Best looking ancient weapons
 

Please supply me with your best sword/whatever pictures. Essentially, I'm looking to beat this one:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...dolch_1400.jpg

or these

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Age_swords.jpg

Oh and please no katanas, I've seen those before

That first one is a piece of crap, but:

Here's a fun one for you:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ukri-knife.jpg

How about bone and obsidian?

Sigh.

First off that 'piece of crap' is a damn well designed piece of killing equipment. Full tang for stability and balance as well as hilt reinforcement. Judging from the piece of hilt reinforcement (the name of said piece eludes me at this time since I am rather sleep deprived) I'd say this is a damn fine piece o' killing equipment. The whole thing screams of quality in it's prime.

Schweizerdolch = Swiss Dagger.

And we all know the swiss made damn fine daggers and still do, da'gummit.

I wonder how they color ornate designs onto the blade. Like this piece:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_Gou_Jian

If some swords were made for decorational purposes a common practice was etching and enameling. Enameling usually being a jewelry process of glass particles suspended in a holding liquid, usually water, and melted down to fill grooves/patterns thus leaving a smooth glassy filler.

Neat process, did a bit of it when I was in highschool.

Anywho, couldn't tell you with that sword since A) I'm no scholar of chinese history and B) the picture lacks a lot of details.

Hmm.

No, I'm pretty sure its a piece of crap.

http://therionarms.com/reenact/therionarms_c909.html

Awesome.