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Matthew Forde
Cleaning Antique Swords
How and when to clean up antique arms and armour is a common question. Each collector has their own preferences...
Jay Cassidy
Identify a Sword's Owner
Identification of an original owner's sword is something many beginning collectors struggle with. Here is a set of guiding points which may be helpful.
Steve Langham
Dating British Swords
A guide for various methods used to determine the date of manufacture for British swords.
Markings on British Swords
A quick reference guide to the markings found on government-issued swords.
Matt Easton
Thurkle
Few collectors of British military swords realise how important the Thurkle family name was in British sword making history...
Wilkinson Sword
Insights and knowledge that Robert Wilkinson-Latham shared over many years on the Sword Forum International website
James Elstob
Pillin
A comprehensive account of the Pillin dynasty, by examining what new evidence may be available.
Mark Cloke
Gill - A Family of Sword Cutlers
Research, mixed with reports and events already widely known to try to create a history of the Gill family of sword cutlers.
Leslie Southwick
The sword-cutlers of 68 St James's Street
Information on the sword-cutlers who occupied one of the most notable trading sites for swords in London in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The P1822 Royal Welch Fusiliers variant
A short article documenting the Royal Welch Fusiliers variant of the British 1822 Pattern officers' sword.
Regimental Sword For The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
Some regiments sought their own special patterns. One such regiment was the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards...
Wilkinson CJM Pattern Sword
A group of swords that is exceptionally rare is the 'C.J.M. pattern group' after the term used in Wilkinson's own records...
Stuart Bell
The Sword Blade Company in London
The proprietors of the Sword Blade Company were involved in an audacious debt-for-equity swap more than 15 years...
John Sheard
Special pattern swords of the 7th Hussars
Two 7th Hussars special patterns were found corresponding to periods 1857 to 1858 and 1893 to 1900...
Philip J. Lankester
Unusual sword in the Royal Armouries
The Royal Armouries' collection contains an unusual sword by Robert Coales of Birmingham who was a sword cutler by 1767 and died in 1804.
Samuel Lines and the Decoration of Patriotic Fund Sword Blades
Birmingham artist Samuel Lines, was involved in the decoration of the blades for the Lloyd's Patriotic Fund swords...
Rhys Jenkins
The Hollow Sword Blade Company and Sword making at Shotley Bridge
As presented at the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, June 13th 1935.
Chronicle of North-Country Lore
The German Sword Makers at Shotley Bridge
Shotley Bridge, on the south bank of the Derwent, is said to have been founded by a German colony of bladesmiths...
British Army Regulation Gymnasium Sabres or Practice Fencing Swords
There were essentially two types of practice swords; those intended for cavalry drill and those intended for competitive fencing...
Henry Wilkinson
Observations on Swords (1850)
It is universally acknowledged that the manufacture of swords was never at a lower ebb in this country...
Martin Read
Getting the Point: Some Functional Aspects of the 1796 British Heavy Cavalry Sword
The famous, and famously derided, British 1796 pattern heavy cavalry sword was a direct copy of the sword of the Austrian heavy cavalry...
Dr. Duncan Noble
Cut or Thrust?(1998)
For over a hundred years, British cavalrymen swung back and forth from encouraging the use of a sword's edge to its point.
Alan J. Guy
Regimental agency in the British Standing Army 1715-1763 (1980)
Regimental agents form an important group about whose activities surprisingly little is known.
The British 1845 Pattern 'Wilkinson' Style Sword
The new style of blade was promoted for British officers' swords by Henry Wilkinson from 1844-45 and it was made official regulation for Army...
The London Cutler Benjamin Stone and the Hounslow Sword and Blade Manufactories
Examines the evidence about Stone and his business dealings, his life and the Hounslow sword and blade manufactories.
New light on the Royal Georgian Sword and Gunmaker, Samuel Brunn
New information on the personal chronology, working practices and bankruptcy of one of the most distinguished sword and gun-makers
Peter S. Wainwright
Henry Nock - Innovator
Of the comparatively little known about Henry Nock, much has come from the research and writings of Howard L. Blackmore...
Alfred Hutton
Our Swordsmanship(1893)
Hutton lamenting the current state of swordsmanship within the army, and his proposed solutions.
John Latham
The Shape of Sword Blades(1862)
Upon the manufacture of swords, I do not propose to touch, but only upon their shape, which is determined by the way in which they are to be used...
George Vere Irving
On Andrea Ferara Swords(1865)
At first sight, the name Ferara draws your attention to Italy. This, however, on investigation, proves to be wrong.
The maker's mark of Thomas Price on British presentation swords
Between 1810 and 1816, a series of fine presentation swords was manufactured by the London sword-cutler, Thomas Price.
A Review of Thurkle Proof Discs
This article provides a summary of research into the various proof discs used by the Thurkle dynasty of sword cutlers.
Steve Goodyear
British Army Officers' Sword Backpieces (Backstraps)
Some observations and notes regarding the forms and development of regulation British army officers' sword backpieces (backstraps) and associated components
Shagreen
A guide to shagreen as a covering for British sword grips, its origin, use and historical context.
Thomas Gill jr.
Recollections of the Late Mr. Thomas Gill
A short biography of the sword cutler Thomas Gill sr., by his son, Thomas Gill Jr.
Anthony D. Darling
Mid-18th Century British Military Swords With Open "S" Paneled Guards
A discussion concerning S-pattern hilts, focusing on two particular examples.
Peter Tuite
British Naval Edged Weapons - An Overview
The author presents an overview based on publications and his own observations.
Stephen Wood
Blades of Glory: Swords of the Scottish Infantry 1756-1900
Describes some swords carried in Scottish infantry regiments during the defined period.
Howard Mesnard
Early Scottish Edged Weapons and Related Militaria
The earliest recognizable Scottish swords are shown on tomb slabs and effigies dating from the 15th century...
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