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Hand forged in Thailand from spring steel, this monstrosity features a nicely distal tapered blade and a large, comfortable socket tang handle. It also has that rustic, “hand-beaten out of shipwreck steel” look that a Neotribal artist would charge a premium for. But why have Neotribal when you can go Neolithic instead?*
It is very heavy. Swinging it around is fun but also incredibly dangerous as it is very sharp and isn’t easy to put the brakes on. When it starts moving it just wants to keep going. Maneuverability also isn’t its strong suit.
I don’t have a sheath for it. I wouldn’t even know where to look for one, I’d probably just make one out of a mammoth hide but I’m fresh out. Feel free to do the same.
Pics: https://imgur.com/gallery/KmkTRCz
Specs: Made from spring steel. It’s sharp and can be made sharper. It comes from a shop I bought other pieces from and should be just as durable as those pieces are.
Weight: heavy.
Dimensions: 16” blade with about 15” of sharp edge. Socket handle is about 6” long and 1.87” diameter at the base. OAL is slightly over 23”. Thickness at the base of the spine is around 5/16” and is forge-tapered to about 1/8” at the top of the spine. The base of the blade is 1.75” wide and the tip is 4.75” wide.
All dimensions are approximations as the rough hand-forged nature of this blade makes it highly variable.
Price: $95 shipped in the US. You lucky dog, it took me years to find this and its smaller siblings. I’ve not succeeded in finding one like it that is this big and also clean, sharp, and has a decent size handle. Fortune smiles upon you.
Payment: PayPal
Trades: Got socket tang sickles? Let’s see ‘em.
*Early Bronze Age is more technically accurate but what’s a few thousand years?
Reference:
http://www.jiaa-kaman.org/pdfs/aas_17/AAS_17_Akanuma_H_pp_313_320.pdf
It is very heavy. Swinging it around is fun but also incredibly dangerous as it is very sharp and isn’t easy to put the brakes on. When it starts moving it just wants to keep going. Maneuverability also isn’t its strong suit.
I don’t have a sheath for it. I wouldn’t even know where to look for one, I’d probably just make one out of a mammoth hide but I’m fresh out. Feel free to do the same.
Pics: https://imgur.com/gallery/KmkTRCz
Specs: Made from spring steel. It’s sharp and can be made sharper. It comes from a shop I bought other pieces from and should be just as durable as those pieces are.
Weight: heavy.
Dimensions: 16” blade with about 15” of sharp edge. Socket handle is about 6” long and 1.87” diameter at the base. OAL is slightly over 23”. Thickness at the base of the spine is around 5/16” and is forge-tapered to about 1/8” at the top of the spine. The base of the blade is 1.75” wide and the tip is 4.75” wide.
All dimensions are approximations as the rough hand-forged nature of this blade makes it highly variable.
Price: $95 shipped in the US. You lucky dog, it took me years to find this and its smaller siblings. I’ve not succeeded in finding one like it that is this big and also clean, sharp, and has a decent size handle. Fortune smiles upon you.
Payment: PayPal
Trades: Got socket tang sickles? Let’s see ‘em.
*Early Bronze Age is more technically accurate but what’s a few thousand years?
Reference:
http://www.jiaa-kaman.org/pdfs/aas_17/AAS_17_Akanuma_H_pp_313_320.pdf
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