Knight Helmet

The helmet was a vital part of a medieval warrior's equipment, which protected the head from arrows and the deadly blow of the sword. Initially constructed of leather, the helmet eventually was made entirely from iron. The helmet came in a variety of different forms such as the Bascinet, Sugar Loaf, Morion Comb, Kabuto, Great Helm and many more.

A typical type of Ancient Knight Helmet is a hardened-metal shell with an inner liner. Our knight helmets well resemble the ancient ones. These are developed from iron & leather and they cover entire head, with only a narrow opening in front for vision and breath. Available in varying shapes ranging from a simple box shape to stylized ones, to match your distinct preferences and requirement.

We are sure that you will agree that our collection of ancient armor helmets, medieval armor helmets, viking armor helmets, medieval knights helmets are just perfect for conquering your foe. Our range of armor helmets reflects the efforts of those great artists who created tournament amour for nobles and knights through the middle ages.

Buying accessories like swords, knight helmets, shields, capes and more will really bring the medieval knight costume together. If you're dressing up as a knight to wear to the Halloween party, be sure to rescue the damsel in distress. You'll not only have an excellent costume to walk around in, but you'll also have the woman at your side to prove just how mighty you really are.

History of Japanese Swords

Oldest Japanese swords on record in Japan are the two that were sent as a present to queen Himeko from China during Wei-dynasty in 240 a.d. In 280 a.d. many more iron swords were imported from China to Japan.

It is alleged that the art of forging a steel sword came quickly after from China and Korea, but the details are unknown. We do know that in the 5th century steel swords were already made in Japan. These were of the immediately, single-edged type called chokuto. The method of hardening the steel that is so typical of Japanese swords was first used in 6th century.

The era of the immediately sword lasted until the 8th century. Then the predominant style of warfare changed from fighting on foot to fighting on horseback. To accommodate horseback fighting the swords became curved. These long, curved single-edged swords were called tachi. There were many intermediate forms between chokuto and tachi. The most general of these were kogarasumaru (a curved, two-edged sword) and kenukigatatachi. The term Nipponto or Nihonto (literally “Japanese sword”) is usually reserved to swords with curvature.

Guide To buy Samurai Swords

The first thing to consider for your new samurai sword is the type and superiority of the sharp edge. If you’re looking for a battle prepared samurai sword you want to be sure and choose a full tang blade, which all of our genuine samurai swords facet as well as all of our battle ready swords. The term “full tang” means that the blade and the part of the sword under the Tsuka (handle) is one long piece of steel. If you get a sword that is not full tang then you’re mostly buying it to sling on the wall and nothing more.

When choosing a sword samurai swords there are basically 3 different styles to consider, the katana sword, the Wakizashi and the Tanto sword. The Japanese Swords the most popular among collectors and martial arts students alike.

The katana sword was the first and is still the most popular of all samurai swords. The blade is typically 29” long with an overall length around 40” and sometimes up to 40".

The Wakizashi sword is the shorter companion blade of the katana sword. We first see the Wakizashi sword during the Muromachi period (1568-1603). The Wakizashi was about 18” long and only allowed to be carried by a samurai. Carrying both the katana and the Wakizashi was popular for the next several hundred years.

The smallest samurai sword would be the tanto sword or dagger. Originally tanto swords were 12” in length or less but it’s not out of the ordinary to come across a Tanto that is 14” long.

Japanese Swords

Japanese swords are science and art wonders. Scientists today are startled to find out that ancient smiths were able to harden and toughen iron ores without the use of modern metal-working machineries. Japanese swords played an extraordinary role in Japanese history, beginning with the mythology of it's creation. The Sun Goddess, Amaterasu Omikami is said to have given her grandson, Ninigi-no Mikoto, a sword when he was sent down to reign on earth.Swords were thought to have miraculous powers and lives of their own. As a result a strict code of etiquette was developed for handling and maintaining swords. Swords were thought to have miraculous powers and lives of their own. Soldiers defeated in battle prayed at the shrines of the war-god Hachiman, asking why their swords had lost their spirit. Many stories have come down about the spiritual powers of notable blades as well as the keen sharpness of the blade.