Ondřej Borský 29 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Hello fellow bladesmiths! I was contacted by a customer who wanted a simple 10th century sword. After discussing it a bit further, he has chosen a quite funny (at least in my opinion) sword It is described in Ian Pierce´s Swords of the Viking Age, page 122-123. I say funny, because the pommel is ridiculously small for the blade and cross dimensions... Well, here is my attempt. Blade is 78,4cms long, the grip 9,7cms. It weighs 1030g, and it´s blunt. Link to post Share on other sites
MSchneider 5 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Nice work! I agree the pommel looks really small in proportion to the rest of it. How does it handle? Link to post Share on other sites
Ondřej Borský 29 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 It handles surprisingly well! The PoB is somewhere 17cm from the guard, but thanks to the low weight the sword moves swiftly and can be stopped easily. Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Colwell 143 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 well, if that's what he wants, then that is what he gets! The sword looks great, just a small pommel. It has a historical support, too. Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Miller 136 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Looks awesome! The pommel is small. Link to post Share on other sites
Karter Schuster 1 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Amazing work Ondrej, very clean lines Link to post Share on other sites
Michal Plezia 58 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Amazing work Ondrej, very clean lines I agree. Link to post Share on other sites
Ondřej Borský 29 Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Thank you, gentlemen! The pommel is small indeed... and when the customer decided for this sword, I tried to persuade him to pick a different one... and I have failed, obviously Link to post Share on other sites
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