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Download or read book The American Fraternal Sword written by John D. Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors demonstrate that American fraternal organizations played a greater role in American society than arms collectors may have been aware. The authors' explanatory discussion and commentary, with its wealth of revealing material about these long-overlooked symbols of arms, power, and bravery-- coupled with a prodigious selection of photographic illustrations and drawings of original designs and patents for diverse variations of the swords-- should prove of interest to a broad cross-section of the collecting community. Learn how to tell rare swords from common ones. Nearly 600 swords are shown-- all arranged by organization. Includes a directory of makers, organizations and insignia.