http://www.paulettevfd.com Share your passion for Medieval Swords & Weapons Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:25:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I know that i am deviating a little bit today but as a sword collector i am a fan of every type of sword there is. Today let me introduce Iaito swords. For those that are not familiar with the term Iaido is an ancient Martial art that is specialized in ... http://www.paulettevfd.com/iaido-the-moving-zen-martial-art One of the most common medieval swords is the longsword. This type of sword was mainly seen during the late medieval period. Longswords are caracterized by their lengthy cruciform hilts. The hilts could be as along as 6 inches providing the perfect space for two hands. The blade was double-edged ... http://www.paulettevfd.com/the-medieval-longsword A Sword can be broken down into two major pieces, the Blade and the hilt. You may also hear the term scabbard use but this only applies to the cover of the blade when not in use. The Blade: The Fueller the groove that can be found on most medieval swords. This ... http://www.paulettevfd.com/swords-terminology Very often, beginner sword collectors make the mistakes of mixing fantasy swords with medieval swords. While I can understand why they often make that mistake, it is important to differentiate them form each other.   For a sword collector, a medieval sword is an exact replica of the weapons used in the ... http://www.paulettevfd.com/medieval-fantasy-swords Those who know me know that I love collecting swords, especially samurai swords or Japanese weapons. Recently I have started to expand my sword collection by collecting movie swords. Since I am a huge movie fan (I own around 450 movies) i decided to combine both of my passions and further ... http://www.paulettevfd.com/my-recent-passion-movie-swords Medieval warfare weapons are like a passion for me, i love everything about them. I own a nice collection of medieval swords, Japanese & samurai sword and any other type of swords that can be added to my collection. I guess it is fair to say that it is a passion. Do you ... http://www.paulettevfd.com/medieval-warefare-weapons Has a huge fan and sword collectors i am always on the look for my future acquisition when i am on down times. One Type of swords that i am simply crazy about are Samurai swords. The Samurai sword also called the Katana is probably the most advance sword ever forged ... http://www.paulettevfd.com/the-katana-the-soul-of-the-samurai In the few slow time i get as a fireman there are a couple of things that i like to do to relax and at the same time to have fun. You see we don't have a lot of free time when we are at the station but on occasion we ... http://www.paulettevfd.com/slow-times