Tag: sword

Hollywood Treats Swords As Badly As Guns

Posted July 1, 2013 in Other Gear & Gadgets by Steve Johnson with 70 Comments

Lindy Beige, archeologist and military reenactor, discusses Hollywoods portrayal of swords … I had not come across Lindy’s YouTube channel before. He has a lot of very interesting videos on medieval weaponry and armor. Thanks to WhaleOil for the tip.

Beautiful Sword Gun

Posted September 18, 2012 in Pistols by Steve Johnson with 25 Comments

This beautiful sword gun is engraved all over in what looks like names of people. Maybe a family tree? It looks like it is Germanic in origin. Full size photos and more sword guns here. [ Many thanks to WhaleOil for emailing us the link. ]