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Nothing holds quite the same mystique as the sword. Ever since I was a kid,
playing early versions of the Dungeons and Dragons games with my friends,
and watching movies such as The Princess Bride and Highlander, and also the old "Robin of Sherwood" BBC TV series,
I've been fascinated by swords and weapons. At roughly the age of thirteen,
I began collecting them, starting with a simplistic Toledo wall-hanger that
was about $20. It still hangs on my wall to this day.
My collection gradually grew, and included a wide range of types and levels
of quality. Even after selling off quite a few pieces along the way, I still
have swords that span the spectrum, all the way down to a few that are relatively
worthless, in terms of both functionality and value. While most of my
collection isn't worth much, most of it caught my eye in some way. Even a
cheap piece of junk can give you great joy, if the price is right.
Since getting started, I've come to appreciate all manner of weapons, and have obtained a
range of maces and pole-arms, as well as firearms
(yes, I said firearms; all you
weenies who like swords but "hate" guns are hypocrites. Let's
not forget that they all have the same "grim purpose").
However, the swords still dominate my collection.
In more recent years I've also started to more deeply appreciate armor,
knightly philosophy, and more of the history and context in which they were used.
I've also been amusing myself as a "Renaissance Faire" knight on some of the
lower temperature autumn weekends.
My taste in swords has evolved and gone through many phases. From buying anything
cheap and cool, to "all swords must be battle-ready" (based on extremely limited
knowledge of what that means), to collecting at least one of every kind, to giving
up on all of the above. Now, I feel that even the cheapest wall-hanger has a place,
for the right price and the right display.... however, my primary interest is in
hand-made swords that are reasonably historically styled and functional. This includes
makers such as Arms & Armor,
Albion Swords, Angus Trim /
Christian Fletcher, and various
Ren-Faire sword smiths (which are a great source for one-of-a-kind pieces, and I
like to support the art at the faires).
Along the way, I've also learned a little about how not to care for your swords. I've
written a sword-maintenance guide, but since
I rarely take my own advice, I'm a better expert on how to let your swords rust. :)
MyArmoury.com also has a sword
maintenance guide. I've since also written a more succinct
sword maintenance guide. There is also
sword maintenance tips on SwordWiki.
Click on a sword name below to see my comments and pictures.
 = Items I'm interested in selling
 = Items I'd consider selling
(All else is not for sale)
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ARMOR & SHIELDS
Helms:
Regalia:
Shields:
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SWORDS
Single-Hand Swords:
Short Swords:
Large Two-Handed Swords:
Fantasy:
Longswords, Bastards, Hand-and-a-Halfs:
Katanas:
Rapiers:
Trainers:
Total: 38
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MACES & FLAILS
Fantasy:
Flails:
Flanged:
Spiked:
Total: 12
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PREVIOUSLY OWNED
Items sold since this page started
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roughly 65 lbs of steel and leather |
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"Ivory" Katana |
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Bone-Hilted Dagger |
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Lightsabers |
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Rack of maces, daggers, replica pistols |
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Some of my long-pointies |
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