Swords by Darkwood, bucklers are cold steel.

My price range is around 400 and I'm looking for a quality brand if anyone has any recommendations I'd be grateful.

I'd imagine that that would just be a cutlass, or saber. But I'm definitely not an expert of any kimd so I'm just wondering. Google just shows me sabers and cutlass' but I trust real people a bit more.

What's the best way to get rid of these deep mill marks from the grinder. Blade is handforged from rebar and is purely decorative. I know with enough handsanding a nice finish is possible but is there anyway to get a neat finish without spending hours handsanding?

I finally got the last part for a sidesword/military rapier in the mail today. This is a Castile 42" standard sidesword blade mounted with a darkwood pappenheimer guard, grip, and pommel. It fit together with minimal modification, the grip was drilled for an m6 threaded tang but the blade is m8 so I needed to expand that a bit with some needle files but darkwood was willing to tap the pommel to m8 for me so I didn't have to deal with re-tapping. The tang is a little thinner than darkwood tangs so I might have to put some kind of shim material between the blade and guard/grip, but it isn't loose enough to be an obvious problem yet, I will see if it loosens up after a couple practices.

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I'm looking tor help identifying this stamp. I did not crop for context. Thank you.

Hello! I recently won this rapier at an auction, and it seems to be an old Hanwei model that is no longer in production.

The seller did not know what kind of rapier it is, as they were not the original owner, and the original owner has passed away.

I am grateful for any help in finding out what kind of steel this sword may have, and whether or not it might be easy to change the blade out for a sparring blade(the current blade has a somewhat sharp tip, but the blade overall is unsharpened).

I'm new to Reddit overall- like, actually using it to ask questions so bare with me.

Long story short, I'm looking for medieval, preferably but not required to be French and combat usable weapons. I'm not the most wealthy as the faire I work for doesn't pay us spectacularly, but I'd love to pick up the art of swordsmanship and all that as my faire character is the head of the royal guard. Basically, any tips? Links for blades? Etc.

The lower sword is an Albion Sovereign that was delivered new in 2010 and the upper sword is an Albion Prince that was delivered new in 2024. I have Albions made in 2009, 2010, and 2012 that have the smaller Albion mark etched on the blade. The Prince and the Augustus that were delivered in 2024 have this larger acid etched mark.

Do any of you know the precise time this change was made?

And now the real questions. How do you feel about the change? Which mark to you like better? Have any of you noticed this prior to my post?

I still can’t decide how I feel about the change. I don’t like things that cost more than $1k to not meet my expectations. Not without being fully informed of any changes at least.

Hello, I recently purchased the APOC Yatagan and would like to wrap the handle similar to the photo provided. Any idea on how this was done, or a way to replicate?

I inherited Excalibur, anyone know if this is worth anything? (Don't want to be king)

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Recently I've been dying to get my hands on a 19th century cavalry sabre to add to my collection, but I'm not sure of what my best options are to find one. I've heard of a few reputable dealers in the past, but for those of you who own antique swords where did you go to acquire them?

If anyone knows of any dealers in North America I'd be especially happy since it's generally much cheaper to deal with shipping if there isn't an ocean to cross

This is an old wooded training sword that used to belong to my father. I got it from my grandparents when I was younger & since then it's been shattered to peices.

I was hoping to figure out exactly what this is so I can replace it or buy something similar now that im thinking about it again.

I was thinking of buying a rapier from the website Cult of Athena. Has anyone else bought something from there? If so, was the quality of the sword good? Did they even deliver? Please let me know your experiences, thank you!

I've been interested in a few of their swords for quite some time, but I can't justify spending the money on these swords that are over $500... There's a couple Katanas, Rapiers and European swords that's I've always admired. I just don't want to spend a decent chunk of change on something that should just be a wall hanger. Does anyone have any experience with them or some insight at least?

I just got this sword from my grandparent's neighbor who had it for over 30+ years. Dose anyone know anything about this blade or know where I can find out more?