This category is dedicated to exploring the rich history and legacy of edged weapons from around the world. Here you’ll find in-depth stories and articles about traditional blades such as the Nepalese kukri (khukuri), swords, daggers, machetes, bowie knives, and other iconic forged weapons. Learn about their origins, cultural significance, battlefield use, and the evolution of their design over centuries. Whether it’s the legendary role of the Gurkha kukri, the rise of the bowie knife in frontier America, or the global influence of forged swords and machetes, we aim to preserve and share the stories behind these powerful tools of survival, honor, and craftsmanship. At Everest Forge, we not only handcraft these blades in Nepal but also honor the traditions and techniques passed down through generations of blacksmiths. Join us in uncovering the timeless world of hand-forged edged weapons.
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The Sword That Was Broken, and the Real Sword Type Behind It
Not official merchandise. The Lord of the Rings, Andúril, Narsil and Aragorn belong to the Tolkien Estate, Middle-earth Enterprises and, for the films, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Everest Forge is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. Anything we forge is our own design inspired by the story, not an official or licensed replica.
Andúril is Aragorn's sword in The Lord of the Rings, and Narsil is the same sword before ..
28 Oct
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A Pike Is a Spear Grown Too Long for One Man: Both Are Polearms, but They Fight Very Differently
A spear and a pike are both polearms: weapons with a point or blade mounted on a long wooden shaft. The difference is length, and everything that follows from it. A spear is usually 1.5 to 3 m long and can be used by one person, often in one hand with a shield, for thrusting or throwing. A pike is 4 to 6 m or more, needs both hands, carries a small head protected by iron langets, and only works in..
28 Oct
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A Spartan's Sword Was Short, and It Was His Second Weapon: The Spear Came First
A Spartan hoplite of the fifth century BC fought first with the dory, a spear about 2.5 m long, and the aspis, a large round shield. His sword was the backup, drawn when the spear broke or the fight closed in. That sword was usually a xiphos, a straight, double-edged, leaf-shaped blade, and Spartans were known for carrying it shorter than other Greeks did. Some Greek soldiers also carried the kopis, or makhaira, a..
27 Oct
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Kratos' Two Signature Weapons, and the Real Blades Behind Them
Not official merchandise. God of War, Kratos, the Leviathan Axe and the Blades of Chaos belong to Sony Interactive Entertainment and Santa Monica Studio. Everest Forge is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Anything we forge is our own design inspired by these weapons, not an official or licensed replica.
The Leviathan Axe is the frost-runed, bearded axe Kratos carries in God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarök (2022). In ..
27 Oct
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The Daab Is Thailand's Sword: A Long Grip, a Single Edge and Often a Second Blade in the Other Hand
The daab (Thai dap, also written dab or darb) is the traditional sword of Thailand: a single-edged blade with a slight curve that broadens toward the point, on a long, guardless grip. It is the central weapon of krabi-krabong, the Thai weapon art that trained the soldiers of the Ayutthaya kingdom, and it is famous for being fought in pairs, one sword in each hand, a style called daab song mue. ..
23 Oct
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The Kindjal Is the Dagger of the Caucasus: Straight, Guardless and Worn by Every Mountain Warrior
The kindjal (Russian kinzhal), also called the qama or kama in the Turkic and Caucasian languages and the khanjali in Georgian, is the long, straight dagger of the Caucasus, usually double-edged but also made single-edged. It was carried for centuries by Georgians, Circassians, Chechens, Dagestanis and the other peoples of the mountains, and was adopted in the nineteenth century by the Terek and ..
22 Oct
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The Wings Are the Whole Point: A Boar Spear Is Built to Stop a Charging Animal Before It Reaches the Hunter
A boar spear is a heavy hunting spear with a broad, leaf-shaped head and two lugs, or wings, just below the blade. Medieval and Renaissance hunters across Europe used it to receive the charge of a wild boar on foot. The broad head makes a wide, deep wound. The lugs stop the head going in too far, so the animal cannot force its way up the shaft to the hunter, which a wounded boar will tr..
22 Oct
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Every Curved Dagger Is Built Around One Movement: The Draw Cut, the Downward Stab or the Hook
A curved dagger is a short blade whose edge or spine bends away from a straight line, and the major types each come from a different part of the world. The jambiya belongs to Yemen and Arabia, the khanjar to Oman, Persia, the Ottoman world and Mughal India, and the pesh-kabz to Persia, Afghanistan and northern India. India also has the bichuwa, chilanum and khanjarli, and Indonesia and Malaysia have ..
21 Oct
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The Ram Dao Is a Blade Made for One Moment: The Single Stroke of the Offering
The ram dao (also written ramdao or ram da) is the heavy, forward-weighted sacrificial sword of Bengal, Assam, Odisha and Nepal. It is narrow near the hilt and swells into a broad head with an upturned or hooked point, and many examples have an eye engraved near the tip. It was never a battle sword. It was made for the bali, the offering to the goddess Durga or Kali at Durga Puja, Kali Puja and Dashain, when the cut..
19 Oct
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Homer Gives Achilles a Silver-Studded Bronze Sword; the Film Gave Him an Iron Age Leaf Blade. Here Is What Each One Really Was
In the Iliad, Achilles carries a bronze sword studded with silver, which he half-draws against Agamemnon in the first book and uses to kill Lycaon in the twenty-first; his famous weapon, though, is the great ash spear only he can wield. If a real Achilles fought at Troy around 1250 to 1180 BC, his sword would have been a Late Bronze Age Mycenaean blade: a horned or cr..