Since the first flint spearheads emerged at the dawn of humanity around 600,000 years ago, edged weapons have played an incredible role in the shaping of human history. As well as being deadly weapons of war, swords, sabers, spears, and lances have been used the world over to hunt for survival and t[...]
An authoritative guide to sharp-edged weapons, from their origins in the Stone Age through to the 21st century[...]