This is more of a slight curiosity of mine. I know that various sword stances are a thing as they help set up various attacks and defenses. However, I do wonder if the everyday "stance" of simply holding the sword by your side could be used in a fight.

Perhaps it is to throw the enemy off by offering a wide opening before countering. That's the only guess that I have. Of course, it likely has limitations, such as being only able to launch an upward diagonal cut. But then again, I haven't received professional training and am more of an armchair warrior (LOL).

What do you folks make of this?

How much would it cost to make a 2 handed Jian at longsword length roughly 32 inch blade

Hello, I am looking to buy a Del Tin small sword, the DT5181 one, and the French Small sword model. Unfortunately, I'm a bit afraid that Del Tin could have ceased operations; hence, their website is... old and empty. And KultOfAthena no longer sells their small sword.

Any ideas where to buy one?

I believe it came from Oman in the 60’s Inherited it from family

Are there any, or are falchions universally more curved?

Just got it don't know anything about it but I like it

Found these pics deep in my swords folder and I'm not sure if their country or model year, can someone identify which country or year this sword is from?

I’m trying to convince the Fiancé to let me purchase a functional sword, I think I’ll be able to justify it better if it doubles as a domestic tool.

I’m thinking a sabre. Specifically a Nimcha.

I’m afraid I don’t know much about swords in general, but I managed to get this sword from a house that came into my grandfathers possession. Decided to share here.

Bought these for $20 on FB, I'm not a collector nor I know anything about Katanas, just want to hand this on the wall, and interested of the price this one. I'm pretty sure not expensive, just wanted to know if I got it for good deal :) . Thank you.

I was hoping someone would be able to help identify where this sword may have been made.

- There is no writing or stamps on blade, handle, hilt, or case. Handle does have some raised markings behind the roping on handle. https://imgur.com/a/DQjLsDA

- Case is wooden, hilt appears to be brass.

- Was told blade was steel but could be iron, honestly no idea, not a sword guy which is why I'm here.

- The blade was waaay sharper than I'd expected thinking this was just a for-show Katana .

- Has a distinct fuller running nearly the length, with just a bit of rust on non-blade side.

- The person I'd purchased from locally had said they thought it was Thai or Chinese made but they had picked it up at a thrift shop of all places and wasn't sure. Didn't pay much at all so no biggie if it's a super cheap piece, still fun.

Thank you in advance and let me know if I can provide any other pics/information if this isn't anything super obvious.

hi so I'm writing a book rn and as far as my knowledge of history goes, most weapons came to be because of farming tools (japan, china? etc) I have a character that grew up as a farmer and they wield twin khopeshs. my though process is ok sickle and scythe are farming tools so can a khopesh be used as a farming tool? any help would be great

Apologies in advance, but since the knife/sword classifieds are pretty dead, I’m looking for someone to make a medieval or renaissance eating knife with a motto. Inscribed on the blade would be ideal, but handle would be acceptable. Anyone who’s interested, reply or dm; or suggest somewhere else to ask.

A few months ago I inherited two swords from my uncle who passed away.

Even though they are inherited, I have no use for them, so I'm thinking about selling them to someone who will give them more love and care.

There are two Wilkinson broadswords from 1972~1973 that he bought in England.

I live in Brazil and there is no market for these swords here, so I'm looking to sell outside the country.

I was thinking €:2000 on one and € 1500 on the other because it has some rust on the blade

If you know someone who is interested in cavalry swords or you yourself are interested, send me a DM

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Just wanted people to know this place is a scam. I bought a sword for my son and it never came and then when I went to call them the phone number was fake and they never emailed me back.

Hey to all, or as one says.
I've been making wooden weapons for a while now, mostly because i just really like weapons, and i started using them for training, now all i good if i just swing them in the air, but if i hit something, (like the other day i was training with a Greatmace, kanabo style and i hit a tree stump, it kinda broke), they tend to break.
I would like to make a 20/25 pound dragonslayer like the ones in the videos, for training, that i can use like they do, like hit the ground with a combo without it pulverizing, or just hitting stuff (obviously not at full force), the problem is always the handle.
All of this context, (sorry) was to ask for advices on how to do that, please note that i am open to go and buy specifics woods and/or incorporate metal in the build if necessary, then again i haven't worked with metal much, but i do have drill bits for metal, a grinder, and at risk of losing my sight, a welding torch.
Thank in advance for the help and sorry again for the long post.
ps. i may be on the wrong sub (this is more DIY i think), sorry if that's the case.

I'd like to make a wooden katzbalger. I wanted to make the blade and the grip+pommel each from a piece of wood but I don't have a clue how I could make the guard.

Does anyone have a suggestion? It should stand some light sparring, but mostly an accessory for my landsknecht outfit

I saw this Toledo sword on a second hand sale website for €60, do you think it's a good deal ?

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In the pre-industrial era If someone was having swords made in the (say) 1600's or earlier for their small army or patrol, how did the buyer or their agent go about making sure the swords they were getting had decent blade steel quality? Were there testing methodologies of some kind or did you just rely on the reputation of the sword maker?

What does modern testing of old swords reveal about their blade quality?

Hello Reddit Sword community — I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

I’m reaching out to get some good insight on a good reliable website to get a sword for my boyfriend. I wanna get it for him as a Christmas gift so it’s a bit early but I know they can run expensive so I thought the earlier the better.

I was thinking about getting like an iridescent katana, something like the ones people have on their walls. I know I’ve been him looking at those types of long swords on Instagram, but the color is really cause I thought it was cool haha!

Right now my budget is $500 max, 200-300 in a perfect world, but I’m not counting tax/shipping so if it goes a bit over after that it’s okay.

Any suggestions or insight where I could find a good website to get a sword , or even suggestions on types of swords I can get would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you so much in advance

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