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A000039 |
Mainze Pattern Roman Gladius - Sword:
The Roman Armys
approach to warfare
was direct and
pragmatic. It chose
the Gladius as its
principal sidearm
because it was
practical and
efficient and it
excelled in any close
combat situation.
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$189.00 |
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A000040 |
Pompeii Pattern Roman Gladius - Sword:
The Roman Armys
approach to warfare
was direct and
pragmatic. It chose
the Gladius as its
principal sidearm
because it was
practical and
efficient and it
excelled in any close
combat situation.
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$169.00 |
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A000041 |
Crusader Sword:
The Crusades created
a tumultuous period
when Western armies,
inspired by the
crusading spirit,
wrestled most of the
Holy Land from the
Moslems. Holding it
was different matter,
and the Crusaders
never again matched
the...
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$219.00 |
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A000042 |
Spartan Lakonian - Sword:
There isnt any doubt
that the Spartan Army
was one of the
toughest on record.
Although all of the
city states of Greece
valued honor,
toughness, loyalty
and fighting ability,
the Spartans made it
almost a religion and
de...
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$139.00 |
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A000043 |
Greek Hoplite Sword:
As seen on The
History
Channels "Conquest".
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$169.00 |
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A000044 |
Celt-Iberian Falcata:
The Celt-Iberians of
Greek times were
justly famed for
their weapons, such
as the Falcata; one
of the most
devastating swords
ever made. The inward
curving blade
delivers a tremendous
blow and could split
both shield and...
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$164.00 |
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A000045 |
Greek Machaira Sword:
The Machiara and the
Falcata (different
names for similar
swords) were
effective and
devastating weapons
and quite capable of
shearing a bronze
helmet. The Greeks
were feared warriors,
with spear and shield
being the pri...
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$159.00 |
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A000046 |
Medieval Sword:
This sword, purchased
by The Higgins Armory
in 1936, is an
example of an
Oakeshott Type XIV, a
striking type from
the period 1250 -
1350 A.D. of which
surviving examples
are uncommon. An
important type of
sword to add to...
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$199.00 |
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A000047 |
Transitional Viking Sword:
Blade and grip
combine to provide a
weapon of superb
balance and cutting
ability. Blade has a
definite taper from
below the hilt. Aside
from being pleasing
to the eye, making
the blade a bit wider
puts more weight back
t...
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$184.00 |
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A000048 |
River Scheldt Viking Sword:
The Vikings had two
kinds of duels, the
Holmganga and
Einvigi. The exact
details havent
survived, but we do
know that "Holmganga"
meant "going out to
the island". We dont
suppose both parties
came back. Serious
stuff, th...
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$179.00 |
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A000049 |
Dunbar Sword:
Edward I, the Hammer
of the Scots, was a
true warrior king
bent on conquest. In
1296, he invaded
Scotland and
confronted the Scot
King, John de Baliol.
Although the famous
longbowmen were
present at this
bloody battle, t...
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$189.00 |
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A000050 |
Late Medieval Soldier's Sword:
An earnest, straight
forward and very
effective fighting
sword. Although we
have no way of
knowing any of the
people who might have
carried this sword
(it is believed to
date from about 1380 -
1450 A.D.) it is an
austere...
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$189.00 |
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A000051 |
The Towton Sword:
In the winter of
1461, the yet
uncrowned Edward IV
marched a large
Yorkist (the white
rose of the "War Of
The Roses") army
northwest to attack
the Lancastrian (the
red rose) forces of
the legitimate King
Henry VI, to lau...
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$219.00 |
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A000052 |
Irish Hand-and-a-Half Sword:
The English at one
time considered the
Irish a "Savage and
Barbarous Race", but
we suspect they
admired their taste
for beauty. Certainly
they could envy their
taste in edged
weapons, for they
created some truly
beautifu...
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$254.00 |
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A000053 |
Guingate Sword:
Maximilian was a
great lover of the
implements of war,
actually designing
some armor that has
since been named for
him. But more
impressively, he was
never one to hold
back when there was a
good fight going on.
In 1479, ...
