Name: Vendel sword Gotland (Broa), 8th century, semi-sharp
Brand: SPQR
SKU: SPQR-WP281
Price: 195.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Vendel sword Gotland (Broa), 8th century, semi-sharp

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Product description

The beautiful Vendel Period sword is loosely based on a finely crafted artefact kept today at the History Museum (Historiska Museet) in Stockholm, Sweden (Item 120525, SHM 10796). The original piece, a gilded bronze sword hilt (see last picture), is a grave find from Broa, on the Swedish island of Gotland. Many a find attributed to the Vendel era (roughly lying between the Migration Period and the Viking Age in Swedish history) bears testimony to the high quality of the craftsmanship achievable in Scandinavia at the time.

Shape-wise, this one-hander is a classic example of a Norse or Viking sword. The wide, double-edged high carbon steel blade is of medium length, with a broad fuller running down the entire blade length and fading out just before the point. The edges are not sharpened, whilst the tip is pointy, and the blade's full tang is threaded to the pommel. The gorgeous hilt of this single-handed sword is crafted from bronze, polished, and adorned with intricate motifs inspired by the original artefact. As swords with all-bronze handles may tend to be on the heavy side and somewhat unbalanced, a hollow hilt was employed to circumvent this issue. This one-handed Vendel sword comes complete with a brown wood-and-leather scabbard with wooden suspension loop (max. belt width 5.5 cm) and brass throat and chape. The medieval sword has been designed as a collector's or decoration/display piece. Amongst its qualities as a collectible, it is also particularly well-suited as a prop, e.g. to complete your costume.

Product details

Product details:

Blade material: 1065 carbon steel (not stainless steel)

Edge: semi-sharp (1 mm), sharp tip

Grip material: bronze

Total length: approx. 92 cm

Blade length: approx. 76 cm

Blade thickness: approx. 4.5 mm (approx. 2.5 mm at the tip + cutting edges approx. 1 mm)

Grip length: approx. 16 cm (grip approx. 10.5 cm)

Max. blade width: approx. 5.3 cm

Balance point: approx. 13 cm from the crossguard

Incl. wooden scabbard with genuine leather cover and belt with steel buckle

Weight without scabbard: approx. 1.32 kg

Weight with scabbard: approx. 1.82 kg

Based on a historic original

Shipment weight (grams): 2000

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