🏛️ Sword Collecting
A Beginner's Guide to Sword Collecting
How to start collecting swords responsibly: replicas vs. antiques, research, buying cautiously, storage and care, and checking the law.
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🏛️ Sword Collecting: A Careful Beginner's Approach
Collecting is rewarding but full of reproductions and misattributions. Our guidance focuses on research and caution. We do not give legal advice — always check your local laws.
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⚔️ Sword Types
Types of Swords: Names, Designs, Uses and Historical Context
A clear overview of the main sword types — from the Bronze Age khopesh to the sabre — with a comparison table and historical context.
11 min read
⚔️ Sword Types
Longsword vs. Katana: Key Differences and Historical Context
How the European longsword and the Japanese katana differ in design, construction, use and context — without the internet myths.
9 min read
🔥 Materials & Craftsmanship
How Medieval European Swords Were Made
From bloomery iron to heat treatment: a step-by-step explanation of how medieval European swords were forged, with sources.
10 min read