Historical Recreations:
10th Century Witham Viking Scramseax Knife
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Historical Recreations:
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Seax Knife - (History of the Seax Knife)
A scramseax (also scramsax, scramseaxe, scramaseax, scramasax, scramaseaxe
and sometimes referred to as simply scram, seax or sax) was a type of Germanic
single-edged knife. Scramseax seem to have been used for warfare and as
a tool. They occur in a size range from 2.9" to 29.5". The larger ones
(langseax) were probably weapons, the smaller ones (hadseax) tools, intermediate
sized ones serving a dual purpose. Wearing a scramseax may have been indicative
of freemanship. The scramseax was worn in a horizontal sheath at the front
of the belt. Scram refers to food and seax to a blade (so, "food knife").
There is some debate about the authenticity of the longer word scramseax.
The Saxons may have derived their name from seax (the implement for which
they were known) in much the same way that the Franks were named for their
francisca. This claim is largely supported by the appearance of scramaseaxes
in early Saxon heraldry.
The Generation2 version is based off a 10th century version and if you notice it is a nice match to the Witham Viking Sword. The Blade is 5160 tempered carbon steel with
a wood handle, wrapped in brwon leather.
Blade length: 12.125"
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| IP-704-2 Witham Viking Seax Knife | $139.00 |
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