French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte was riding high as he brokered peace with England for the first time in a decade, retook several colonies that France had recently lost, and became consul for life. In ...

Prior to his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the French ruler gave the saber to one of his most trusted generals, whose family kept it for generations ...

Also called "zombie killer" knives, they are ornate blades sometimes printed with skulls or toxic-warning symbols inspired by horror films. The ban specifies a zombie knife has a cutting edge ...

Often fashioned with an ornate blade and hilt, it was the traditional side-arm of the Circassian hillfolk for centuries before its rise to prominence in the 1900s in the Russian army. Click to ...

The ornate blade, the embroidery on the belt and the carvings on the sheath reveal the religious or social rank the person belongs to. Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Sanaa.

Smaller serrated knives are more maneuverable, which is why culinary artist Jen Monroe of Badtaste.biz prefers smaller blades when making the ornate cuts for her elaborate tablescapes. Chef Jeremy ...