Early Medieval Tinker Sword With Combat Blade

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Early medieval tinker sword with combat blade

Michael 'Tinker' Pearce has designed a range of Hanwei swords made from 5160 steel that combine authenticity, functionality and performance.

To meet the varying demands of Western martial artists, there is both a sharp and a dull version of each of the seven swords, all of which offer excellent handling. Careful heat treatment of the 5160 steel (preferred by Tinker) by hot-dip hardening (marquenching) results in an excellent combination of strength and flexibility with a Rockwell hardness of 50-52 HRC. This allows for increased edge strength on sharp blades, while preventing burr formation on dull models and ensuring safety-related tip flexibility.

Replacement blades are available for each sword type in this series, with the exception of the early Viking broadsword. A key feature of Tinker’s designs is that the blades are replaceable. This gives you the opportunity to purchase a complete sword plus a replacement blade so that you can use both the sharpened and dulled versions. All longswords, bastard swords and early medieval broadswords feature Tinker’s special mounting system with hex nuts, which allows for easy blade changes with an allen key and ensures that the handle remains firmly attached.

Early medieval broadswords (Oakeshott type X11) are available in both a sharp and blunt version. Both are identical in handling. The sharp sword is provided with a hilt that extends over about a third of the blade, with a diamond-shaped cross section that flattens out towards the tip. The blunt version features a wide, shallow groove to shift the weight towards the edges. This means that the blade offers safety without impairing the sense of touch. The cross-shaped handle is both handsome and functional. A leather-lined scabbard is included.

Main features:
- 5160 heat treated spring steel (hot dip hardening)
- Detachable
- Tested by tinker

Details:
- Total length: approx. 97 cm
- Blade length: approx. 80 cm
- Handle length: approx.
- Weight: approx. 1134 g
- Rockwell hardness: approx. 50-52hrc
- Manufacturer item number: sh2405

The above specifications may vary slightly from sword to sword.

Also available :
- Replacement blade for early medieval tinker sword - dull (item number hn-oh2407)
- Early medieval tinker sword with sharp blade (item number hn-sh2404)
- Replacement blade for early medieval tinker sword - sharpened (item number hn-oh2406)

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