The odachi, often written as ōdachi and sometimes called a nodachi, was one of the largest swords...
Asian Swords
Asian swords have a rich history that spans millennia, with each culture across Asia developing its own unique styles and techniques. These swords not only served as weapons of war but also as symbols of status, craftsmanship, and cultural identity.
Swords of Persia: History, Craft, and Legacy Persian swords are often elegant without being fragile, practical without...
The Joseon Ssangdo refers to a paired sword system rather than a single standardised weapon. In Korean...
Few Southeast Asian weapons look as dramatic as the Kampilan. Long, slightly widening toward the tip and...
The Japanese ken is one of the oldest sword forms associated with Japan, and also one of...
The Mongol sabre, sometimes broadly referred to as a curved steppe sabre, was a weapon of remarkable...
The nagamaki is one of those Japanese weapons that refuses to fit neatly into a box. Longer...
Japanese swords are one of those subjects that look simple from a distance and then get quietly...
What you can legally own, buy, sell, and display Antique swords are weapons by definition, artefacts by...
A quick historian’s note before we start Calling any weapon “the most deadly” always makes historians twitch...