Knight's Sword of the River Witham with Scabbard, 13th Century.

Gift Knight's Sword of the River Witham with Scabbard, 13th Century.

Witham River Knight's Sword with Scabbard, 13th Century



This beautiful one-handed sword is based on an original now in the collection of the British Museum in London. The knightly sword, dating back to the 13th century, was found in the River Witham near Lincoln, England, in 1825. A special feature of this sword is the inscription “+ndxoxchwdrghdxorvi+” inlaid with gold wire. Despite numerous speculations and attempts to decipher it, the meaning of the presumably Latin acronym remains unclear to this day.



The sword has a broad, double-edged blade with unsharpened cutting edges. Two deep grooves run almost its entire length. Like the original, the inscription is engraved on one side and a sequence of symbols consisting of stylized crosses, crescents and quatrefoils on the other. The guard and the disc pommel riveted to the blade tang are made of steel. The wooden handle section was wrapped with a brown leather strap.



This medieval knight's sword comes with a brown wooden/leather scabbard with hood and steel muzzle plate, as well as attachment rings for a sword belt.



This medieval sword is designed as a collector's item or decorative object. It is also ideal as an accessory, for example to complete your costume.



Details:

- Blade material: carbon steel

- Rockwell hardness of the blade: 48 – 52 hrc

- Handle material: Wooden handle with leather covering, steel guard and pommel.
- Total length: approx. 93cm

- Blade length: approx. 76 cm

- Blade thickness: approx. 5.3 mm

- Handle length: approx. 16.5 cm (handle section approx. 10 cm)

- Maximum blade width: approx. 5.4 cm.
- Center of gravity: approx. 15 cm in front of the guard

- Includes wooden case with leather sheath and steel fittings.
- Weight without cover: approx. 1.5kg

- Weight with case: approx. 2 kg



The above specifications may vary slightly from specimen to specimen.



The steel used here is not stainless and may show slight signs of corrosion. We recommend taking care of the blade regularly, for example with Ballistol, a universal oil suitable for preserving steel products.



Please note:

This item is only sold to persons over 18 years of age. Please enter your date of birth on our order form. We also require a copy of your ID, driving licence or similar by email, scan, fax or post.



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