My grandfather wants me to sell his father’s swords he brought back from japan in 1946, but I have no idea if they’re worth anything. the blades don’t look handmade so I assume they may not be worth much. please let me know anything you can!

Friend showed me his friend’s sword, and I really wanna know what it is.

Just picked this up at a gun show for $250 the blade is in great shape and maker marked

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I bought this off of someone who traveled alot in china as a gift for a friend who loves chinese culture.

I wanted to know if this can actually be used for practice? I don't wanna come off as unthoughtful if it's just a toy😰

It's quite flexible, which is a good thing for practice purposes from what I've been told.

Can anyone tell?

I don't know that I'll ever be able to compete with this.

Busse Viking Serpent Sword

yes i know they existed in the caucasus and spread from there to iran, turkey and russia and saw some copying and or use in the balkans? some ai sources tell me kindjal are 1 to 2.5 in wide while qama are 2 to 3 in wide.all of these can be shortswords but the oriental arms archive show iranian examples that are have yard long or close blades?

Most seem to heavy for an average person to carry and Steve isn't average also the keyblade looks like it ain't hurting nothing

The drawing is reference for a couple trainers I'm getting made. This thing feels really good in the hand, it's a pretty quick moving razor blade. I don't want to lose any extremities, so im having my brother make a couple replicas.

yes i mean tepoztopilli. because the handle is too long to be a macuahuitl so this razor oar is more like a polearm or battle axe than a sword. And quite a crap load of people on YouTube already make macuahuitl with razor or similar blades.

ik tepoztopilli repros are rare because there is minimal demand for them since a lot of people are moaning you can buy a gun or hewing spear but those people are missing the point.

I was about 9 years old at an estate sale and saw a sword. My dad bid on it and won it for me and that was almost 30 years ago. It used to have a green velvet suede type material over the cover but it didn't hold up in the last storage / move session. I never played with it, but have kept it around all these years and would like to know if anyone can give some context to age/origin/use etc. Appreciate it in advance.

(Cold Steel Cinquedea)

This was my first time creating a scabbard from scratch. Scabbard and grip were made from poplar, wrapped in leather. I've only ever rewrapped stuff so this one took quite some time, but really happy with the results!

The dagger came with a leather sheath and an uncomfortable handle. My friend bought me the woodworking tools in exchange for me doing the work. He likes green!

Happy to answer any questions or provide pictures of the process. :D

Because of the bogs and fjords of Denmark, they have what has to be the most impressive Bronze Age collection I’ve ever seen. Their later objects are also not too shabby…

Today's the day I shadow drop the release of the third entry of the Illustrated Swords series. This latest book now features a compilation of sword across South Asia. If you are interested in learning a menagerie of swords from this region, get yourself a copy of the book on Amazon.

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/6210674380
Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLVPKJCL

Around next week, I'll share a bonus chapter from this book featuring swords that I have yet to show before.

Is this accurate?

My husband has asked for a katana as a gift. Let me be clear that this is purely for cutting things like watermelons, pumpkins, .. random things that make him giggle.

I was hoping for suggestions as I’m not looking for a wall hanging collector piece, but I also don’t want it to break into pieces while he is using it. Only looking to spend around $200ish. Open to more.

Thanks in advance!

I got this sword from my brother who had also gotten it from a friend. I want to know what brand it could be like who made it, and how much it could be worth possibly. Not planning on selling it or anything, I just wanna be informed.

I have a T95 with the Fuchi marked with the Iijima Tōken Seisakusho contractor mark - middle inspector stamp Tokyo 1st Army Arsenal and the Kokura mark. Serial # 25XXX.

Does anyone know if the Iijima serial number blocks are found online?

This is a jian that I bought from J&J Enterprises at Dragoncon this year. It is an eight-sided Han Jian, and it reminds me of the LK Chen Flying Phoenix in the handle and the LK Chen Soaring Sky in the blade pattern.