For his latest video, Texas-based artist and YouTuber Bobby Duke turned a rusty nail into a tiny sword. The process, which is reminiscent of weapon-making in Lord of the Rings—albeit without all the ...

This French naval small sword has a brass hilt and leather grip. The blade is etched with a French anchor emblem and the date “1782”. Although it is a foreign weapon, American sailors would have seen ...

Copenhagen — Archaeologists in Denmark have found a small knife inscribed with runic letters dating back almost 2,000 years, the oldest trace of writing found in the country, the Museum Odense said on ...

Visitors to Frieze Masters looking to shield themselves from the world—and people asking for directions to Gail’s—would do ...

A doctoral student in Italy discovered an ancient 5,000-year-old sword in a Venetian monastery. The student, Vittoria Dall'Armellina, was visiting the San Lazzaro degli Armeni Museum on an island in ...

An extraordinary example of early corporate gifting is coming up for auction at Adams Country House Collections at Townley Hall on Tuesday 14 October. The “officer’s 300-guinea dress small sword” (Lot ...

Madison is a freelance science reporter and full-time fact-checker based in the wild Rocky Mountains of western Montana. Madison is a freelance science reporter and full-time fact-checker based in the ...