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Welcome to 'Old Swords' - Antique Sword Identification and Research
This is an exciting and comprehensive site to help identify antique swords and is designed to hold a vast library of information of use to the antique sword collector. We wish to promote the study of antique swords. We have a huge image library of thousands of swords and hundreds of examples of official patterns/models from many different nations.
The site is designed to help collectors identify swords in their collections. It is the largest online resource of its type on the Internet and has been successfully assisting collectors identify swords for nearly 10 years.
We have approx 55,000 images of over 6,500 swords. Over 700 recognizable models/patterns and a gallery consisting of over 300 official/government patterns from 21 different nations.
The site has some very useful tools including amongst others……
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| Sword of the Day | Book of the Day |
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Nation : Polish Arm : Cavalry Model : 1934 | Title : The Royal Armoury at Greenwich Author : Alan Williams & Anthony de Reuck |
| Upcoming Events | Date |
| Czerny International Auction House Ltd. (Sarzana, Italy) Auction | June 2nd, 2012 |
| CORTOT-VREGILLE- BIZOUAR (Dijon, France) Auction | June 2nd, 2012 |
| Bosleys (Marlow, UK) Militaria auction. | June 6th, 2012 |
| San Francisco Bonhams (San Francisco, US) Antique Arms and Armour | June 11th, 2012 |
| Wallis and Wallis (Lewes, UK) Arms andArmour auction. | June 12th, 2012 |
| Deburaux & Associes (Paris, France) Arms & Armour | June 12th, 2012 |
| Birmingham Arms Fair (Birmingham, UK) Antique Arms Fair | June 17th, 2012 |
| Ware Militaria (Hertford Heath, UK) Auction | July 11th, 2012 |
| Bonhams - Knightsbridge (London, UK) Arms and Armour auction. | July 18th, 2012 |
| Wallis and Wallis (Lewes, UK) Arms and Armour auction. | July 24th, 2012 |
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Edged weapons, in one form or another, have been the primary arm for the past millennium and even today, in the age of weapons of mass destruction, the sword is still a symbol of honor and tradition. It is still sometimes carried by officers of every major country in the world.
This site mainly focuses on the period from 1700 - 1945 covering swords from such conflicts as :
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