Hi there!

I recently got the opportunity to forge this sword in collaboration with Swedish reenactors, so I´d like to share pics from the forging-process. Overall length: 97 cm, Blade length: 78.5 cm, weight: 1.35 kg, PoB: 9.5 cm. Thanks for your comments!

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Michal

Very good-looking sword. Do you have a photo of the other side of the sword? Is there a thumb ring on that other side? I see something that might indicate its presence in one of the photos.

Hello, Mikhal.
I admire your excellent workmanship. How, please tell me how, do you get the rough hammered steel on the hilt to be so smooth and even looking? If it is by hours of sanding, with different grits, by hand, you are a very patient man.
Henry

Thank you guys!
You noticed right - there is a thumb ring - see more pics here: http://www.nielo-sword.com/fotogalerie/swedis...m1653-806/
Yes, first you take rough piece of steel, forge it with hammer and polish and polish ...till it´s done. Cause it´s hand-forged, here & there are tiny "bumps".
Cheers

Fantastic work. Very clean lines, and everything executed very smoothly and in balance. I Really really like this sword. Thank you so much for sharing your work.

I like that sword quite a bit. The wire-wrapped grip looks excellent and i like the mixed-metal alternate color thing that the brass brings to it. Nice.

I´m glad for your comments!
I´ll try to answer your questions. I forge from common iron. I have lots of sizes and types of tools – pliers, hammers, etc. That makes the job easier. Sometimes, when I forge a new sword, I have to make new type of tool first to be able to forge a sword. Hole for tang is made by hammer with chisel on one side. With other hammer (in a shape of tang) I spread the hole and shape it. At the end I fit the hole with the tang.

Wow, lovely work! How does the blade handle? Is it more of a cutting blade or does it have good point control too?