Long Knife with Leather Sheath, ca. 1510

Discover Long Knife With Leather Sheath, Circa 1510

Long knife, ca. 1510 AD



As cities and the bourgeoisie grew stronger in the late Middle Ages, the demand for a civilian defensive weapon also grew. At that time, only the nobility was allowed to wield double-edged swords. For the common man, the so-called long knife was developed - an enlarged version of the medieval peasant guard . In contrast to the large, sabre-shaped knife that emerged at the same time, the blade was straight and single-edged. However, the long knife often had a so-called trailing edge at the tip, i.e. it had two edges at the end.



This long knife from Ulfberth is based on a well-preserved original that was in the collection of Crown Prince Ernst August of Hanover, but was auctioned off in 2012.



The forged guard is curved in an S-shape and has a large guard ring on the back. The strong tang is riveted to the solid wrought iron pommel. The wooden handles are attached with seven iron ball-head rivets. The upper half of the blade is triple fulled. It is hand forged from EN45 spring steel, oil-quenched and tempered to approximately 48-50 HRC. However, the cutting edge is not sharpened.



The sword comes with a matching leather sheath.



Details:

- Replica of a sword from the early 16th century

- Blade material: EN45 spring steel, oil hardened

- Rockwell hardness of the blade: approx. 48 hrc

- Total length: approx. 115cm

- Blade length: approx. 91 cm

- Blade width at guard: approx. 4.3 cm

- Blade thickness: approx. 4 mm

- Cutting thickness: approx. 1 mm

- Center of gravity: approx. 21 cm in front of the crosspiece

- Weight: approx. 1650 g

- Includes leather case



This is a product of ulfberth®



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