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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 promiote 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.
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 : Dutch Arm : Cavalry Model : 1895 |
Title : An Introduction to Indian Arms and Armour Author : Royal Armouries |
| Upcoming Events | Date |
| Von Morenberg Auction House (Trento, Italy) Auction 39 - Antique Arms & Militaria | March 13th, 2010 |
| James D. Julia (Maine, US) Important Firearms Auction Event, Day 1 | March 15th, 2010 |
| Bruun Rasmussen (Copenhagen, Denmark) Auction House | March 18th, 2010 |
| Baltimore Antique Arms Show (Baltimore, US) 1000 Tables, Weapons, Swords, Militaria For exhibit and sale | March 20th, 2010 |
| Auctions - Imperial (Baltimore, US) An International Auction of Important Antique Arms | March 20th, 2010 |
| Czerny's International Auction House (Sarzana, Italy) Fine Antique Arms & Armour, Orders, Memorabilia & Militaria | March 21st, 2010 |
| Wallis & Wallis (Lewis, UK) Arms & Armour auction. | March 23rd, 2010 |
| Bisley Antique and Classic Arms Fair (Bisley, UK) | March 28th, 2010 |
| Hermann Historica (Munich, Germany) Antique Arms & Armour | April 7th, 2010 |
| Lyon & Turnbull (Edinburgh, UK) Fine Arms & Armour Auction - The Midmar castle collection. | April 10th, 2010 |
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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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