The iron is barely corroded due to the oxygen-poor environment of the wet soil it was buried in, and traces of the wooden ...

Design for a jeweled hilt and guard of a dress sword, the guard with alternative design suggestions. Hilt is decorated with a design of bands that curve around shaft, accented with small gilded balls ...

The artifact was remarkably preserved for a millennium in anaerobic clay on a private estate near the city of Montfoort ...

As fun as a good fistfight can be to watch, there’s no denying that some of the best fights in anime involve swords. Be it the Japanese katana in Demon Slayer or medieval greatswords in Black ...

Franchise: Bleach In its sealed form, Sakanade looks like a typical katana with a red scabbard handle. When released, Shinji Hirako’s Zanpakutō transforms into a Western sword with a blade featuring ...

The sword bears an inscription in Devanagari script on its spine, suggesting it was made for Raghuji Bhonsle I (reign 1739–1755), a key figure in expanding Maratha influence across Central India.

It's a Civil War presentation sword with a clamshell guard, meaning it wasn't used in combat, and was made after the conflict. These swords were given as gifts to soldiers thanking them for their ...

Sword mounting held great ceremonial and spiritual importance, particularly during Samurai ceremonies. All aspects of its installation – from guard to decorative menuki (ornaments on the hilt) – held ...

The rare discovery features a sword measuring just under 3.2 feet long. It had likely spent its life underwater, which explains its remarkably intact condition, with the hilt, pommel, and guard ...

Surprise at the millennia-old sword with mysterious runes engraved on its hilt that has appeared in an English cemetery It is a piece from between the 5th and 6th centuries ...