@bladebuddy - Tumblr Blog

peashooter85

Gobang with silver hilt, Java (Indonesia), mid 19th century

from Mandarin Mansion

Kukri

#kukri #nepal #machete #knife

Kukri

#kukri #nepal #knife #machete

Persian Shamshir

#shamshir #sword #persian

peashooter85

Bowie knife produced by Alexander of Sheffield, England. Made for a Union officer from New York, circa American Civil War.

from Sofe Design Auctions

peashooter85

Gold damascened Russian saber crafted in St. Petersburg, circa 1830′s.

from The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

gunsblades

TOSS exhibition at Islamabad Pakistan.

These knives made by local industry in Wazirabad, Pakistan. That industry is famous for making knives, swords and cutlery. And also known for making swords for Hollywood movies.

peashooter85

Filipino talibon, circa 1900.

from Hermann Historica

victoriansword

Afghan Swords, 19th Century

Steps in the evolution of the Khyber knife from ethnic/native to the military regulation type. Bottom to top: full military regulation khyber knife, combination military regulation / native khyber knife, native khyber knife.

scrapironflotilla

Originally a standard 2nd pattern S98/05 bayonet with sawback blade, the single-edged swell point blade has been curved right round to form a crude sickle or pruning hook.

The text on the accompanying plaque explains the history of the piece: “…..And they shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks…..Isaiah. Chapter II, verse 4. This German bayonet, used in Palestine during the Great War, was beaten into a pruning hook by villagers near the banks of the river Jordan, and was found in use by the High Commissioner for Palestine near the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus Christ.”