Swords | The Cutting Edge https://blog.knife-depot.com/category/swords/ The official blog of Knife Depot Thu, 06 Apr 2023 22:40:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://blog.knife-depot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cropped-kd-favicon3-32x32.png Swords | The Cutting Edge https://blog.knife-depot.com/category/swords/ 32 32 The Complete History of the Katana: The Traditional Samurai Sword https://blog.knife-depot.com/the-complete-history-of-the-katana-the-traditional-samurai-sword/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/the-complete-history-of-the-katana-the-traditional-samurai-sword/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:31:23 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=16314

Have you ever wondered about the history of the Katana? Have you wanted to know where it came from and who wielded it first? If so, you’re in the right place!  We have compiled a complete history of the infamous Katana blade so you can know everything about this legendary sword. To find out the […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/the-complete-history-of-the-katana-the-traditional-samurai-sword/feed/ 4 Woman pulls out sword to settle argument at Pizza Hut https://blog.knife-depot.com/woman-pulls-out-sword-to-settle-argument-at-pizza-hut/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/woman-pulls-out-sword-to-settle-argument-at-pizza-hut/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 23:14:03 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=1486 One of my fondest memories of my youth was eating at Pizza Hut after little league baseball games; I’m just glad I never played baseball in Louisville, Kentucky. A Louisville woman is facing disorderly conduct charges after she pulled out a sword to settle an argument–likely over an inadequate slice to pepperoni ration–at a Local […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/woman-pulls-out-sword-to-settle-argument-at-pizza-hut/feed/ 5 "Lord of the Rings" replica swords stolen from man’s house, along with AK-47 https://blog.knife-depot.com/lord-of-the-rings-replica-swords-stolen-from-mans-house-along-with-ak-47/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/lord-of-the-rings-replica-swords-stolen-from-mans-house-along-with-ak-47/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 20:51:32 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=1401 Don’t leave your swords home alone. Four “Lord of the Rings” replica swords, along with a bunch of other move memorabilia, were jacked from a Chicago-area man’s house. In addition to the swords, thieves stole a Spartan helmet from the movie “Troy” and memorabilia from the movie “Alien.”  An AK-47, sniper rifle, $18,000 in watches, and a […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/lord-of-the-rings-replica-swords-stolen-from-mans-house-along-with-ak-47/feed/ 1 A Brief Guide to Swords https://blog.knife-depot.com/a-brief-guide-to-swords/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/a-brief-guide-to-swords/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:59:14 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=802 We’re writing about swords all week in conjunction with our first Cutting Edge product give-away. Comment on this post or any other between today and midnight on Sunday and you’ll be entered to win a 54-inch Scottish Highlands Claymore sword. If you are one of the first ten people to comment on any individual post, […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/a-brief-guide-to-swords/feed/ 14 Top 10 Badass Movie Sword Fights (#10) https://blog.knife-depot.com/top-10-badass-movie-sword-fights-10/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/top-10-badass-movie-sword-fights-10/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:14:02 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=1005 This post is the second about swords in conjunction with our first Cutting Edge product give-away.  Place a comment responding to this post or any other between today and midnight on Sunday and you’ll be entered to win a 51-inch William Wallace replica sword . Every day, at 10 a.m and 10 p.m. central time, […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/top-10-badass-movie-sword-fights-10/feed/ 8 Link Between Samurai Swords and Japanese Nuclear Plants https://blog.knife-depot.com/link-between-samurai-swords-and-japanese-nuclear-plants/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/link-between-samurai-swords-and-japanese-nuclear-plants/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:45:46 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=619 According to an article published today at Japolink.com, the walls of the imperiled Japanese Fukushima nuclear plant are made by a steel company that  still forges samurai swords by hand. Japan Works, a major steel company with over 5,000 employees, constructed the containers in a tedious process that utilizes a 14,000-ton press to shape a […]

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