Here’s two of my latest works, hope you like them.
The first one is a bastard sword that I just got ready. I have wanted to make a sword with hammer marks showing on the guard and pommel for some time now and this is how it turned out. The guard and the pommel have been forged to shape and the surfaces have been finished using only a needle file and sanding paper – and I might add that the forging was done by hand, no powerhammer was used…
The blade is rather broad and sturdy to match the no-nonsense look of the guard & pommel. The grip has quite strongly articulated form with wooden core, cord-wrap and deerskin surface. I had in my mind that I would patinate the blade, but then decided against it –the sword would have looked too grim. As it is, an apt name for the sword would be ‘the Brute’, or something like it...
The sword is an inch short of one meter (hehe) and the blade is 77,3 cm long, the point of balance is 9,5 cm from the guard and the weight is 1,455 kg. In hand the sword is surprisingly agile and fast, if I manage to get some mats, I’ll definitely do some test cutting with the sword.
The second one is a custom order falchion, done with ‘a budget’. The idea was to make a non-historical single-edged sword that would still be practical and functional. The clearest ‘fantasy element’ in the design is the root of the blade that turns into a sort of guard. Apart from that little flair of fantasy the sword actually resembles quite a lot some of the later falchions or hangers. –And this is the first sword I have so far made that has a scabbard that is mostly open at the back and has a strap and snap-on button lock to keep the sword in place…!
The falchion is quite big, oa. length is 72,7 cm, the blade is 67 cm long and 5,7 cm broad, the weight is 1,196 kg and the pob. is 12 cm from the guard. To match the blade, the hilt is of ‘heroic proportions’, basically the sword can be wielded with two hands.
It was unfortunate that I did not have a chance for any test cutting with this one… and now it has already been delivered.
Almost forgot; the bastard sword will be for sale…
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