I know that there’s no best sword, and that each one was designed for a particular purpose, but are there any that were just straight up bad?

So I was checking battling blades because I saw they had a make your own sword, did some research and found out it was a shitshow. I still however want to make my own custom Sabre for myself. Are there any sites you guys would recommend for getting something like that?

I treated myself to an early birthday gift this year.

This movie came on late night basic TV back when I was a pre-teen and I loved it, basically Bloodsport for swords.

I decided to re-watch it recently and I still think it’s an excellent bad movie, great early-mid 90s corniness.

Anyone seen this? What do you think about the sword choreography? This might be the movie that got me into my interest in different sword types/styles, etc.

I wanted to get into owning swords and I bought this one. Would this be classified as a cutlass? And could anyone tell me anything about it. It has on the side of it "Made In India". Thanks for the help.

Not to scale, but left to right: Greatsword Bastard's sword Arming sword Fencing sabre (not actually sure what they're called annoyingly cause I really like them) Cavalry sabre

https://imgur.com/a/zLUnYqq

Please let me know if I have gotten any information wrong, this sword was quite difficult to research and had some contradicting sources.

Hello! I’m a student currently doing a study abroad program in Italy. I am planning on purchasing a cane-sword and bringing it back with me to the US. I looked it up a little online and saw that swords could be put in checked baggage. However, would Italian customs allow it? Also, would it be allowed into the US? Alternatively, if I have to ship it what would the logistics be on that?

I’m very new to this so I’m not sure of the specifics. If someone could point me in the right direction (pun unintended), that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I've been looking at this dussack for some time now but I don't know if it's any good

If anyone has bought either this or something else from this buyer let me know so I can make a decision

Alguien sabe de alguna tienda que venda espadas y tena la zweihander? Pero de metal real y filo o sin filo no importa por favor Alguien que me ayude

Any advice on how to remove rust from a Damascus steel sword and how to prevent rust build up? I saw someone suggested rubbing a potato on the blade to remove rust. Does this work? Any other suggestions?

I've been into Filipino martial arts for decades and recently learned you can get some pretty good deals on Filipino blades on eBay. For less than $200 and often less than $100 you can get WWII era blades of good quality given the practices of the time. If anyone has an info on eBay Filipino blades I'm all ears.

I'm less knowledgeable about Indian blades but I see a bunch of them in the <$100 range that look pretty cool to me. They appear to be roughly the same age (WWII-ish era) and are often listed as Damascus or wootz steel. I really don't care a whole bunch about these claims but I am curious how true it is. I figure like anything there are probably blades that might technically be able to be called this without being particularly good examples of what makes these blades well known. Is there anything anyone can tell me about Indian blades on eBay?

I've always been against collecting and consumerism in general but for some reason old blades are really interesting to me. I have been surprised how cheap they are. If anyone else has any interesting info on blades like the above from other cultures I'm interested! ? I'm more interested in functional blades as opposed to wall hangers.