[Joel Lombard]

What do you think about shorten this viking sword it¨s 98cm
I want it 75cm 78cm

But what to do with the blodgrove?

Any one know seller short viking svord? around 200$

[Joel Lombard]

It is my first sword didn't realize they was so long.
Any suggestion?

[Ian Hutchison]

You could shorten it. There are historical examples of swords which have been shortened and which have been re-pointed after breaking. The fuller should not be much of a problem since the type X is a cutting blade anyway.

[Jean Thibodeau]

Instead of cutting the point to shorten the sword to make it shorter why not work in reverse, remove the hilt furniture and handle, recut on the handle side.

Cut of the tang and regrind the blade into a new tang that can fit into the guard, remount the handle if still intact or make a new handle, then the pommel and re-peen.

If the blade is very very hard heat the tang to blue, wrap the blade with wet cloth so as to not soften the blade past the new blade shoulders. ( Heating to blue should soften the new tang so that it wont be brittle, but stop as soon as it starts to turn blue or stop before it turns blue and is still straw colour nearer to the blade shoulders ? )

Now this may be more difficult to do than simply cutting the blade short at the tip end.

Now some of the professionals on this site may add some advice about how to do the above better than I can as I'm mostly thinking out loud how I might do it as I've not done such a job myself to shorten a blade ..... so it's just a suggestion.

To do any of this it takes a steady hand on the sword using a belt sander to reprofile the tang, or a steady hand using an angle grinder with the blade clamped in a vice: If you have never done this or not have the skills to do this it might be a good idea to practice using a bar of mild steel before trying to do it on the sword: I have some skill with power tools but I personally would find it challenging.

[B Beythien]

Hi everybody,
I was once planning to do what you just proposed, Jean. Then i noticed to shorten a fullered blade via tang will most likely create a weak point, since you will end up having a very thin part close to the guard. As far as i know, in historical pieces the fuller usually does not go too far up/down the tang.

[Joel Lombard]

[Jean Thibodeau]

[Joel Lombard]

What Should i do with the fuller. If i cut the blade at middle?

[Lloyd Winter]

If you cut the blade in the middle you are going to have to reprofile the tip. If you’re good with a grinder, or one of your friends is, you can carefully blend the fuller into the new tip without trashing the heat treat. It’s probably always going to look like a post-forging alteration.. I have a Katz balger that used to be a claymor until the owner of said claymor broke it

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DBZ7_b_EvLR07D_cQ0gDubach4zyxqVa

[Joel Lombard]

[Joel Lombard]

Hi what do you Think i fint want to thin out the fuller it is get to tin dangerus

Vant post the image

[Joel Lombard]

Do you trust in reactment or dont do it? To dangerus?

[Baard H]

Yes, we thrust in reenactment, although it might depend on the rules of the local group. Are you a member of a group or do you plan to join one? Different groups may have variations on their rules. But generally a 2mm edge with a point rounded like a coin is considered safe.

Question though, why do you want to shorten the blade? 98 cm is probably about the most common length on most single handed swords I've dealt with, if you shorten it you'll be at a severe disadvantage meeting a majority of reenactors.

[Joel Lombard]

[Joel Lombard]

It got perfect not so clumpsy anymore it feels perfect

[Baard H]

If it was too heavy, grinding off excess weight without taking down the length would have been better, although it would require a lot of skill and/or luck to not screw it up.

[Joel Lombard]

[Baard H]

Yes you need to keep the edge 2mm, but you don't thake away the mass there. If you take mass away you're usually taking it from the thick parts of the center.