[Peter Szabo]

Five billets - three damascus billets for damascus core and two billets for each of the two cutting edges

I always make damascus packets of larger amount of material to have enough. Here it is too much I think - these 5 billets are planned to be a sword but my friend asked me if I am going to make a damascus wrecking ball 😀 but more material is better than less material

[Peter Szabo]

some progress damascus billets after forge welding

[Peter Szabo]

Blade length: cca 800 mm
Blade width: cca 60 mm
Total length: cca 950 mm

guard and pommel decorated with wire inlay

[Peter Szabo]

These three billets will be core of the sword.

[Peter Szabo]

work in progress - before forge welding

[Peter Szabo]

Blade after forge welding.

[Bram Verbeek]

You can tell it's going to be a one handed sword because there's only one glove for size in the pictures.

[Mark Moore]

If this turns out the way I think and hope it does, the pattern on this blade will be absolutely stunning. I'll be following this with great interest. .....McM

[Peter Szabo]

A new picture comes after s while - not much progress made, it is still too heavy and I need to grind both cutting edges and also the middle part of the blade

[Peter Szabo]

some small progress - after hardening

[Peter Szabo]

SOME NEW PROGRESS

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[Peter Szabo]

I made the wooden part of the handle and my friend, a leathercrafter, made a leather part for it.The sword itself is completely finished. The scabbard is still to be made (it will be in the similar style as the handle + brass fitting at the bottom of the scabbard). This will take my friend cca 2 weeks. Then the sword will be available for sale. I am considering a silent auction unless there is somebody already seriously interested in the sword (we can discuss the design of the scabbard in this case). For more info please PM me.

[Michael P. Smith]

Whoa! That is spectacular!

[Brad Galloway]

I really like the hilt work.

[J. Hargis]

Oh my!

A proverbial jaw dropper.

Exquisitely done, Peter.

- Jon

[David Lewis Smith]

That is really stunning and lovely.

[Peter Szabo]

DAMASCUS SWORD FOR SALE via SILENT AUCTION

This is the damascus sword that many of you watched making of. It took me cca 18 months with pauses and I always loved getting back to this project . The core of the sword is made of three damascus steel billets (each is made of hard and mild steel) - like in viking times. The billets on the outer sides of the sword are made of hard carbon steel. I made the sword using as much medieval techniques as possible. The sword is of higher quality than swords in viking times, but I dont recommend to use it in real fight. The sword is blunt now - cca 0.5mm. I didnt sharpen it because I supposed the customer will carry it and it will be safer this way.
Its scabbard has a wooden core covered with leather with a brass fitting at the end. Total length of the sword is 743mm (handle from guard to guard is 101mm). The guards are decorated with brass wire inlay.

- auction ends on Monday 18.03.2019 22:00 CET
- starting price 2800 € (shipping included)
- minimal bid 50 € (offers are binding !)

Please PM me your offers. Thank you and good luck!

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