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$269.00 |
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A000054 |
15th Century Hand-And-A-Half Sword:
The hand-and-a-half
was quite popular
during the Middle
Ages. It was light
enough to be used
with one hand, with
maybe a small buckler
in the other, or you
could grip it with
both hands, thereby
delivering a much
stronge...
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$204.00 |
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A000055 |
Two-Handed Claymore Sword:
Two-Handed-Claymore
used in the constant
clan warfare and
border fights with
the English from 1500
to 1650. Early
Scottish medieval
swords developed a
distinctive style of
cross-hilt with
downsloping arms that
ended in s...
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$229.00 |
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A000056 |
English Tuck (Estoc) Sword:
As armor improved, so
did the methods of
defeating it. Cutting
weapons were losing
their effectiveness,
so crushing weapons
such as maces and
axes were utilized.
But thrusting weapons
that could split the
rings of mail, or...
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$229.00 |
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A000057 |
Swept Hilt Rapier:
Rapier-Quite popular
in the late 16th and
early 17th centuries.
This beautiful Swept-
Hilt Rapier is
handmade by skilled
artisans at Windlass
Steelcrafts, and the
high carbon steel
blade is hand forged
with a diamond cross ...
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$229.00 |
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A000058 |
Brass Swept-Hilt Rapier:
No Description Available
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$264.00 |
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A000059 |
Pappenheimer Rapier:
The Pappenheimer
Rapier: With its
dashing good looks,
the Rapier became the
weapon of choice for
the civilian gentry,
but the military
never fully adopted
it except as a dress
sword. However, it
was obvious that the
hand...
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$259.00 |
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A000060 |
Classical Rapier:
Exceptional not only
for its exquisite
beauty, but also for
its lighting-quick
speed. This rapier,
reproduced from an
original in the
collection of Hank
Reinhardt, shows off
one of the more
graceful and sublime
designs ...
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$259.00 |
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A000061 |
Bone Handled Rapier:
This north European
rapier is just the
kind of weapon many
duelists would have
carried on the field
of honor. The blade
is narrow with the
traditional diamond
cross section. The
steel bars provide a
very attractive hilt
...
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$249.00 |
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A000062 |
Blackened Schiavona:
The Schiavona is one
of the most beautiful
of all the basket-
hilt-swords.
Originally used by
the Slavic
Mercenaries hired by
the Doge of Venice,
the Schiavona proved
to be such an
effective and
attractive sword that
it...
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$219.00 |
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A000063 |
Swept-Hilt Rapier with Grooved Bone Grip:
Rapiers and rapier-
play are considered
by many to be the
most beautiful
fighting ever
developed. Of course,
many think that the
Japanese, the
Chinese, or even the
European small sword
are more pleasing.
This is an argume...
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$229.00 |
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A000064 |
Classic Medieval Sword:
This Medieval Sword
is an Oakeshot Type X
with a Type I pommel
and a Type VII
crossguard. The long
and wide fuller on
this blade lightens
the overall sword and
makes it possible to
deliver fast and
shearing cuts capable
...
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$169.00 |
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A000065 |
Falcata:
The Celt-Iberians of
Greek times were
justly famed for
their weapons, such
as the Falcata; one
of the most
devastating swords
ever made! The inward
curving blade
delivers a tremendous
blow and could split
both shield and...
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$164.00 |
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A000066 |
Late Medieval Soldiers Sword:
An earnest, straight
forward and very
effective fighting
sword. Although we
have no way of
knowing any of the
people who might have
carried this sword
(it is believed to
date from about 1380-
1450 AD) it is an
austere fig...
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$189.00 |
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A000067 |
Pirate Cutlass:
Many a bloody-handed
pirate of the 17th
Century clambered
over the side of a
gold laden galleon
armed with a cutlass
such as this. Known
by many names -
hanger, cuttoe, and
short saber by
infantry or cutlass
by sailors -...
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$219.00 |
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A000068 |
Classic Hoplite Sword:
The Greek Hoplite was
a tough, effective
citizen soldier, and
was ferocious in
defense of his home
city. While they
would fight fiercely
among themselves,
they were even
fiercer in the fight
against invaders such
as the ...
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$169.00 |
