The samurai long sword -- or "katana" -- has a cultural resonance throughout Japan, a symbol of its history. This 13th-century samurai sword was sold by Christies New York in 1992 for $418,000.

A Swiss collector has asserted that a sword in his collection, previously believed to be a replica, has been verified as the authentic Zulfiqar. Acquired in 2006 from another collector in Bahrain ...

Iron Age Warrior Buried With a Sword and Mirror Was a Woman, Study Says The unusual burial on a small island off of England sheds new light on women’s role in Iron Age warfare.

The warrior was also buried with a short sword for slashing, called a seax, with an iron blade and a bronze handle; a heavy iron knife; and a spear, of which only the iron point survived.

The excavated remains of the Avar warrior's burial. The warrior was buried with his horse, full armor and weapons. Déri Museum. The Avars settled in the region of the Carpathian Basin—which ...