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891 historically significant swords knives in the Sword-Site catalog & counting!

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Sword-Site is the World's Largest Sword Museum! Online & Completely Free! All listings of historically relevant swords referenced are provided with photos, measurements and other pertinent data. Proudly compiled by Jack Loomes.

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Museum of Original Historic Swords

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No New Posts Swords of Antiquity & the Migration Era

Swords from Prehistory through to the Classical Period and the first centuries of the Age of Migration.

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No New Posts Viking Swords

Swords of Viking form.

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No New Posts Byzantine Swords

The thousand year period spanning the reign of Constantine through to the fall of Trebizond in 1461 A.D.

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No New Posts Medieval Western European Swords

Here you will find swords from the end of the Dark Ages through to the Renaissance. These are organised using a typology devised by Ewart Oakeshott.

Sub-boards: Oakeshott Type X - Xa Swords, Oakeshott Type XI - XIa Swords, Oakeshott Type XII - XIIa Swords, Oakeshott Type XIII - XIIIb Swords, Oakeshott Type XIV Swords, Oakeshott Type XV - XVa Swords, Oakeshott Type XVI - XVIa Swords, Oakeshott Type XVII Swords, Oakeshott Type XVIII - XVIIIc Swords, Oakeshott Type XIX Swords, Oakeshott Type XX - XXa Swords, Oakeshott Type XXI - XXII Swords

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No New Posts Non-Oakeshott Type Swords - Falchions, Complex Hilts Etc.

European Swords that do not conform to the Oakeshott Typology including the Falchion, Complex Hilts and more.

Sub-board: Falchions & Machetes

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No New Posts Sabers / Sabres of the Western World

Generally single edged, slender swords from the European sphere of influence.

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No New Posts Swords of the Far East

Swords from the Asian sphere of influence.

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No New Posts Swords of Africa

Swords from Sub-Saharan Africa.

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No New Posts Indian Swords - 1 Viewing

Swords by the non-Islamic inhabitants of the Indian Subcontinent.

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No New Posts Islamic Swords

Swords from the Islamic Sphere of Influence.

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No New Posts Daggers & Knives

Daggers and knives from all cultures can be found here.

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Gallery of Significant Modern Swords & Knives

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No New Posts Tactical Swords & Knives

Swords and knives that conform to modern military design sensibilities from the 20th Century and later. Military knives and military swords made prior can be found in the Original Sword Museum section above.

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No New Posts Fantasy Swords & Knives

Knives and swords from films, books, comics and other forms of media.

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No New Posts Modern Neo-Historical & Reproduction Swords & Knives

Swords and knives made in styles derived from History.

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General

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Articles of note.

Sub-boards: Primary Historic Texts, Scholarly Articles, Ewart Oakeshott's Sword Typologies, Byzantine Swords in Art & From the Archaeological Record

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