C. Anthony Burke of McLean is an author who has long been interested in the development of the World War I Cavalry sword, known as "the Patton saber." It was designed to use as a weapon rather than as ...

What began as an extremely rare discovery of two Roman swords by a metal detectorist has led to an enormous Early-Middle Iron Age find in the Cotswolds in south-west England. Archaeological ...

A metal detectorist discovered two 1,800-year-old Roman cavalry swords still protected in remnants of their wooden scabbards, or sheaths in the North Cotswolds, England. Glenn Manning found the ...

Two Roman cavalry swords have been discovered by passionate local metal detectorist Glenn Manning in the Cotswolds, England. They are almost 2,000 years old and were found alongside the remnants of ...

Two "important" Roman cavalry swords discovered in the Cotswold have been found to have "decorative markings". Glenn Manning found the swords during a detectorist rally in the north of the Cotswolds ...

Swords may seem outdated and obsolete, but it wasn’t that long ago that they were still being used in battle. During the American Revolution and through the Civil War, swords remained a common sight ...

Our possessions are more than mere objects. Our possessions tell our stories. They evoke memories. They become intertwined with our identities. Over the next few days, MLive will share the stories of ...

PABRADE, Lithuania (Nov. 17, 2014) -- U.S. Cavalry Soldiers joined soldiers from eight other nations to complete the inaugural Iron Sword 2014, a multinational combined-arms exercise involving nearly ...