Swords and Daggers

This sword has a sharpened, darkened 1065 high carbon steel blade with a broad fuller to lighten the full tang blade. Includes a leather scabbard with a metal throat and chape. Grosse is German for great and messer is German for...

Despite the waning effectiveness of plate armor against the increasing proficiency of firearms, the French cavalry in Napoleon’s army still wore cuirasses - Medieval style breast and back plates - with mixed success. They were mildly useful for...

This beautiful and graceful sword was used by Napoleon’s Hussars regiments, light cavalry troops on fast horses who specialized in scouting and skirmishes. Designed for speed, the curved blade is suitable for slashing, but is thick enough to...

After hundreds of requests, Battlecry has added a classic rapier to the popular line of blackened, uniquely finished versions of history's great swords. This rapier features a very complex Spanish-style hilt and faceted pommel. The grip is hand-wound...

The flamboyantly formed hilt of this rapier is both beautiful and functional. Its forward plates are pierced and show lavish birds among the foliage, while the bars of the guard are slender both defending the hand and having an upward loop to catch an...

Circa 1590 The musket, though the prime weapon of the French Musketeers, was a cumbersome firearm, both to load and fire. A good rapier was a necessary second weapon. Our Musketeer rapier is fashioned after those circa 1590. The basket hilt is...

Circa 1600 There are several of these swords in different private and public collections, one in the Wallace Collection and several at the Bavarian National Museum. It's a perfect example of a German military cut-and-thrust swept hilt carried by the...

The advantage of the sword point over the edge became increasingly evident by the end of the 16th century. The rapier, with its long, elegantly thin profile which emphasized its point, became the popular choice in civilian self-defense. It was however a...

Circa 17th Century This stunning rapier has an expertly crafted swept & twisted metal basket. The heavily carved horn grip mimics the elegantly twisted metal of the hilt and is hand-wound and inset with a single steel accent wire that provides an...

Circa 1590 With its graceful, artistic lines, the rapier has always been a romantic symbol of the Renaissance. The reality is that the rapier is a very deadly hand-to-hand combat weapon, perfectly suited for the swift moves of the duelists of the day...

Circa 17th Century This is a beautifully executed rapier with a very complex hilt and faceted pommel. The grip is hand-wound with silver plated wire with woven wire rings top and bottom. The hand-forged, high carbon steel, fully tempered blade features...