Historical
Recreations: The Hank Reinhardt Collection!
Viking Sword from the River Witham - 10th Century A.D.
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Historical
Recreations: The Hank Reinhardt Collection!
Viking Sword - Tenth Century A.D.
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The original sword was dredged up from
the river Witham.
"This sword is one that I have
wanted to copy for years. There have been several attempts, but none have
completely satisfactory. Adequate, yes, but not truly satisfying. At least
until this one.
Several years ago I had the
chance to visit Sweden and Gotland to look at Viking artifacts as well
as the remains from the Battle of Visby. One thing that I noticed, but
have not encountered in any works on the Viking sword, is that the Swedish
swords all seem to be a bit large than those I saw in Norway and Denmark.
Of course it could have been just luck that the ones I saw in Sweden were
larger, I have no way of knowing. But this sword could easily qualify as
a Swedish sword. The blade is 77.8 cm, and is slightly over 6cm wide, and
the balance point is about 16 cm. from the grip. This is a true warrior’s
sword, the weight is about 3 pounds, but the balance is superb. The cutting
power of the sword is quite impressive and I can easily see it being wielded
by Skarp-Hedin or Egil Skallagrimson. Hand forged, high carbon steel."
Hank Reinhardt
The blade of this sword is hand
forged from 5160 carbon steel and hand tempered.
The pommel and cross guard is
also solid carbon steel with copper diamond inlays, then highly polished.
The handle is wood wrapped in
leather. Sword also includes a wood scabbard wrapped in leather with
steel accents at throat and tip.
| This sword features polished steel pommel and crossguard with Copper Diamonds. Wood handle wrapped in lather. Full wide tang that is peened over top of the pommel. |
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Blade length: 30 1/2"
Blade Width near hilt: 2 /12"
Blade Width near tip: 1 5/16"
Blade Thickness near hilt: 1/4"
Blade Thickness near tip: 3/32"
Handle/Hilt length: 6 3/4"
Grip Length: 3 7/8"
Overall: 37 1/4"
Balance Point: 5.50" Below
Hilt
COP is 11.75 inches from the tip,
19 inches from the guard.
Weight: 3 lbs. 1.4 oz.
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Note .. The construction
of this sword makes it suitable for heavy reenactment use.
Also Note..This
sword (and or dagger) comes very sharp.
These instruments are NOT toys, their use requires
the training and supervision of a qualified Teacher or Trainer in
sword use or fencing. Their use in ANY other
form (i.e. chopping trees down in the backyard, etc. ;-) can result
in severe injury to the user and to the instrument,
and is not warranted by Imperial Weapons. If you are not
qualified, DO NOT attempt to use these instruments
before securing qualified instruction. Owning an instrument
such as this carries with it a responsibility
to gain the instruction needed to become proficient and qualified in its
use. Users should contact a qualified Trainer
or Teacher or join a fencing club to receive proper training. The
necessary training is NOT available via books
or videos; and no, it is definitely not as easy as it looks. Imperial
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assume no responsibility for injury, damage, or loss incurred
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