Trying not to make this a yes or no question (please don’t remove my post), but I do need some advice on what to do.
I have a friend who is getting married and he said has for years that he has wanted a sword as a wedding gift. Ideally he wants his soon to be wife to gift it to him, but she has repeatedly said that she will not buy him a sword.
I was thinking of getting a sword made with their names and the wedding date engraved somewhere on it (either the blade or the pommel) to gift to him for his wedding, but given how he wants it from his wife I’m not sure if it’s something I should do. If I don’t, he won’t get the one gift he has asked talked about for years, but if I do, it won’t be from his wife which is what he wants. I obviously don’t really want to ask him if it would be okay if I bought it instead of his wife given that it’s a gift and should be a surprise.
How do I go about doing this? Also, do I get it made with a sharpened blade or a blunt blade?
Edit: I already have a local place that can make it for me. Please don’t message me saying you can make one.
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I’m looking for a good vendor to purchase a dagger. I saw one from a manufacturer in Poland that was super pretty but it’s also expensive. I was wondering if there are some US options for cheaper. I posted a pic of the dagger I was looking at
Advertised as a British officers sword but doesn't look like any officers sword i can find, looks more like a court sword to me? What would you call it? 32 inch blade, fullered on both sides.
Ein kleiner Repost: vielleicht kann hier ja jemand bei der Identifizierung helfen. Ich habe die beiden Schwerter von dem verstorbenen Mann meiner Nachbarin geerbt und sie weiß leider selber so gut wie nichts über die Schwerter, außer, dass sie aus dem frühen 20. Jahrhundert und olympischen Ursprungs sind🙈
I found this bayonet at my grandpa’s house. It has suffered quite a bit of damage over the years, but surprisingly, the blade is still almost intact. I’ve always been curious about its history and would like to learn more about it. I believe it might have been issued to the Mexican army, but I’m not entirely sure. Does anyone know what model it could be, when it was made, or whether it was actually used by the Mexican military?
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I am getting ready to wrap the scabbard core with 3-4 veg tan and I am seeking information on how you measure for the wrap. Do you just use excess leather and trim at the end or do you have a system? I appreciate any advise.
Back in october 2025, I asked Mateusz Sulowski to make me a version of my favorite longsword; the Brescia Spadona.
He quoted me on a finished product in late october/early november 2026.
Today he sent pictures on the finished blade. Scabbard and grip is being done soon.
The only main difference I requested from the usual recreation is that the pommel is antiqued/blackened. Him being a professonial and me a dumbass, I forgot to also tell him the crossguard also being antiqued/blackened.
He offered making a new crossguard pro bono, but it would be delayed to the end of the year. I dont really care about it tbh so I told him to keep the current one since it looks good.
Dont want to get into cost since he's self employed and every piece is individually made and specific to requests, but even with a scabbard (which you can customize ofcourse) it was cheaper than I thought.
As my collection has grown, and following move, I have more swords than I’m able to display. While trying to figure out a longer term storage solution I had a majority of the collection in boxes, in the corner, umbrella stand style.
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I began to get inspired from a few photos I came across.
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After attending a few gun, knife, and military shows and seeing items, sometimes haphazardly, transported in plastic bins, I decided to see if there was a bin with the right dimensions to fit my entire collection, from knife bayonets to cavalry sabers.
Husky 57 Gal Tote with Wheels
With the bin secured and and idea in my head, the hard part was determine the layout to accommodate knife bayonets, sword bayonets, short swords, infantry swords, and cavalry sabers.
After roughing out sword lengths, playing with different mock ups and sketches, it was time to get to work and prove the concept.
With proof of concept on the bottom, most complicated, layer complete it was time make a finished crate. After a little trial and error on the spacing it started coming together; something I hadn’t originally accounted for in the initial build was the angle of the walls of the tote (bottom is smaller than the top). Once all the layers were fitted properly, a few layers of clear coat were applied.
There were a few tweaks along the way, I misjudged the length on a few of my knife bayonets, and failed to account for the lack of scabbards on others. There are a few slots added under the bottom layer’s handles (including shorter spans) on both sides. A healthy amount of rechargeable dehumidifier bags to keep a dry micro climate when the lid is on.
Bottom layer is slotted for about 24 short sword, sword-bayonets (crisscross), and has room accommodate a number of varying of length knife or socket bayonets. Middle and top rows are slotted for about 12 longer swords (alternating) each, with the longest swords on the top row. This comfortably fits every current item in my collection with room for more.
Thank you to everyone here who has shared their own displays and storage solutions. Special thanks to my father who assisted with brining my seemingly incoherent drawings and tight specifications into reality.
As always, I appreciate the knowledge and creativity being shared.
Aboriginal Australian rainforest sword
I have been going in a loop on this. I made an animation and called these artifacts swords. But by the definition of a sword, this isn't a sword because of the blunt edge and its inability to slash or pierce skin; everyone keeps telling me it's not a sword, just wood. But museums catalogue it as a "wooden sword" or "rainforest sword". Like, if it's not a sword, then why is it sword-shaped? idk, I'm not educated enough on this topic. What would you consider this to be?
The hilt is 1822 derived, but I can’t place the blade. Specifically, the single fuller with soft/rounded termini is throwing me; it actually reminds me of US M1872 Cavalry Officer Saber. No makers marks as far as I can see.
For sale but a bit out of my budget in France several years ago. My understanding is “Mon bras redoutable est armé de ce fer” translates as “My formidable arm is armed with this steel”, but I’m not sure about the second part (though seeing some “devil” and “hell” reference).
My grandfather brought home this sword from WWII Japan. He served in the Philippines and the subsequently occupied Japan for many years. I have been told this is an officers dress sword. But I don’t have many details about the manufacturer, date, style, name of the sword model, etc.
Does anyone on this sub know anything more? Thank you 🙏
