Naval sword book recommendation?

M ELEY · 5th January 2011, 02:58 AM

I was wondering if anyone had a copy of Michel Petard's volume 'Le Sabre D-Arbordage', Editions du Canonier 2006? Is it a good source? Does it cover boarding cutlass of only France? Time period covered?

I have yet to find a solid source on boarding cutlasses of the Age of Fighting Sail. I've seen smatterings here and there, with Gilkerson's Boarders Away at the head of the list. Petard's work is so rare that there's only one U.S. library that carries it and they won't do inter-library loan for me to take a look at it...

5th January 2011, 02:58 AM	#1
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,097	Naval sword book recommendation? I was wondering if anyone had a copy of Michel Petard's volume 'Le Sabre D-Arbordage', Editions du Canonier 2006? Is it a good source? Does it cover boarding cutlass of only France? Time period covered? I have yet to find a solid source on boarding cutlasses of the Age of Fighting Sail. I've seen smatterings here and there, with Gilkerson's Boarders Away at the head of the list. Petard's work is so rare that there's only one U.S. library that carries it and they won't do inter-library loan for me to take a look at it...