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Product description
The replica is based on 16th-century drawings of Irish kerns (cethern), who wore small, wide swords such as this. Characteristic is the pommel, which has been shaped like a ring. Similar swords have been found throughout Ireland, and the medieval Irish tradition of ring pommels is estimated to date back to the 13th century. A number of originals are nowadays part of the collections of the National Archaeological Museum in Dublin and the Ulster Museum in Belfast. Alongside a ring pommel, the sword also features quatrefoil pierced patterns in the cross-guard, which is typical of Irish medieval swords. The sword has a riveted pommel and a wooden grip wrapped with brown leather. The single-handed sword is supplied complete with a fine brown leather scabbard with a wooden core. The blade and tip are blunt, and the sword is well-suited to light sword fighting and re-enactment.
