This website is dedicated to the traditional handmade edged weapons and armour of many diverse cultures worldwide, some currently, but mostly formerly, in production and use. The index references other noncommercial websites as well as material original to this site.
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espada ancha | Espada Ancha - Swords of Mexico and Spanish Colonial America |
firearms | American Longrifles (a distinctive American form commonly called 'Kentucky rifles') |
fur trade axes & tomakawks | Fur Trade Axes & Tomahawks by Mark Miller |
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cuchillo gaucho (creole knives) |
Gaucho knives: Facón, Daga, Cuchilla and
Puñal by Abel A. Domenech Knives of the Gaucho |
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Medieval Sword Resource Site (500 - 1500) | |
Features at MyArmoury.com includes a detailed Oakeshott classification section and much more | |
Sword-Bridges (Schwertbruecken) ~ Medieval European swords examined by Japanese techniques (dissertation - pdf - German lang.) | |
Rapiers by William Wilson (1500 - 1675) | |
European Swords by Jean Binck (1650 - 1900) | |
Norway | Norwegian military small-arms & blades (1604 - 1945) ~ including Norwegian Battle Axes |
Poland | Eastern Influences on Polish Arms (pdf) (2007 Timonium Seminar) by Michal Dziewulski |
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collections | David Atkinson's Swords and Knives Collection |
Archive of Lew Waldman's Collection of Ethnographic Arms & Armour | |
Notes on the Development of the Machete by Carter Rila | |
Some Edge Weapons With Seldom Encountered Wootz Blades (2009 Timonium Seminar) by Rick Stroud (pdf) | |
Blade Patterns Intrinsic to Steel Edged Weapons |