My sword is yours.
I'm fascinated by swords also.  The sabre is one of my favorites.  I'm going to take a fencing class next month (should be interesting).  Although in common war the sword is not of much use, using a sword is an excellent skill for self defense.  There's always something handy: a stick, car antenna, etc. that one can use to drive off thugs if he knows how to use it.

Well, a sword isn't really a primitive weapon - it requires a forge, sophisticated metal-working technology.... but point taken.  I have made a "wooden club-sword" which is indeed Aztec - I think the reason they were used was because it is very easy to churn out tiny microliths of obsidian, take a roughly made a club and stick the rock in the shaft.  I found it easy, anyway.  Used a handaxe for the carving, which I was pleased with, because it was the first totally primitive thing I made.  It looks quite nice, sanded with sandstone, smoothed with beachstones until it shone and still shines.  I used alder because it has a nice red colour and is easy to carve (although I appreciate it is not traditional and is too light for a proper war-club).
 Anyway, that is just about the only sword-type weapon I have.  Apart from some large knives, and a 14 inch flint dagger.

I have got a gross messer off of cold steel and i love that thing. Like i have said warhammers are my favortie weapon but you got to like swords. i make very little money so the $300 was very hard to get i put my whole summer into buying that sword. Mowing lawns for $10 is not fun. But it was worth it.

haha yes i love that sword it has my whole summer in it.

what model is your sword?

here is the site http://www.coldsteel.com/88gm.html

thats the gross messer cool isent it?

Is that why you did some many posts tonight? 
Congradulations.  8)

p.s. this is just a reason to help me get to my future godly statis.