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The sword of St. Stephen, one of the dragon killing swords of the IX. century. It was made by a known swordsmith of the Rhineland, Ulfbrecht and exported to Hungary. It was carried to Bohemia in the second half of the XIII. century. Anna the duchess of Macs (or Macho) escaped from his brother Stephen V. to Ottokar II. of Bohemia with the half of the royal treasury and this sword. (She tried to had him killed.) Now it is amongst the treasures of St. Vitus cathedral in Prague.



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Sword and scabbard, Sasanian; A.D. 7th century
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Blade: iron; scabbard and hilt: gold over wood, garnets, glass-paste; guard: gilt-bronze; L. 39 1/2 in. (100.3 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1965 (65.28a, b)

http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOne.asp?dep=3& viewmode=0&item=65.28a,%20b


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Afghan Chara [Knife]

 
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Afghan Sword

 
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The claymore. Used by Scots in the Middle Ages and the Enlightenment Age. First it was a huge sword then if became smaller.

The Medieval Hand-and-a-Half Claymore


The Enlightenment Age basket-hilted claymore




They even made a cavalry saber claymore


The rapier. Common light sword used everywhere in Europe during the Enlightenment Age.



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Arabian sowrd

 

 
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These two are interesting, yet katana is my favorite.
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Arabic swords were less curved than turkic or persian swords:

Another example(Mohammeds and later sucessors replica swords in Istanbul, excellent example of arabic swords during the 7th-8th centuries):

Not really good looking but does shed some light on earlier arabic swords.

 
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Also check this website, it has alot of swords from all over the world:

http://www.oriental-arms.com/

Some good looking arabic swords:

http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1485

http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1376

http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1214
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My fav, the Machete:
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I start to like Chinese Tang sword now, impressive.
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One thing puzzles me. Why put nine rings into the back edge of a saber?
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British Officer's Swords


1775 British Infantry Officer's Sword


1780 British Infantry Officer's Sword


1785 British Infantry Officer's Sword


1796 British Infantry Officer's Sword


1800 British Light Infantry Officer's Sword

All images from http://www.swordforum.com

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A close-up of the hilt and fuller of a medieval hand and a half reproduction by Lutel (the next one on my 'to-get' list).
 
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San Matin, argentina national hero sword
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Here are some Late Anglo-saxon swords.. (REAL!)
 
And of course an early Anglo-Saxon sword.
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Just noticed this post, those Filipino swords are superb...
 
Here's one of mine, arguably the most ferocious cutter of them all,
 
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Light blue touch paper and stand well back

http://www.maquahuitl.co.uk

http://www.toltecitztli.co.uk
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What about the Tizona, El Cid's sword?
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"The Dacian agricultural tool-turned weapon is from the late 1st century ad/early 2nd century AD. There is a strong theory that this weapon caused romans to work reinforcing cross-bars into their helmet designs."
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"Dacian swords (akinakai)" (from the first iron age) at
    http://www.geocities.com/cogaionon/large/l86.htm
    

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The saber was a lot better than the sword,because it was easyer to use it and in 17th century the steel made it even stronger than the sword.We all know it came from east,but do you know which is the best one?The saber developed trough the centuries until the best saber was made.It was the polish saber used by the hussars in the 17th and 18th century.It was a product of centuries of development.Made of the greatest steel at that time,very light,with a special grip called "kciuk" and very easy in use.
 
the "kciuk"
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