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Viking and Celtic Swords

Early European swords with models built for cutting and reenactment.

Saxon Cawood Celtic
CAS Hanwei’s smiths have outdone themselves with their recreation of a 9th Century Saxon sword by replicating a technique used by the Saxons and Vikings and producing a stunning blade that features a pattern-welded core with high-carbon edge sections. This technique was used by the old-time smiths as a means of producing blades (just for the rich folks) that were sharp, resilient and decorative and, eleven hundred years on, CAS Hanwei has made them affordable.

The sword’s design is based on a 9th Century piece found in the bank of a stream in England in 1976 and now on display in the Yorkshire Museum.

 The celebrated Cawood Sword, named after its discovery location near Cawood Castle in England, is regarded as one of the finest and best-preserved examples of an 11th century Viking sword in existence. Preserved in the mud of the bed of the River Ouse for almost a millennium, the sword has now found a permanent home in the Yorkshire Museum, where it is a leading attraction. What is almost certainly a “sister” sword was unearthed in Norway in 1888, giving a valuable clue to the Cawood Sword’s origin.

Hanwei’s version of the sword replicates the lobated pommel and steeply-down-curved quillons of the hilt perfectly, while the wide-fullered blade is reproduced in 5160 high-carbon steel. The weight and balance provide for a very usable sword. No details of the original scabbard are known, but the styling of Hanwei’s leather-covered version is typical of the period.

 Our Celtic Sword has an anthropomorphic hilt and leaf-shaped blade. Solid brass hardware, a macassar ebony grip and leather scabbard make this piece ideal for the Celtic persona
Overall: 33 7/8"
Blade Length: 26 3/4"
Handle Length: 6"
Weight: 3lb
Blade Steel: Damascus/1095		 Overall: 36"
Blade Length: 30"
Handle Length: 4"
Weight: 2 lb 7 oz
Blade Steel: 5160		 Overall: 29 1/2"
Blade Length: 23"
Handle Length: 7 1/4"
Weight: 3lb
SH-2436 $ 740.39 Sale $ 479.99 SH-2457 $ 393.99 Sale $ 255.79 SH-2370 $ 220.79 Sale $ 143.49
Viking Godfred Tronheim Viking Practical Scramasax
Named for the feared 8th century Viking raider, our Godfred Sword is built around a beautifully patterned folded steel blade to replicate the pre-9th century originals. The interwoven leather grip, complemented by a Damascus guard and pommel, is matched by the leather-covered wood scabbard with bronze detailing and integral belt hooks. Superbly balanced, due to the deeply fullered distal tapered blade profile, the Godfred is a true tribute to the legendary Norse smiths. Hanwei continues to push the envelope with its forging capability in the Trondheim sword, produced as a one-piece forging in pattern-welded high-carbon steel. Patterned after swords that have been discovered in the area around Trodheim, Norway, the sword exhibits early ninth-century styling, a time when the Norwegian Vikings were pillaging Britain and Ireland. The beauty of the blade is matched by the grip and scabbard, both of which are wrapped in top-grain leather, engraved in a classic Viking motif. The Practical Scramasax has been produced in response to many requests from Viking re-enactors. Its 12-1/2" blade, with a rounded edge and 1/16" wide edge, make it an ideal secondary weapon. A horizontal-carry scabbard is provided.
Overall: 34 3/4“
Blade Length: 28 3/4“
Handle Length: 5 3/4”
Weight: 2lb 7oz
Point of Balance: 4"
Width at Guard: 1.87"
Width at Tip: 1.21"		 Overall: 30 ¼”
Blade Length: 24”
Weight: 2lb 7oz		 Overall: 17 3/4"
Blade Length: 12 1/2"
Weight: 1lb 7oz
SH-1010 $ 764.39 Sale $ 496.79 SH-2296 $ 799.99 Sale $ 639.99 SH-2297 $ 122.39 Sale $ 79.99
    

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