Swords in the Past, Present, and Future – Looks Build and Role

What is it about a finely hand made sword that seems to entirely attract a person in? When it is held in the hand, a long, smooth and respectable sword seems to have a nearly supernatural feel. In the example of an old sword that has actually been carried onto the battle field, these clever properties can be only more extreme. What stories a sword such as one of these would be able to tell if it only could talk out loud.

In the Days Prior to Blackpowder

There used to be a time in long-lost centuries past, long before the time of blackpowder when the possession of a shining crafted sword would have a big say in a mans social ranking and positioning in his group or village. To own one of these amazing beauties back then took the equal amount of what would nowadays be around a years payoffs.

The Amazing Feel of a Quality Sword in the Hand

While the cost of a exquisitely crafted sword has come down in monetary value, when factored for rising prices, the look that a premium quality sword contributes to he who wields it has not changed in the slightest amount. This particularly holds true in a precision forged Japanese blade.

Several Layers of Metal

It was the Japanese who developed the art of folding over and over the metal during the process of forging, to craft a final product that often times had lots of layers of steel all bound  and layered together. The end result, was a sword that will be honed to a razors edge and would very easily defy the impacts of other blades in battle.

Blades in the Movies

Motion Pictures have for the last thirty years or so been a essential place for the people who have an appreciation for the beauty of swords to indulge themselves with both the older and the new. There are so very many fantasy fiction movies. Every one with creative new conceptions of how a sword might have been in  a far away place, in another setting. Then there are other more factually based motion pictures, with their blades much more genuine to their historical existance. A true delight and a veritable feast for the eyes that belong to the history geek.