Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blade maker Akihira Kawasaki in his workshop in Misato, Saitama prefecture (Yuichi YAMAZAKI) (Yuichi YAMAZAKI/AFP/AFP) Sparks ...

Players who chase heavy-hit weapons often look at the Crusader Sword as a way to punch through tougher enemies in The Forge. Its slow swing can feel frustrating, especially in tight fights, but the ...

Old steel tools can often be repurposed into new blades through careful forging. In this project, a rusted iron saw is heated in a forge and reshaped into a katana-style sword. The process begins by ...

This week’s Forged in Fire sees the bladesmiths having to create replicas of the epic Kamilan sword. The Kampilan hails from the Philippines and is a long, single-edged tapered weapon, narrower and ...

This week on Forged in Fire the two finalist have to craft a cinquedea, but what is this Italian sword? The cinquedea became popular in renaissance Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries. It was ...

While fans should've expected there to be new weapons in Monster Hunter Rise's 2.0 update that were based on the new monsters added, there's another weapon to watch out for. The new sword and shield, ...

If you think Valyrian steel swords from Game of Thrones require one of the most dangerous and difficult bladesmithing processes ever, with all of that dragonfire and spellcasting and whatnot, you’re ...

Combat veteran Boone Cutler, creator of the Spartan Pledge, runs his fingers along the Spartan Sword Saturday at Rally Point 6 in Lakewood before the sword was crated. It was then taken to an ...

Sparks illuminate the soot-covered studio of Japanese swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki as his apprentice hammers red-hot steel, showcasing a millennium-old craft now enjoying a resurgence in popularity.

Driving the sword boom of the last decade has been video game "Touken Ranbu," where swords take on the form of handsome men, with more recent hits like US series "Shogun" and anime "Demon Slayer" also ...