What he found was astonishing: a collection of objects dating back to about 1400 B.C.E., including a rare rapier that had been deliberately broken into three pieces. Only two similar swords have ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in ...

His device activated as he walked along and when he dug down he uncovered a complete rapier sword dating back to 1,400BC, making it over 3,500 years old. The 2ft long copper bronze relic had been ...

The weapon is a rapier, having a silver filagree handle and guard, with a sword knot to correspond attached. There is a sheepskin or white parchment scabbard, silver mounted, supported by a green ...

A suit of armour for a pikeman, rapier swords and a dented helmet - caused by a sword blade - will go on show at the National Civil War Centre, in Newark. The museum said it now had the largest ...

A suit of armour for a pikeman, rapier swords and a dented helmet - caused by a sword blade - will go on show at the National Civil War Centre, in Newark. The museum said it now had the largest ...