Hello you guys!
Great to find such a nice forum, with what very much seems to be such great members on it.
Well, anyway after subing to the yearly knifemaker, just thought I'd give it a go;
This piece represents about (but not limited to) CIRCA 500-600AD; this type of blade came in all sizes, the knife size (sax) and the sword/shortsword size (langsax/langsaex etc.) this one happens to be a long sword.
Blade properties:
36" long X 2 1/2"- wide X 1/8+ thick. This sword is somewhat heavy, and imbalanced; it sure acts like a Dark Age Viking sword; swinging it two-handed with all my might in mid air caused staggering, *chuckle*
It was forged from a low carbon steel bar with the following dimensions:
1" wide X 1/2" thick X 30" long
The process of using a good ol' sledgehammer, forge, and anvil increasing the carbon content, and making the blade very stiff, rigid, and springy. Also, since I used such a primitive steel, it makes the sword as close in properties to a Dark Age sword as possible (they were made of wrought iron, as you might know)
Pictured unsharpened, if it was sharpened, (which I can easily do upon request) you'd see a somewhat pointier tip, and a 1/4" silver streak going down the straight edge, this sword is unusual in as much as even though they are shaped somewhat like a conventional machete, they are sharpened on what would be the "back" of a machete.
Last but not least, I left the blue oxide coating on which naturally occurs from blacksmithing, it's a great looking, rust inhibiting coat, that is extremely hard to come off (from my experience)
Would make a great camping or hunting machete, albeit, expensive for a machete, so don't lose it!
This sword a hand and a half sword, can be used one or two handed.
$250 not including shipping; though shipping a sword in the 48 is cheap, international will vary, I'll try to get an accurate quote on it, though.
To add a bit of credibility, I have been creating primarily Dark Age weapons since the 90's, and I have two more swords just like this one, except somewhat more narrow, and shorter, also the handles are different.
Thank you!
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 208257.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 208258.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 208260.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 208261.jpg
Just thought I'd upload more images of my other work to prove I've actually done more than just this one; the top two aren't for sale, unfortunately. They're going on the ExcaliburBrothers.com website, for sale there, though upon request I can make some just like any of these three. The handles on the top two were carved from walnut harvested off my land:
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 2082576861.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 2082576862.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 2082576863.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 2082576864.jpg
Great to find such a nice forum, with what very much seems to be such great members on it.
Well, anyway after subing to the yearly knifemaker, just thought I'd give it a go;
This piece represents about (but not limited to) CIRCA 500-600AD; this type of blade came in all sizes, the knife size (sax) and the sword/shortsword size (langsax/langsaex etc.) this one happens to be a long sword.
Blade properties:
36" long X 2 1/2"- wide X 1/8+ thick. This sword is somewhat heavy, and imbalanced; it sure acts like a Dark Age Viking sword; swinging it two-handed with all my might in mid air caused staggering, *chuckle*
It was forged from a low carbon steel bar with the following dimensions:
1" wide X 1/2" thick X 30" long
The process of using a good ol' sledgehammer, forge, and anvil increasing the carbon content, and making the blade very stiff, rigid, and springy. Also, since I used such a primitive steel, it makes the sword as close in properties to a Dark Age sword as possible (they were made of wrought iron, as you might know)
Pictured unsharpened, if it was sharpened, (which I can easily do upon request) you'd see a somewhat pointier tip, and a 1/4" silver streak going down the straight edge, this sword is unusual in as much as even though they are shaped somewhat like a conventional machete, they are sharpened on what would be the "back" of a machete.
Last but not least, I left the blue oxide coating on which naturally occurs from blacksmithing, it's a great looking, rust inhibiting coat, that is extremely hard to come off (from my experience)
Would make a great camping or hunting machete, albeit, expensive for a machete, so don't lose it!
This sword a hand and a half sword, can be used one or two handed.
$250 not including shipping; though shipping a sword in the 48 is cheap, international will vary, I'll try to get an accurate quote on it, though.
To add a bit of credibility, I have been creating primarily Dark Age weapons since the 90's, and I have two more swords just like this one, except somewhat more narrow, and shorter, also the handles are different.
Thank you!
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 208257.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 208258.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 208260.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 208261.jpg
Just thought I'd upload more images of my other work to prove I've actually done more than just this one; the top two aren't for sale, unfortunately. They're going on the ExcaliburBrothers.com website, for sale there, though upon request I can make some just like any of these three. The handles on the top two were carved from walnut harvested off my land:
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 2082576861.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 2082576862.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 2082576863.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/kimsey0/Picture 2082576864.jpg
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