Today, swords are a very popular area of collecting They may be displayed along with a knife collection, or by themselves on sword display stands

The development of the long edged weapon known as the sword was already well underway by the Bronze Age In fact, rudimentary swords were developed even before metals, though of course these had very crude blades (made of flint, bone, or similar materials) and were not nearly as sharp as any metal weapons that would follow them