Scotland's leading licensed sword seller, The Knight's Vault, has launched a bespoke sword-making service in Edinburgh due to popular demand. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News ...

The blade glints in the sunshine, the light catching a swirling pattern embedded into the metal. This wood-grain effect is created when steel is sandwiched together and carefully twisted, an ancient ...

A sword made by Zhang Yesheng. Longquan, in Lishui, Zhejiang province, is the home of China's sword making. [Photo provided to China Daily] Longquan is said to be where China's first iron sword was ...

Situated in a nondescript yet picturesque spot in Kyotongo City in Japan’s coastal region of Tango, is a forge or smithy that makes traditional katana by hand. These are the kinds of swords that were ...

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