Swords first appeared during the Bronze Age. But scholars aren’t sure whether they were a prestige item — made for show — or designed primarily to kill. Swords developed on human beings over hundreds ...

In this video, we craft an Egyptian historical sword using a rusted leaf spring. This one-handed sword, a replica of the ...

Japanese sword making is a tradition that goes back centuries, and one that's carried on to this day. Each sword take dedication, skill and can take over 18 months to create. The resulting blades can ...

NEW HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) -- Through smoke and sparks and staccato banging from his anvil, John Lundemo forges swooping swords that look like they should be pulled from a stone, swung by a samurai or ...

Few weapons achieve iconic status, but the samurai sword would definitely belong at the top of that short list. Samurai Sword: Making of a Legend examines the weapon's rich history, painstakingly ...

I've posted a few of these Man At Arms videos when they made weapons for comic and video game characters. Now they are doing up a sword from the first Assassin's Creed game and though the Sword of ...