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Hello all,
Here's a funny little double-edged sword that, at about 29" in length, is almost more of a gigantic dagger.
This sword blade is forged and ground from beta titanium alloy bar stock and heat-treated, and is stiff but able to flex. It's quite light, and whipping it around feels like a wielding a deadly quill pen. It's distally tapered, and the edges are polished down to zero. The double-edged grind extends all the way through to the end of the tang.
The guard and pommel are forged of wrought iron from a cemetery fence from New York, ca. sometime in the 1700s. The piece of iron was gifted to me by the indefatigable Mr. Nighthaxan (Charles Roddenberry), a man of seemingly endless arcane information concerning steels and metallic laminates. Thanks Nighthaxan! :]
It was named "Nordic Gal's Guardian" long before it was finished by my fjord-loving leather construction droid, Ms. Øye, as the blade was mused to be a lady's self defense sword. The pointed, triangular-tipped crossguard is very sharp, and there is evidence that European swords made for single combat and dueling sometimes had pointed guards or pommels.
The grip is still unwrapped, as my source for deerskin lace has been dry for a month. The sheath is under construction, and I'll post a final photo when it's done and the grip is wrapped.
Sorry for the crappy pics, as I couldn't get a decent shot of this thing to save my arse! I swear it looks decent in person!
Thanks for looking, and I'll be sure to post a better pic when the sheath and grip are finalized. :]
Here's a funny little double-edged sword that, at about 29" in length, is almost more of a gigantic dagger.
This sword blade is forged and ground from beta titanium alloy bar stock and heat-treated, and is stiff but able to flex. It's quite light, and whipping it around feels like a wielding a deadly quill pen. It's distally tapered, and the edges are polished down to zero. The double-edged grind extends all the way through to the end of the tang.The guard and pommel are forged of wrought iron from a cemetery fence from New York, ca. sometime in the 1700s. The piece of iron was gifted to me by the indefatigable Mr. Nighthaxan (Charles Roddenberry), a man of seemingly endless arcane information concerning steels and metallic laminates. Thanks Nighthaxan! :]
It was named "Nordic Gal's Guardian" long before it was finished by my fjord-loving leather construction droid, Ms. Øye, as the blade was mused to be a lady's self defense sword. The pointed, triangular-tipped crossguard is very sharp, and there is evidence that European swords made for single combat and dueling sometimes had pointed guards or pommels.
The grip is still unwrapped, as my source for deerskin lace has been dry for a month. The sheath is under construction, and I'll post a final photo when it's done and the grip is wrapped.
Sorry for the crappy pics, as I couldn't get a decent shot of this thing to save my arse! I swear it looks decent in person!
Thanks for looking, and I'll be sure to post a better pic when the sheath and grip are finalized. :]
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