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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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Nation : French Arm : Heavy Cavalry Model : 1816 | Title : Gatchina Arsenal Author : Yu.G. Yefimov |
| Upcoming Events | Date |
| Marlows Military Auctioneers (Stone, United Kingdom) Auction | February 2nd, 2012 |
| James D. Julia (Maine, US) Auction | February 3rd, 2012 |
| Taylors Auction Rooms (Montrose, Scotland) Auction | February 4th, 2012 |
| Wallis and Wallis (Lewes, UK) Arms and Armour auction. | February 14th, 2012 |
| Birmingham Arms Fair (Birmingham, UK) Arms Fair | February 19th, 2012 |
| Czernys International Auction House (Sarzana, Italy) Auction | February 25th, 2012 |
| Park Lane Arms Fair (London, UK) Leading European dealers will be showing fine arms and armour, together with associated items and books for collectors. An independent advisory committee will examine all items for sale. | March 4th, 2012 |
| Bosleys (Marlow, UK) Militaria auction. | March 7th, 2012 |
| Baltimore Antique Arms Show (Baltimore, US) Antique Arms Fair | March 17th, 2012 |
| Auctions - Imperial (Baltimore, US) Auction | March 17th, 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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