War Sword
This sword has a blade from the Albion moat sale. The blade came to me as a hardened and tempered blank that needed to be ground to final thickness and then finished out. The tang was a little shorter than I wanted so I removed about an inch off the blade at the shoulder to lengthen the tang and correspondingly shorten the blade.
The cross-guard and pommel are bronze. The guard is banzaipeened to the tang for a secure fit. The pommel is hot peened as well as banzaipeened on the grip side. The grip is a pinned hardwood core with a cotton cord wrap and risers with a leather over wrap.
Statistics |
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Overall length: |
47 1/2 inches |
Blade length: |
36 inches |
Blade width at base: |
2 1/4inches |
Blade thickness: |
.255 inch tapering to .10 inch |
Cross width: |
12 1/2 inches |
Grip length: |
8 inches |
POB measured from end of grip: |
4 1/4 inches from end of grip |
Weight: |
4 pounds |
This prototype sword is sold. A new version could be made for $3700.
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