Two-Handed Celtic Broadsword (Battle-Ready)

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Kyle Germann

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I'm brand-new to this forum (just joined today, in fact). My specialty is swords, but I'm looking for something that might not exist. A two-handed high-carbon steel (like 5160 or 1085) celtic broadsword. Could anybody help me?
 
yeah, there is no shortage of them on the market. Hanwei makes a good blade, but i'm sure there are plenty of others out ther
 
The two-handed one makes it a bit more difficult. Kris has a fine offering though for a celtic-styled sword.
 
Kyle Germann said:
I'm brand-new to this forum (just joined today, in fact). My specialty is swords, but I'm looking for something that might not exist. A two-handed high-carbon steel (like 5160 or 1085) celtic broadsword. Could anybody help me?
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I don't know if something called a two handed celtic broadsword (how many anachronisms can we work into one name :) ) exists now but to the best of my knowledge there are no extant historical finds which would lead us to believe that anything like that existed historically.

There are various manufacturers that make "celtic swords" which have already been mentioned. However, if one wants to purchase a truly accurage celtic sword one might start here:

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http://www.bronze-age-swords.com/British_and_European.htm
 
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Triton said:
I don't know if something called a two handed celtic broadsword (how many anachronisms can we work into one name :) ) exists now but to the best of my knowledge there are no extant historical finds which would lead us to believe that anything like that existed historically.

There are various manufacturers that make "celtic swords" which have already been mentioned. However, if one wants to purchase a truly accurage celtic sword one might start here:

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http://www.bronze-age-swords.com/British_and_European.htm
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Checked it out. However, these are BRONZE. At first (mainly because of the silvery sheen), I thought that they were steel. But they are actually bronze. Not what I'm looking for.
 
Kyle Germann said:
Checked it out. However, these are BRONZE. At first (mainly because of the silvery sheen), I thought that they were steel. But they are actually bronze. Not what I'm looking for.
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Understood, they are indeed bronze as were actual Celtic swords. So the question becomes what are you really looking for? Are you looking for the advertising construct that is called a "celtic broadsword" by so many current manufacturers? That is a leaf bladed steel sword of some variety? Or are you looking for something else entirely?
 
Triton said:
Understood, they are indeed bronze as were actual Celtic swords. So the question becomes what are you really looking for? Are you looking for the advertising construct that is called a "celtic broadsword" by so many current manufacturers? That is a leaf bladed steel sword of some variety? Or are you looking for something else entirely?
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I agree with Triton. Celtic swords were bronze and one-handed, like the one shown above. There is not such thing, historically, as a steel "two-handed celtic broadsword." It sounds like maybe you're looking for a two-handed leaf-bladed sword, in which case it would be a fantasy piece and your best option for a quality rendition woud be custom.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
I agree with Triton. Celtic swords were bronze and one-handed, like the one shown above. There is not such thing, historically, as a steel "two-handed celtic broadsword." It sounds like maybe you're looking for a two-handed leaf-bladed sword, in which case it would be a fantasy piece and your best option for a quality rendition woud be custom.
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Agreed, I would recommend Rick Barrett or possibly John Lundemo for such a custom piece.
 
Either would be great choices, though I have an especial fondness for Lundemo's work.
 
Jim Hrisoulas also does nice leaf blades if that's what you mean by celtic. I would venture to say he is about as competitive a price point as you'll find, my avatar is a custom leaf blade from him. As a warning though with all custom work take whatever lead time they give you and multiply it by at least 2 or 3 times to get the actual deliver time.
 
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