The history of this slender and elegant reproduction sword dates from the Middle Ages, when the Templars fought in the crusades in the Holy Lands. The Knight become mythologized as guardians of spiritual secrets and are associated with the Ark of the Covenant, the Holy Grail and, of course, the Da Vinci Code. With a 2 ft blade this can be used as a unusual cake cutting knife, or a less flamboyant choice of swords for cutting croquembouche.