"Guns of the Gurkhas" Signed Cloth Hardcover Book

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This cloth hardcover 128 page book by John Walter is an of analysis of the lost arsenal of the Royal Nepalese Army from 1816-1945.  Discovered in the royal palace of Lagan Silekhana in Kathmandu, Nepal, many weapons that packed the palace were used in the American Civil War. From the flintlock musket to Lee-Enfield, the Brunswick, Gurkha percussion Enfield, Sharps, Snider, Bira volley gun, Martini, Gahendra, Lee-Metford, SMLE Mk III, SMLE Mk III, Vickers, Lewis & Sten. Nepalese manufacture as well as British imports are described along with their bayonets & accessories. Hardcover book with authors signature.  11-1/2" x 8".  Also available unsigned.