late xvi century: decorated armor 10 Late armor 16 Questions concerning armor 18 Middle Eastern armor 20 Arms: striking and cutting weapons 22 Lances and pole arms 26 Middle Eastern edged weapons 28 Projectile weapons: bows and crossbows 30 Projectile weapons: firearms 32 Bibliography 43 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure Acc. No. Page _Frontispiece_ Helmet, bronze with silver crest, 282:49 Greek, mid-VI century B.C. _Title Page_ State sword, German, Augsburg, XVI 173:26 century 1 Ceremonial axe blade (_Ch’i_), bronze, Chinese, 36:51 1 An-yang, Shang dynasty (_ca._ 1523-_ca._ 1028 B.C.), gift of J. Lionberger Davis 2 Helmet, bronze, Chinese, Shang dynasty (_ca._ 283:49 2 1523-_ca._ 1028 B.C.) 3 Ceremonial dagger of a shaman, bronze, Siberian 34:43 2 steppes, _ca._ 1000 A.D. 4 Lock of a crossbow, bronze, Chinese, Han dynasty 1106:20 3 (206 B.C.-220 A.D.), with model to show operation of interlocking interior parts 5 Disk, probably the central plate of a shield, 51:22 4 bronze, Italian, from Picenum, near Ancona, VII-VI century B.C. 6 Figure of a warrior, bronze, Etruscan, _ca._ 500 40:51 4 B.C. Gift of J. Lionberger Davis 7 Ink rubbing of engraved brass plate on tomb of Sir 7 Roger de Trumpington, a Crusader, in the church at Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England 8 “Bishop’s mantle” of chain mail, German or Swiss, 87:39 7 XVI century 9 Salade, Gothic, German, _ca._ 1475 58:39 8 10 Full suit of Maximilian armor, German, _ca._ 1510 171:26 10 11 Breastplate, Italian, Pisan style, _ca._ 1575 170:26 11 12 Morion, Italian, _ca._ 1560 319:25 11 13 Closed helmet, German, _ca._ 1575 79:39 12 14 Tilting helmet, Spanish, _ca._ 1580 444:19 13 15 Parade shield, Italian, XVI century 47:27 14