Definitive and compulsively-readable—an illustrated guide to the use of contemporary knives by long-time <I>Blade </i>columnist and master weaponsmith, Hank Reinhardt.  Deadlier than the club, more ubiquitous than the sword, the knife is the universal edged weapon of all humankind.  As our society has grown more advanced, and more reliant on technology, there has been an increased interest in the weapons of the past. <P>Hank Reinhardt was a widely known authority on medieval arms and armor and a long-time columnist for <I>Blade</i> magazine. Unlike many experts, Reinhardt insisted on actually making and testing the weapons he wrote about, and through his various activities was instrumental in increasing the popularity of arms and armor in mainstream America.<P><b>About <I>Hank Reinhardt's Book of Knives</i>:<P></b>"If you are interested in knowing what really happens in knife fights from a person who participated in more than his share in his youth, knew the subject inside out--as well as many others--and is an author who separates fiction from fact and gives you the latter in copious doses, then <I>Hank Reinhardt's Book  of Knives</i> is for you." -- Steve Shackleford, editor, <I>Blade </i>magazine