A scuba diver in Israel discovered a 900-year-old sword off the country's Mediterranean coast that experts say likely belonged to a Crusader knight.

"The sword, which has been preserved in perfect condition, is a beautiful and rare find and evidently belonged to a Crusader knight," Nir Distelfeld, inspector for the Israel Antiquities Authority ...

An impressive meter-long sword dating back to the Crusader period was found by a scuba diver on the seabed off the Carmel Coast, the Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Monday. Shlomi Katzin, a ...

"The sword, which has been preserved in perfect condition, is a beautiful and rare find and evidently belonged to a Crusader knight," Nir Distelfeld, Inspector for the Israel Antiquities Authority ...

Ancient sword discovered by a scuba diver off the coast of Israel may have been dropped in the sea by a Crusader knight 900 years ago An amateur diver spotted the sword on a seabed 13ft deep near ...

A scuba diver made an amazing discovery of a 900-year-old iron sword, which archaeologists believe belonged to a crusader knight, while diving near his local beach off Israel’s Carmel coast.

Scuba Diver Discovers a 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword off the HaCarmel Coast 🗡️ Shlomi Katzin was scuba diving last... Posted by Israel Antiquities Authority on Monday, October 18, 2021 ...

“It evidently belonged to a Crusader knight. It is exciting to encounter such a personal object, taking you 900 years back in time to a different era, with knights, armor, and swords ...

A SWORD that is likely to have been wielded by a Crusader knight nine centuries ago has been found in shallow water off the northern coast of Israel. The heavily encrusted blade will now be cleaned ...

"The sword, which has been preserved in perfect condition, is a beautiful and rare find and evidently belonged to a Crusader knight," Nir Distelfeld, inspector for the Israel Antiquities Authority ...

Ariel Schalit/AP/Shutterstock "The sword, which has been preserved in perfect condition, is a beautiful and rare find and evidently belonged to a Crusader knight," Distelfeld said in a statement.

An Israeli amateur diver has found a sword, believed to be 900 years old, off the coast of northern Israel. Shlomi Katzin was recently scuba-diving near the town of Atlit, Israel, when he spotted s… ...