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Mycenaean Naue Sword Just Released
Hi all. Just completed this custom order. Will be adding to the website soon and will be making a video on it.
History:
One of the most important, and longest-lasting, types of prehistoric European swords was the Naue II sword, also known as the "grip-tongue sword". It first appears in c. the 13th century BC in Northern Italy, and survived well into the Iron Age, with a life-span of about seven centuries, until the 6th century BC.
Shop Details:
1095 High Carbon Spring Steel. Steel is Heat Hardened & quenched in oil. Heat Tempered @ 500 degrees for 2 hours, and letting it air cool.
Measurements:
Total Length = 27 ½
Blade Length = 21 ½
Blade Width = 1 ¾
Blade Thickness = 3/16
Handle Length = 6
Handle Width = 1 1/8 widest
Handle: Walnut
Weight = 1 lb 10 oz
Pictures below
Hi all. Just completed this custom order. Will be adding to the website soon and will be making a video on it.
History:
One of the most important, and longest-lasting, types of prehistoric European swords was the Naue II sword, also known as the "grip-tongue sword". It first appears in c. the 13th century BC in Northern Italy, and survived well into the Iron Age, with a life-span of about seven centuries, until the 6th century BC.
Shop Details:
1095 High Carbon Spring Steel. Steel is Heat Hardened & quenched in oil. Heat Tempered @ 500 degrees for 2 hours, and letting it air cool.
Measurements:
Total Length = 27 ½
Blade Length = 21 ½
Blade Width = 1 ¾
Blade Thickness = 3/16
Handle Length = 6
Handle Width = 1 1/8 widest
Handle: Walnut
Weight = 1 lb 10 oz
Pictures below