We know there are many of you who, like us, can't get enough information about swords, smithing, history and other related topics. So we've compiled this list, in no particular order, just for you. Enjoy!

• Naval swords: British and American naval edged weapons, 1660-1815 by P.G.W. Annis, Stackpole Books, 1970

• European Arms & Armor by Charles Henry Ashdown, Barnes & Noble, 1995

• British and continental Arms and Armour by Charles Henry Ashdown, T.C. & E.C. Jack, 1909.

• Elementary Forge Practice by John Lord Bacon, Lindsay Publications nc.,1986.

• How to Make Knives by Richard W. Barney and Robert Loveless, Beinfeld Publishing, 1977.

• The Art of Blacksmithing by Alex Bealer, Funk & Wagnalls, 1976.

• Arms and Armor by Russel E. Belous, The Ward Ritchie Press, 1968.

• Arms and Armour of the Samurai by Ian Bottomley and A.P. Hopson, Brompton Books Corp., 1988.

• Arms and Armour by Charles Boutell, Gibbings & Co. Ltd., 1902.

• Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages by Charles Boutell, D. Appleton & Co., 1870.

• The Book of the Sword by Sir Richard F. Burton, Dover Publications Inc., 1987.

• Swords and Hilt Weapons by Michael D.Coe, Peter Connolly, Anthony Harding, Victor Harris, Donald LaRocca, Anthony North, Thom Richardson, Christopher Spring, and Frederick Wilkinson, Weidenfeld & Nelson, 1989.

• 2,500 Years of European Helmets by Howard M. Curtis, Beinfeld Publishing Inc., 1978.

• Swords for the Highland Regiments, 1757-1784 by Anthony D. Darling, Andrew Mowbray Inc., 1988.

• Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of Arms and Armor, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bashford Dean, 1911.

• European Armour in the Tower of London, Arthur Richard Dufty, London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1968.

• Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight by David Edge and John Miles Paddock, Crown Publishers Inc., 1988.

• The Armourer and His Craft by Charles Ffoulkes, Dover Publications Inc., 1988.

• On Damascus Steel by Leo Figiel M.D., Atlantis Arts Press, 1991.

• The Kris : Mystic Weapon of the Malay World by Edward Frey, Oxford University Press, 1986.

• Small Arms Makers by Col. Robert E. Gardner, Bonanza Books, 1963.

• Arms & Armor The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Stephen Grancsay, 1986.

• Catalogue of Armor The John Woodman Higgins Armory, by Stephen Grancsay, Davis Press Inc., 1961.

• Nippon-to, the Japanese Sword by Inami Hakusui, Kyoei Printing Co. Ltd., 1948.

• Royal Armouries Official Guide by Peter Hammond, Phillip Wilson Publishers Ltd., 1986.

• Art, Arms and Armour: An International Anthology by Robert Held, Acquafresca Editrice, S.A., 1979.

• Complete Bladesmith : Forging Your Way To Perfection by Jim Hrisoulas, Paladin Press, 1987.

• Master Bladesmith : Advanced Studies In Steel by Jim Hrisoulas, Paladin Press, 1991.

• The Sword and the Centuries by Alfred Hutton, Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1973.

• The Craft of the Japanese Sword by Leon Kapp, Hiroko Kapp and Yoshihara Yoshindo, Kodansha International Ltd., 1988.

• Dutch Muskets and Pistols by J.B. Kist, J.P. Puype, W. Van Der Mark, W., and R.B.F. Van Der Sloot, George Shumway Publisher, 1974.

• Koson, Honami Teiryo Yoji David Scott, 1984.

• The History of Chivalry & Armor Dr. F. Kottenkamp, Portland Press, 1988.

• Kowalski, Bruce W. and McElhinney, James Art and the Sword: The Bulletin of the Japanese Sword Society of the United States, Volume 1 The Japanese Sword Society of the United States Inc., 1988.

• Kowalski, Bruce W. and McElhinney, James Art and the Sword: The Bulletin of the Japanese Sword Society of the United States, Volume 2 The Japanese Sword Society of the United States Inc., 1989.

• Imperial Austria: Treasures of Art, Arms & Armor: From the State of Syria by Peter Krenn and Walter Karcheski, Jr., Neus Publishing Company, 1992.

• Knifecraft by Sid Latham, Stackpole Books, 1978.

• Lost Technology Series (no author listed) Blacksmith Shop & Iron Forging Lindsay Publications, 1983.

• Wallace Collection Catalogue of European Arms and Armour by Sir James Mann, Spottiswoode Ballantyne Ltd., 1962.

• Complete Metalsmith, Professional Edition by Tim McCreight, Davis Publications Inc., 1991.

• Decorative and Sculptural Ironwork by Dona Meilach, Crown Publishers Inc., 1977.

• Samurai Sword: An American Perspective by Gary Murtha, H.S.M. Publications, 1980.

• Murtha, Gary The Samurai Sword: An American Perspective, Volume 2 R&M Enterprises, 1984.

• Norman, A.V.B. The Rapier and Small-Sword 1460-1820 Arms and Armour Press, 1980.

• Norman, A.V.B. and Pottinger, Don English Weapons & Warfare 449-1660 Arms and Armour Press, 1966.

• Norman, A.V.B. and Wilson, G.M. Treasures from the Tower of London Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts by Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd., 1982.

• Norman, Vesey Arms and Armour Octopus Books Limited, 1972.

• Norman, Vesey Waffen Und Rustungen George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd., 1964.

• Oakeshott, R. Ewart European Weapons and Armour Beinfeld Publishing Inc., 1980.

• Oakeshott, R. Ewart The Archaeology of Weapons Lutterworth Press, 1960.

• Oakeshott, R. Ewart Records of the Medieval Sword Boydell Press, 1991.

• Ogasawara, Nobuo Japanese Swords Hoikusha Publishing Co. Ltd., 1980.

• Payne-Gallwey, Sir Ralph The Crossbow Holland Press, 1903.

• Perry, Edward Rapiers Stackpole Books, 1968.

• Reid, William Arms Through the Ages Harper & Row Publishers, 1976.

• Sanchez, John Blade Master Advanced Survival Skills for the Knife Fighter Paladin Press, 1983.

• Sato, Kanzan The Japanese Sword Kodansha America Inc., 1983.

• Schroen, Karl The Hand Forged Knife Knife World Publications, 1984.

• Smith, Cyril Stanley A History of Metalography MIT Press, 1988.

• Stone, George Cameron A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times Jack Brussel Publisher, 1961.

• Tarassuk., Leonid Antique European and American Firearms at the Hermitage Museum Arco Publishing Company Inc., 1972.

• Tarassuk, Leonid and Blair, Claude The Complete Encyclopedia of Arms & Weapons Simon and Schuster Publishers, New York, 1979.

• Thomas, Bruno; Gamber, Ortwin; Schedelmann, Hans Die Schonsten Waffen und Rustungen R. Lowit Wiesbaden.

• Turnbull, Stephen The Book of the Medieval Knight Crown Publishers Inc., 1985.

• Various Authors Men-At-Arms-Series Osprey/Reed Consumer Books Ltd., 1983.

• Wagner, Eduard Cut and Thrust Weapons Spring Books, 1967.

• Wagner, Eduard European Weapons and Warfare 1618-1648 Octopus Books Ltd., 1979.

• Wallace, John Scottish Swords and Dirks Arms and Armour Press, 1970

• Weiland, Gerald A Collector's Guide to Swords, Daggers & Cutlasses Quintet Publishing Ltd., 1991.

• Weygers, Alexander The Modern Blacksmith Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc., 1974.

• Yumoto, John The Samurai Sword Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1958.