A replica of the Spartan sword used by King Leonidas in the movie 300 Coughland was sentenced to a 12 month community order, 10 rehabilitation activity days, and must carry out 40 hours of unpaid ...

A "replica" sword that has been part of the collection at the Field Museum in Chicago for nearly a century is actually a 3,000-year-old artifact from the Bronze Age.

Best Gifts Under $300 Apple Deals. iPad MacBook ... The Field Museum had thought it was a convincing replica of a Bronze Age sword. Turns out, it's the real thing.

The sword is a replica of the one used by Mel Gibson in the 1995 Oscar-winning film, “Braveheart.” IMDB. Unfortunately for these customers, the sword is purely decorative.

The sword has been on exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago for almost a century, with the label "merely a replica." However, it was recognised as authentic last year.

Field Museum shows off 3,000-year-old sword once believed to be a replica The sword will be displayed at the entrance to the upcoming exhibition “First Kings of Europe,” which aims to ...

Since the 1930s, the Field Museum has been in possession of a sword from Hungary with the belief it was just a well-made replica. But the sword is no impostor, the Chicago museum announced on ...