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Comment on The Modern Auction Houses of Antique Swords by auctions antiques

auctions antiques — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:19:52 +0000

The introduction of firearms did not eliminate the sword but led to new designs; the discarding of body armour required the swordsman to be able to parry, and the rapier, a double-edged sword with a narrow, pointed blade, came into use.

Comment on Caring for Antique Swords by William Bush

William Bush — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:25:28 +0000

Is there an advantage or disadvantage to using “Rig Universal Grease”, normally used for long-term storage of firearms, to protect decorative swords from pitting or corrosion?

Thanks,
William G. Bush

Comment on Places Where to Find Buyers of your Sword Collections by Sword

Sword — Fri, 21 May 2010 23:36:33 +0000

I have a Sword which is few hundreed years old, the detailed description of sword is not here at the moment. If anyone is interested to want more information plesae do not hesitate to contact me.

Best of Regards

Yunus

Comment on Places Where to Find Buyers of your Sword Collections by ANILHIKMU

ANILHIKMU — Sun, 16 May 2010 05:46:58 +0000

I have 3 (three) swords for sell which signed year 1321th, 1606th and 1718th. those swords has each differences characters in signation and physical, as follows:
1321th :
- serial 0234
- 9 big stars and 6 small stars
- 150 cm long
- small knife with stars on it

1606th :
- 120 cm long
- serial 02346
- 9 mountains
- 6 small stars and 1 big stars
- sakura flower

1718th :
- 9 stars and 9 mountains
- Dragon
- sakura flowers
- japanese flag

Comment on Why antique swords are expensive by bayu

bayu — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:47:41 +0000

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Comment on The Modern Auction Houses of Antique Swords by sfsi

sfsi — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:24:25 +0000

Honor is what makes Ceremonial swords give a person the inner feeling of security and confidence.

Comment on How to start sword making by swords

swords — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:09:27 +0000

Upon request of Richard Mancuso: Three types of attacks can be performed with the blade: striking, cutting, and thrusting. The blade can be double-edged or single-edged, the latter often having a secondary “false edge” near the tip. When handling the sword, the long or true edge is the one used for straight cuts or strikes, while the short or false edge is the one used for backhand strikes. Some hilt designs define which edge is the ‘long’ one, while more symmetrical designs allow the long and short edges to be inverted by turning the sword of one’s hand on the hilt. —————–You’re welcone. Jim, The Sword Guy

Comment on Caring for Antique Swords by samurai swords

samurai swords — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:26:59 +0000

Sorry if this is a little off topic bue, this is for Richard Mancuso at his request: Three types of attacks can be performed with the blade: striking, cutting, and thrusting. The blade can be double-edged or single-edged, the latter often having a secondary “false edge” near the tip. When handling the sword, the long or true edge is the one used for straight cuts or strikes, while the short or false edge is the one used for backhand strikes. Some hilt designs define which edge is the ‘long’ one, while more symmetrical designs allow the long and short edges to be inverted by turning the sword of one’s hand on the hilt. —————–You’re welcone. Jim, The Sword Guy

Comment on Places Where to Find Buyers of your Sword Collections by julie

julie — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:52:11 +0000

i have a sword made in india, i think it is tulwar it is in a blue velvet case in need of clean but good condition.Please contact me if interested a s p I am trying auction tomorrow,thankyou

Comment on Katana: An Antique Sword Worth Having by Drew Hodgins

Drew Hodgins — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:10:37 +0000

Hello,

I’m looking for some information and I was hoping that you might be able
to help me out. I recently purchased, what appears to be, a very old
wall display of miniature swords. The hand-typed documentation that
came with it indicates that it was made in Toledo, Spain. I am trying to find out
more about this item and have been unsuccessful in finding any
information searching the internet and was hoping you could point me in
the right direction.

The item is a hand carved shield with 7 miniature swords and two
Alabardes arranged in a circular pattern. The carved wood shield is the
crest of Toledo from the time when Toledo was the capital of Spain. The
swords are from various time periods and are miniature replicas of
various monarchs. Also, in the center of the shield is a miniature
armor breast plate. From the look of the carving and wood, I think the
item may be rather old.

Do you know where I may be able to find any more information on this
type of item?

Any help you could provide very appreciated.

Thank You
Drew Hodgins