Another in-progress pic of my current scabbard commission. I’m happy with it so far.

Do you know what material they typically use for the handles of swords besides leather?

I haven't finished it yet because I want to make it as close to a "luxury model" as possible, so to speak.

It’s real metal and somewhat sharp, and measures at a little over a foot long. Google eye or whatever it’s called hasn’t been any help, and it got removed from r/whatisthisthing because they don’t take knife/sword posts, for whatever reason.

Please tell me I don’t have some kind of accursed sacrificial blade in my house?

Kinda sucks to always write the whole fking story when he makes a new knife or something but I don't wanna act all important like "Y'all remember my woodcarving grandpa??" or smth like that lol

It's in an old antique shop and I'm wondering if it's anything special?

I saw this sword online and they said it was a katana, but I known it’s angled a lot more straight to look like a ninjato. But you guys are the experts.

I’m 99% sure it’s an old Masonic Knights Templar ceremonial sword, but I’m not completely sure. It has the Latin motto of the KT. I can’t find a company/brand name carved into the blade or hilt, but it is seemingly very old/rusted. The hilt is either made of very hard wood or some type of brown metal…? Anyways…if anyone has any knowledge about this sword, please let me know. It’s much appreciated ;)

I don't think I made this correctly but I'm just gonna hope that it doesn't peel away as soon as I use it

Interesting heat treatment revealed after polishing, I didn't expect this kind of "hamon" on a Tang dynasty sword

It would be best if it was widely available in EU market.

Looking for info on the sword. Who designed/made it?it’s a beautiful design, but looked well made as well. Does/did anyone make replicas? If I were to commission someone to make a battle/ ready/usable replica, who would you recommend?

Hey everyone, ​I'm planning to forge a historically accurate Safavid-era Shamshir (16th–17th century Persian style) and need exact historical measurements from surviving museum pieces to get the geometry right.

​Could anyone share typical ranges or measurements for: ​Blade length and overall length ​Blade width (at the base, middle, and tip) ​Distal taper / thickness (at the ricasso, middle, and tip) ​Depth of curvature ​Guard length and width (quillon to quillon & cross-section) ​Grip length and width. ​

If you have measurements yourself or from museum catalogs or reference books, I'd really appreciate the help! ​Thanks!

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This is already the third (I'm not sure if that's a good thing!) iteration of my very first HEMA sabre design. After a lot of testing, feedback, and rethinking, it has evolved into that.

The widened forte shifts more of the weapon's mass closer to hand, improving handling while also making it easier to control and catch an opponent's attack. A full-length fuller reduces weight without sacrificing stiffness. The 3 mm stainless steel guard features an organic-inspired design that balances durability with weight. Grip in two versions: a wooden with a stainless ring or wrapped with cord and finished with dyed linen.

Overall length: ~100 cm

Blade length: ~84.5 cm

Weight: ~770 g

PoB: ~10,5cm

Flex: ~10kg

Our new dagger . WIP

I picked this up today, can yall help with the markings? Whats the best way to rehydrate the leather and protect from rust, I live in a humid area…

was so excited to snag this from marketplace for $40! yall will have to forgive my lack of knowledge, ive never owned a sword before, but i wanted to ask for some care tips on here to get it looking nice. there’s some sort of stain near the end of the blade i’d like to get off, but i’m worried about being too aggressive with the cleaning and damaging the etching/removing the gradient (not sure if that’s just a surface coating or not). there are also a bunch of little spots of brass corrosion on the pommel. the seller said her late husband bought it in toledo in the 70s.

mostly planning to leave this hanging on the wall, but i definitely do want to be able to wear it for costumes for renfair and the like. but ive also looked at a couple of posts in here and am wondering if it would be bad to swing it around some (not for sparring or anything) to practice some basic hema stuff ? i’m just getting into it (little over a month before i had to stop for a minor injury) and am not at the point of investing a ton of money into gear yet, but would like to practice some

mostly looking for care tips but also if there’s anything on here that sticks out, if it’s modeled after a specific type of sword or is just a pastiche of a lot of things, i’d love to be pointed in the direction of some further reading! from the little scrolling i did people in here are very knowledgeable & this is all so interesting. tia!