My grail, after all these years!

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Ferahgo

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So, I have been trying to find a seax for several years. I read about the seax in a book once, so I looked it up. I instantly fell in love with it. I have always been fond of very pointy knives, and very heavy knives. This fit the bill perfectly, and I had to have one. After a long time of research, I found that Himalayan Imports makes an excellent quality one. I quite broke, so I had to wait for it to come up as a blem or a deal. I saw several of them come up over the past year or so, but every time it came up (rarely), I was broke or someone was a bit faster n the draw. Well, about a week ago, it was finally posted. Only $75, but none the less, my grail. I was the very first one to post, and I got it! Let me tell you, that was the longest three days of my life. But, it finally arrived. Out of the box, it was pretty dull, but with some effort, it is now hair shaving, paper whittling sharp. The fit and finish was juuuust a bit off, but that is why I got it for so much less. The blade was mirror polished, the makers mark was very clean, and the handle is simply beautiful. The handle is two nice, meaty slabs of buffalo horn. Near the tang , the horn shows some variation, making it unique and amazingly attractive. Needles to say, I love this blade. But that is enough blabbering, off the the specs and the blade itself.

Weight - 21.3OZ
Blade length - 9"
Handle - 5.25"
Handle material - Polished buffalo horn.

To the pics! Better quality ones will be up soon.










Edit: I forgot to mention, but I will be using this beast for re-enactinf. The simplistic design and materials will work perfect for it.
 
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Thanks! I am super excited about it. It was a pretty good buy, too.
 
Congrats on the Grail!
Yay for patience and perseverance!
 
That's a pretty cool knife! Congrats on sticking with it and finally achieving your quest. It sure looks to be a real handful :) I know what it's like to have "that knife" that you really want, mine is a Puukko that was designed by Tapio Wirkkala and sold by Brookstone co. back in the '80's. They always go for too much money, but someday I will find "the one" at the right price. It is a unique knife, and no other would suffice in it's place.. Kudos to you on finding your special knife! :thumbup::thumbup:
 
sitflyer said:
That's a pretty cool knife! Congrats on sticking with it and finally achieving your quest. It sure looks to be a real handful :) I know what it's like to have "that knife" that you really want, mine is a Puukko that was designed by Tapio Wirkkala and sold by Brookstone co. back in the '80's. They always go for too much money, but someday I will find "the one" at the right price. It is a unique knife, and no other would suffice in it's place.. Kudos to you on finding your special knife! :thumbup::thumbup:
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"The knife" doesn't necessarily need to be something expensive. It just needs to be just what you wanted. Hope yours comes soon!
 
A beautiful and intriguing blade. I'm unfamiliar with the Seax, can you fill me in on the blade style background?
-Brandon
 
BearBug said:
A beautiful and intriguing blade. I'm unfamiliar with the Seax, can you fill me in on the blade style background?
-Brandon
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The basic shape is called "Wharncliff", as you may know. From what I have learned, this particular type of knife was used by the Saxons, back in 400-500 A.D.. It is generally attributed to the vikings, though. They used it frequently, but it was not made by them. It was generally used as a tool, but often made an excellent stab and slash weapon.
 
Grey Falcon said:
Congrats man, always nice to catch your grail. Hope it serves you well.
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i have already started using it in the woods. It is both and excellent slicer and chopper. I foresee it giving me many years of work. If it holds up, maybe it will be something I can pass down?
 
Very nice! Looks like Christmas came early this year.
Congrats! With these new knives you are bringing to your reenactments, you are going to cause a rash of new people here and your own Subforum to be created.

Congrats again!
 
NJBillK said:
Very nice! Looks like Christmas came early this year.
Congrats! With these new knives you are bringing to your reenactments, you are going to cause a rash of new people here and your own Subforum to be created.

Congrats again!
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I haven't even shown any of the folders I bring on my re-enactments. lol. A great tool, though. Sometimes, the cap will get stuck once you fire the rifle, and the spine of a blade is the only way to get it off. I also enjoy educating both the public and fellow re-enactors about knives.
 
Congrats man! Way to hang in there and wait for exactly what you want. :thumbup:
 
"Every time 'that knife' is found an angel get's is wings"- Zuzu in "It's a Wonderful Life"

Okay, that's barely paraphrasing, but it's nice to see someone get their goal rather than have it be an elusive unicorn.
 
Congratz on that one! It is great to get one´s grail. I´m glad you finally got yours.

I also got mine about a year ago - Queen DB Barlow :)
 
Congrats! It sure looks like a workhorse.

BTW, that style seax blade is called a brokenback seax (no relation to Brokeback Mountain! lol), and though primarily attributed to the Vikings, they were used by a large number of Western European peoples. They were also in fairly common use up through the 11th or 12th century.
 
riversidedep said:
Congrats! It sure looks like a workhorse.

BTW, that style seax blade is called a brokenback seax (no relation to Brokeback Mountain! lol), and though primarily attributed to the Vikings, they were used by a large number of Western European peoples. They were also in fairly common use up through the 11th or 12th century.
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Thanks for the additional information! I love learning about blades. These things in particular are an interesting subject.
 
Still looking for my grail. Don't know what it is yet though.

Glad you found yours!!!
 
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