In this book series by Rüdiger W. A. Franz, the interested reader will find, for the first time in German specialist literature, an immense wealth of data and facts. It also provides details and additional contextual knowledge about bayonets and attachable sidearms, as well as the associated rifle models and their mounting devices from 1807 to 1914.

Thoroughly researched and richly illustrated with photos, dimension tables, and contemporary regulations, these books are an absolute "must" for collectors, museums, and weapons historians.

They also enable beginners to easily identify and classify their weapons and provide information about manufacturers, production locations, and the military units equipped with the weapons. An enormous amount of expert knowledge in a condensed form, spread across several volumes arranged in chronological order.