Archaeologists working in Japan have unearthed a massively oversized sword in a 1,600-year-old ... objects of high society” that served a ceremonial purpose.

(FBI National Stolen Art File via Courthouse News ... “That would be tremendous for our state.” The ceremonial sword dates back to 1704, when Governor Nathaniel Johnson sent a receipt to the ...

The dagger’s intricate design, featuring tiny crescent shapes and star-like motifs, suggests it may have held ceremonial or religious significance. But Mr. Grzegorz Kurka from theKamien Region ...

Collin Reeves used a ceremonial dagger, given to him when he left the Army, to kill his neighbours The Army has been urged to stop giving out weapons as retirement gifts after a veteran used a ...

A video of men dancing with ceremonial daggers at a wedding celebration in Birmingham, central England, has been widely shared without context online. The video, opens new tab was posted to ...

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A senior coroner wrote to Defence Secretary Ben Wallace urging him to consider the appropriateness of using ceremonial daggers as leaving gifts. Mr Wallace said current restrictions were ...