Day: January 7, 2008

Added pics and specs to CS-88VS Cold Steel Viking Sword

The typical Viking sword of the 9th and 10th centuries featured a long wide blade with a broad central fuller and two keen edges. The preferred stroke was a hard slash or chopping blow, so the point was fairly rounded but was just acute enough to be useful for thrusting. A simple guard with forward curving quillions was often utilized and combined with an equally utilitarian wooden handle that was covered with leather, bone, or even cast in brass.

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Added pics and specs to CS-88STS Cold Steel Shamshir

The Shamshir originated in Persia and spread throughout the former Ottoman Empire and beyond into India and even the Philippines. Its strongly curved blade was enduringly popular and absolutely ideal for delivering a devastating cutting stroke. And, contrary to popular belief, it was very effective at delivering rising, descending and hooking style thrusts!

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Added pics and specs to CS-88SMS Cold Steel Small Sword

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 somewhat unwieldy weapon especially when it was used in narrow, crowded streets and alleyways. Eventually a more sophisticated, shorter and lighter version emerged that by the end of the 17th century had evolved into an entirely new weapon, the Small Sword.

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Added pics and specs to CS-88SD Cold Steel Scottish Dirk

The Scottish Dirk that most knife enthusiasts are familiar with these days is, more or less, a piece of rubbish— a prop—a costume accessory for stage and screen. It’s declined into a “knife like object” that people hang above their mantles or on the walls of dimly lit, wood-paneled dens. Our version is a modern replica that harkens back to an earlier form, when the dirk was a functioning tool and weapon. The 13″ blade is forged to a hard spring temper from 1055 Carbon steel. It’s 11/2″ wide and comes fully sharpened and battle-ready, prepared to hew down any foe.

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Added pics and specs to CS-88SB Cold Steel Scottish Broad Sword

The traditional weapon of the highland clansman, the Scottish Broadsword has sown fear into the hearts of Englishmen for centuries. Its long, two edged blade and distinctive basket hilt, when combined with targe and dirk has proved more than a match for enemy soldiers on battlefields around the world.

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