36 + [4] ad pp. 7¼x4¼, red blindstamped cloth lettered in gilt. No. 264 of 750 copies.

Facsimile of "probably the rarest of all Burton's books," forming "one of the most important works on the bayonet ever published, and to it can be traced the change in the systems of bayonet drill adopted in most European countries. I believe I am correct in saying that until about ten years ago it was impossible to find any work on the subject which was not based on Burton's work. Large numbers of it were purchased by foreign army authorities (particularly German)..." - Penzer pp. 41-42