Scotland's leading licensed sword seller, The Knight's Vault, has launched a bespoke sword-making service in Edinburgh due to popular demand. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News ...

A sword made by Zhang Yesheng. Longquan, in Lishui, Zhejiang province, is the home of China's sword making. [Photo provided to China Daily] Longquan is said to be where China's first iron sword was ...

The blade glints in the sunshine, the light catching a swirling pattern embedded into the metal. This wood-grain effect is created when steel is sandwiched together and carefully twisted, an ancient ...

Situated in a nondescript yet picturesque spot in Kyotongo City in Japan’s coastal region of Tango, is a forge or smithy that makes traditional katana by hand. These are the kinds of swords that were ...

YEOJU, Gyeonggi Province — Still freezing outside, Lee Eun-cheul, a swordsmith, sweats buckets in front of a furnace flaring to more than 1,300 degrees Celsius. He pushes and pulls wooden bellows to ...

A swordsmith has credited films and TV shows like Lord Of The Rings and Game Of Thrones for keeping his craft alive after 'almost' being the last of his kind. Rob Miller, 60, who has a three-year ...