The Japanese ken is one of the oldest sword forms associated with Japan, and also one of...
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.
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...
Kusanagi no Tsurugi Kusanagi no Tsurugi sits above every other Japanese sword because it was never really...
Few objects carry the weight of Japanese history quite like the Honjo Masamune. It was not just...
The Kukri is one of the most recognisable blades ever produced. Closely associated with the Gurkhas of...
The barong is one of the defining blades of the southern Philippines, especially among Moro communities such...