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Battle Ready Swords
Fully tempered, wonderfully designed, high-carbon steel, battle-ready swords that can take a lickin', then take another lickin',then take another lickin', then cut through water-filled milk jugs, then take another lickin'.
European Archer's Short Sword
$74
Model
SBA-ARCHERSWORD
Hand Crafted Coustille Sword-Dagger
$54
Model
SBA-COUSTILLEDAGGER
Crusader Knight's Medieval Arming Sword with Christian Cross on the Pommel
$89
Model
SBA-CRUSADER
Deathbringer: Hand-and-a-Half Mercenary Sword
$93
Model
SBA-DEATHBRINGER
Dominus - Knight Crusader Arming Sword
$89
Model
SBA-DOMINUSCRUSADER
Dreadwind: Swept Hilt Rapier
$94
Model
SBA-DREADWINDRAPIER
Gensteel Elegant High-Carbon Steel Arming Sword and Sheath
$91
Model
SBA-GENSTEELSWORD
Roman Gladius Vesparum: Wasp-waisted Roman Gladius
$89
Model
SBA-GLADIUS-VESPARUM
The Legionnaire: Rugged, Crowned Roman Gladius with Leather Grip
$77
Model
SBA-GLADIUSLEGIONNAIRE
Roman Gladius: Praetorian Guard
$88
Model
SBA-GLADIUSPRAETORIAN
Spartan-Style Greek Sword with Leather Belt and Scabbard
$105
Model
SBA-GREEKSWORD
Jaeger Rugged Viking Sword - Stage Combat and Live Steel Perfomances
$92
Model
SBA-JAEGER-F
Medieval Knight Protector's Arming Sword
$79
Model
SBA-KNIGHTPROTECTOR
Osprey; Viking Raider Battle Sword
$77
Model
SBA-OSPREYVIKING
Ancient Greek Hoplite's Phalanx Blade
$68
Model
SBA-PHALANX-BLADE
Roman Gladius Type III with Double Loop Scabbard
$80
Model
SBA-ROMANGLADIUSIII
Warspike Knight's Hand-and-a-Half(Bastard) Sword
$86
Model
SBA-WARSPIKE
Aethernis Premium Swept-bladed Sword with Carved Wooden Sheath
$315
Model
SBCB-AETHERNIS
Dundarei- Premium Swept Blade Saber with Carved Wooden Sheath
$315
Model
SBCB-DUNDAREI
Laeonis - Premium Broad-bladed Short Sword with Carved Wooden Sheath
$315
Model
SBCB-LAEONIS
Lorei - Premium Curve-bladed Short Sword with Carved Wooden Sheath
$315
Model
SBCB-LOREI
Mordes Dyadian Premium Sword and Dagger Matched Pair with Carved Wooden Sheath
$400
Model
SBCB-MORDES
Moulner Falcatus Premium Double Curved Short Sword with Carved Wooden Sheath
$315
Model
SBCB-MOULNER
Sindarian Premium Command Saber with Carved Wooden Sheath
$328
Model
SBCB-SINDARIAN
Premium Kalis Kris Blade with Carved Wooden Sheath
$333
Model
SBCB-WRYTHBLADE
Holy Land Sword with Leather Scabbard
$104
Model
SBDK-HOLYLAND
Roman Gladius with Contoured Blade and Brass Pommel
$135
Model
SBDK-ROMANSWORD
Pirate Cutlass - Tempered Pirate Saber
$175
Model
SBMU-PIRATECUTLASS
Medieval Knight Protector's Stage Combat Sword
$79
Model
SBA-KNIGHTPROTECTOR-F
Stage Combat Sabre or Rapier
$110
Model
SBC-SWD-STAGESABRE
Strongblade Lore
(A Bit of History According to Strongblade)
Short Sword
The short sword was the utilitarian sword of history. Longer and sturdier than a knife, but much easier to weild than a broadsword or battle sword. It is difficult to determine when the short sword made the transition from knife to sword, but the most well known ancient short sword is the Spanish gladius, which was used by roman legionnaires and gladiators alike. In fact, the term gladiator actually comes from gladius.
Early short swords were often carried by spearmen in armies. These warriors would use their spears to keep their enemies at bay, but when the enemy closed to melee range, the spearmen/archers would drop their primary weapon and switch to the short sword, which was surprisingly effective in close combat.
Short swords evolved in europe into smaller versions of arming and battle swords. Longbowmen carried them as their primary melee choice, although if the archers were involved in hand-to-hand fighting, it was usually a sign that your army was in trouble.
Short swords were often elegant and compact enough to be worn by nobles and warriors alike, even outside of combat.
Inspired by Model SBA-ARCHERSWORD
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