Antique Swords
Welcome to 'Old Swords' - Antique Sword Identification and ResearchThis 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 : French Arm : Navy Model : 1833 | Title : Princely Armours and Weapons of Childhood Author : Royal Armouries |
| Upcoming Events | Date |
| Little Johns Auction Service (Anaheim, California, US) Auction | May 22nd, 2013 |
| Czerny International Auction House Ltd. (Sarzana, Italy) Auction | May 25th, 2013 |
| Mohawk Arms Inc (Bouckville, US) Arms and Armour auction. | June 7th, 2013 |
| San Francisco Bonhams (San Francisco, US) Antique Arms and Armour | June 10th, 2013 |
| Bonhams and Butterfields (San Francisco, US) Arms and Armour auction. | June 10th, 2013 |
| Wallis & Wallis (Lewes, UK) Arms and Armour auction. | June 11th, 2013 |
| Birmingham Arms Fair (Birmingham, UK) Antique Arms Fair | June 16th, 2013 |
| Christies Auction House (London, UK) Arms and Armour Auction | June 25th, 2013 |
| Wallis & Wallis (Lewes, UK) Arms and Armour auction. | July 23rd, 2013 |
| Bonhams - Knightsbridge (London, UK) Arms and Armour auction. | July 31st, 2013 |
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British Cavalry Swords by Richard Dellar
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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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