Posts: 700 Location: Bourgas, Bulgaria
Sat 14 Jun, 2014 5:26 pm
Three recently finished (in the end of May) lang
seaxes:
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They share almost identical blades with close lengths, and equal widths and
distal tapering. The main differences are in the tip areas and quite obviously - in the hilts.
For the future projects I definitely need narrower blades (36 - 38 mm instead of 40 as now) - then the hour-glass shape of the grips would be not such extreme. The other things I'm not quite pleased with, are the metal fittings of the scabbards, and particularly the rivets - this time I didn't managed to make them as I usually want.
* The Norwegian - my chopper for the events I participate in :D
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One particular reason I made the hilt in such manner was my desire to test a multi-layer construction - here I have steel-copper-bronze-copper-steel billet, all held together with rivets.
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** The guard and the pommel of this one
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have a historical analogue, kept in the Museum in Nijmegen, Netherlands.
The grip - core of an oak, brass, bone, bufallo horn - is, of course, purely fictional.
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*** The last one with non-riveted construction
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is fully product of my imagination - of course, as always, I've tried to make the things historically correct.
The guard and pommel are bronze, the grip - buffalo horn, brass, accacia, walnut.
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Perhaps, I should try to cut the motif in the middle
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in opposite manner - convex ropes and immersed surrounding area - but anyway the result is good for a first try.
The last two langseaxes are intended for sale.
So, if someone is interested in - please, send me a PM in order to provide more images and to discuss the details.