EUROPEAN SWORDS - HANDMADE

British artillerymen would have carried this model into the battle of Waterloo (Belgium) in 1815. Where they were victorious, marking the end of the Napoleonic era. The British, Royal Artillery Gunner’s Sword features a thick, wide, straight steel...

The French Briquet-Sabre is its earliest form was adopted in 1767. Replacing some of the longer, more cumbersome swords, opting for a more compact design. These swords were carried by various troops throughout the Napoleonic era. The Napoleonic...

The “shashka” sword first appeared around the late 17th century, with is “stripped back” hilt design. The first military issue shashka came in to being in 1834, by the Russian government. This 1927 pattern is from the early Soviet...