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The Art, Culture, Beauty and Metallurgy of Swords of our History.

Sub-Forums: Antique & Military Sword Forum, Nihon-to Forum, Ancient Weapons Forum, Middle-East, India & Africa (MEIA), Chinese, South-East Asia (CSEA), The Antique Kukri Forum, Antique Armour Studies Forum, Antique Classifieds (Non-business), Archived Forums

Replica, reproduction, production and custom artistic swords made in our current era.

Sub-Forums: General Discussion Forum, Beginner's Sword Forum, Modern Production Katanas, Makers Making a Difference, Sword Ownership and Use – Legal issues, Knives, Axes, Polearms and Bows, Reference Library

The professional forums extend SFI's support of the sword community by providing a set forums dedicated to industry professionals. Everyone is welcomed to read these forums but posting privileges are limited to industry professionals

Sub-Forums: Metallurgical Studies Question and Answer Forum, Performance Swords Question and Answer Forum, Bladesmith Cafe, Japanese-Style Sword Makers Cafe

Sub-Forums: Historical European Swordsmanship, Japanese Swordsmanship Arts, Chinese, South-East Asian & Pacific Sword Arts (CSEAPSA), Olympic Sport Fencing, Classical Fencing Forum, Theatrical Fight Forum, Archived Forums

Sub-Forums: German Language Sword Forum, Classical Latin Language Forum, Spanish Language Sword Forum, French Language Sword Forum, Italian Language Sword Forum, Scandinavian Language Sword Forum

Society for Promotion of Authenticity in the Teaching of Historical Arms.

Sub-Forums: SPATHA Articles, SPATHA Discussion Forum

Sub-Forums: The Nelson Arms Family Pub, Scottish and Borders History, Culture and Life., Fellowship for Tolkien Mythological Studies, Historical Reenactment & Living History, Fantasy Sword Forum, Sword Movies & Movie Swords, "Home Improvements" Projects, Decorative Sword Collectibles, "Bloodgroove" - SFI's Comic Strip!, The Acanthus Swordworks Team

Sub-Forums: Classifieds (Non-business Users), Industry Craftsmen Classifieds, Practice Partner Finder, Sword Reviews & Test Results, Stolen Swords Alert, Test, Technical Support and Off-Topic