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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……
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| Sword of the Day | Book of the Day |
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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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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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