Individual weapons

Zulfiqar or Zulfaqar (, ), also spelled Zu al-Faqar, Zulfakar, Dhu al-Faqar, or Dhulfaqar) is the sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib that was distinguished by having a double blade.

according to the Gospel of John, lance that pierced the side of Jesus as he hung on the cross

sword of state used during the enthronement ceremony in the Ottoman Empire

thumb|right|Albrecht Duerer portrait of [[Charlemagne with Joyeuse]] In medieval legend, Joyeuse (; ; meaning 'joyous, joyful') was the sword wielded by Charlemagne as his personal weapon.

King George VI's historic sword of the United Kingdom

ivory and flint knife dating from Egyptian prehistory

ancient Chinese sword

Sword

Szczerbiec () is the ceremonial sword used in the coronations of most Polish monarchs from 1320 to 1764. It now is displayed in the treasure vault of the royal Wawel Castle in Kraków, as the only preserved part of the medieval Polish crown jewels. The sword is noted for its hilt, decorated with magical formulae, Christian symbols, and floral patterns, as well as for the narrow slit in the blade which holds a small shield with the coat of arms of Poland. The name of the sword is derived from the Polish word szczerba ("gap", "notch", or "chip"), and its meaning is incorrectly perceived as "the N

thumb|280px|The Tizona sword while on exhibit in the Museo del Ejército ([[Salón de Reinos) in Madrid ]]

Curtana, also known as the Sword of Mercy, is a ceremonial sword used at the coronation of British kings and queens. One of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, its end is blunt and squared to symbolise mercy.

ancient Egyptian tomb artifact

decorated ancient Egyptian macehead

ancient Egyptian decorative stone mace head

10th century Anglo-Saxon seax

propaganda tool used by Mussolini in Libya

sword

sword of Saint Ferdinand III, King of Castile

type of two-handed sword

11th-century or 12th-century Finnish sword

ceremonial sword

Christian relic

three Japanese spears

thumb|upright|Replica of the Tonbokiri, made in 1847, in the Tokyo National MuseumThe is one of three legendary Japanese spears created by the famed swordsmith Sengo Masazane, said to be wielded by the daimyō Honda Tadakatsu, a leading general of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

viking sword

archaeological artifact of China

8 wooden throwing spears from the Palaeolithic, excavated in 1994–1998 in Schöningen, Helmstedt district, Germany

medieval sword

ceremonial sword

Part of the royal regalia of the King of Thailand

curved blade in Hungary

oldest known surviving kris

Medieval sword found in Bulgaria

historic saber

Legendary Persian sword

ancient Roman sword found in the Rhine near Mainz in Germany

Sword made for François I, captured by Juan Aldava on 25 February 1525, recaptured at Madrid by Murat in 1808 and put on display in Napoleon's study