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 ...

The former French emperor's weapon changes hands within his family. June 11, 2007 — -- A piece of Napoleonic history was auctioned off Sunday, near Paris, for $6.4 million. After an intense ...

Archaeologists have unearthed what could be a significant Iron Age Roman settlement, potentially including a Roman villa, following the discovery of rare cavalry swords in the Cotswolds. The ...

It began with an extraordinary piece of fortune: a metal detectorist on only his second expedition coming upon two very rare cavalry swords on the brink of being lost for ever. A dig by professional ...

Two rare Roman swords dating back to 160AD have been unearthed north of the Cotswolds by a metal detectorist. Glenn Manning found the cavalry swords and remnants of their wooden scabbards, along with ...

U. S. Model 1818 cavalry saber, forged steel with metal scabbard. Scabbard is marked, "Samuel Ringgold Major USA/ Mortally Wounded in the / Battle of Palo, Alto, Mexico / May 8th 1846 Died at Corpus ...