Just thought I would share with everyone the first sword I have bought with a sharp edge. It is a bronze Carnuestie sword by Neil Burridge which is a variation upon the Ewart Park type, this one with a tin pommel. It is based upon an archaeological find at Carnuestie made on September 9th, 2016.
Here is the link to the gallery for this Carnuostie sword on Neil Burridge's facebook page.
The nine photos below are ones that I took the day that I received the sword.
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Beautiful, as are all Neil Burridge's swords. I'm curious - With most bronze age swords, the wooden pommel ensures that the balance is a ways down the blade. What does that bronze (tin?) pommel cap do to the balance?
| Roger Hooper wrote: |
| Beautiful, as are all Neil Burridge's swords. I'm curious - With most bronze age swords, the wooden pommel ensures that the balance is a ways down the blade. What does that bronze (tin?) pommel cap do to the balance? |
The pommel on this specific sword is tin which matches the archaeological find.
As I have never used one with a wooden pommel I am not sure how its balance would compare. In my hand it feels quite fast but when extended point forward I can still feel a sense the mass towards the point and when I swing it there is still a definite feeling of momentum being generated.
The point of balance is about one finger width in front of the blade's narrowest point in the wasp waist section of the blade.
Beautiful - can't go wrong with Neil's work.
That is a beauty to pick as your first sharp sword. Welcome to the Bronze Age.
The first european sword I ordered was an Ewart Park by Neil and it is one of my favorites. Congratulations, you sure started out at a high level. That is a beauty.
Very nice. I like his Mindlehiem too. Well, all his work really. Congrats on the acquisition.
| Roger Hooper wrote: |
| ... the wooden pommel... |
In my research, I found that most bronze-age pommels were ivory or minerals, not wood.
Nowadays, it's difficult (and costly) to find a piece of ivory large enough for a pommel. There is a faux ivory available, but I think it is too light to make an effective pommel.
You can use agate or marble instead.
Wood is fine. There are plenty of examples with wooden pommels.
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