From Sword of the Crusades Teutonic Knights
 
Sword of Crusades, Teutonic Knights Sword - The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of liberating the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims and freeing the Eastern Christians from Muslim rule. 
The Second Crusade was lauched in 1147 under the Kings Louis VII and Conrad III respectively, but failed to win any major victories, launching a failed pre-emptive siege of Damascus, an independent city that would soon fall into the hands of Nur ad-Din, the main enemy of the Crusaders .The Third Crusade was issued by Gregory VIII in 1187, after Jerusalem had been recaptured by the armies of Islam under Saladin.
Philip and Richard with their armies, departing only in July, 1190, crossed the sea and, after stops at Sicily and Cyprus, landed at Acre—Philip in April and Richard in June—where they joined the siege, and the city surrendered in July, 1191. Philip departed for France in August, leaving Richard in control. The terms of the surrender of Acre included a prisoner exchange and the return, by Saladin, of the True Cross, which he had captured with Jerusalem in 1187. 

Why did Gen2 use the 12th Century sword to make this sword?
For one, its simple cruciform design made it historically popular form many years 900-1600 A.D. and it was used by many European countries.
Second, the length of the blade made it not only easy for ground fighting but also made it long enough to use from horse back as well.

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Teutonic Knight Crusader Sword
Blade length:  34.5"
Handle/Hilt length:  8.5"
Overall:  43"
Balance Point:  5.0" Below Hilt
Weight:  3 lbs. 1.4 oz.
 
Teutonic Knight Crusader Dagger
Blade length:  12.5"
Handle/Hilt length:  7"
Overall:  19.5"
Balance Point:  At Cross guard
Weight:  1 lbs. 8 oz.
IP-003a-2 Teutonic Knight Crusader Sword $239.00
IP-103a-2 Teutonic Knight Crusader Companion Dagger $99.00
History of the Teutonic Knights - The Teutonic Knights or Teutonic Order (Latin: Ordo domus Sanctæ Mariæ Theutonicorum Ierosolimitanorum, "Order of the German House of St. Mary in Jerusalem", German: Orden der Brüder vom Deutschen Haus St. Mariens in Jerusalem or more commonly Deutscher Orden) is a German-based Roman Catholic religious order formed at the end of the 12th century in Acre, Palestine. During the Middle Ages they were a crusading military order and wore white surcoats with a black cross. It is now a clerical order based in Vienna, Austria.

The medieval order played an important role in the Middle East, controlling the port tolls of Acre. After Christian forces were defeated in the Middle East, the Order moved to Transylvania in 1211 to help defend Hungary against the Cumans. They were expelled in 1225 after allegedly attempting to place themselves under Papal instead of Hungarian sovereignty.

Following the Golden Bull of Rimini, Grand Master Hermann von Salza and Duke Konrad I of Masovia made a joint invasion of "Old Prussia" in 1226 to Christianise the Baltic Old Prussians in the Prussian Crusade. The knights were then accused of cheating Polish rule and creating an independent monastic state. The Order lost its main purpose in Europe, when the neighbouring country of Lithuania accepted Christianity. Once established in Prussia, the Order became involved in campaigns against its Christian neighbours, the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Novgorod Republic (after assimilating the Livonian Order). As well as their feudal levies the Order had a strong urban economy, hired many mercenaries from throughout Europe, and became a naval power in the Baltic Sea.

In 1410, a Polish-Lithuanian army decisively defeated the Order and broke its military power at the Battle of Grunwald (Tannenberg). The Order steadily declined until 1525 when Grand Master Albert of Brandenburg resigned and converted to Lutheranism to become Duke of Prussia. The Grand Masters continued to preside over the Order's considerable holdings in Germany and elsewhere until 1809, when Napoleon Bonaparte ordered its dissolution and the Order lost its last secular holdings. The Order continued to exist, headed by Habsburgs through World War I, and today operates primarily with charitable aims in Central Europe.

The knights sometimes used a cross pattée as their coat of arms; this image was later used for military decoration and insignia by the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany.

Usually a Black Cross on White Background.
Note: The blade is 3/16" high carbon spring steel with a full hefty tang.  We tested it on several 2"x4" standing up and split them with no marring on the blade.  We then tested it on a 2"x4" cross ways resting on each side on a solid rest and came straight down.  It did not cut all the way through but it did cut deep and again did not mar the blade or edge.  We then went to the ultimate test Steel-to-SteelSM. We did 9 good blows, it nicked the blade but did not break the blade not break the tang or handle in either of these test.

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Note .. The construction of this sword makes it suitable for Steel-to-Steel.
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