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Welcome to 'Old Swords' - The Number one resource for antique swords!

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……

  • Database - Thousands of swords that can be searched using a variety of methods.
  • Gallery – A gallery of official national patterns.
  • Makers – Details of thousands of makers and retailers. Including a method to identify a company from a partial name or address.

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Sword of the Day Book of the Day
Nation : Spanish
Arm : Infantry
Model : 1943
Title : The Scottish Sword 1600-1945 - An Illustrated History
Author : Harvey J.S. Withers
Upcoming Events Date
Fischer (Lucerne, Switzerland)
Arms & Armour auction.
September 9th, 2010
Rock Island Auction Company (Moline, US)
Arms & Armour auction.
September 10th, 2010
Vente d'armes et de souvenirs historiques (La Rochelle , France)
September 11th, 2010
Birmingham Arms Fair (Birmingham, UK)
Antique Arms Fair
September 12th, 2010
London Antique Arms Fair (London, UK)
Arms fair. 24-25 September.
September 24th, 2010
Wallis & Wallis (Lewis, UK)
Arms & Armour auction.
October 5th, 2010
Hartford (Hartford, US)
Antique Arms Fair
October 9th, 2010
Trafalgar (Bisley, UK)
Antique Arms Fair
October 23rd, 2010
Bisley (Bisley, UK)
Antique Arms Fair
October 31st, 2010
Bonhams & Butterfields (San Francisco, US)
Arms & Armour auction.
November 15th, 2010
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Naval Swords & Dirks

OldSwords is very proud to support the excellent new book on Naval Swords and Dirks by Sim Comfort. Users of OldSwords are able to purchase this book and receive FREE or discounted postage and packaging to most locations worldwide. We are the ONLY internet site able to offer this, so you will not be able to find this excellent book cheaper anywhere else. Please click on the link below to view the order form. You can only receive FREE or discounted postage by filling in this form.

 

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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 :

  • American War of Independence
  • Napoleonic Wars
  • War of 1812
  • Spanish American War
  • Crimea
  • American Civil War
  • World Wars I & II
  • ..... and many others from the period.
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