Viking Sword From The Isle Of Eigg, Damascus Steel.

Delight yourself with Viking Sword from the Isle of Eigg, Damascus Steel.

Viking sword from the island of Eigg, with a Damascus blade



This Viking sword is a replica of an 8th-9th century sword found on the island of Eigg. Its thin, blunt Damascus blade has a wide groove. The short guard, handle and pommel are cast in bronze and richly decorated.



The sword's scabbard is made of leather-wrapped wood and has a bronze hood and mouth plate, as well as a bronze holder as a belt loop (for belts with a maximum width of 5 cm).



The term Damascus steel, Damascus steel or simply Damascus refers to a composite steel made from two or more different types of steel. The name is derived from the Syrian city of Damascus, which was an ancient fortress.
It is considered the origin of Damascus steel production.

Typically, a hard, high-carbon steel and a soft, low-carbon steel are joined together by repeated welding and forging. The high-carbon steel provides greater hardness, better hardenability, and greater edge retention, while the softer steel gives the blade greater elasticity and greater resistance to breakage. With this technology, which was developed in an era of poor and changing steel qualities, the positive properties of different steels can be combined.

Due to the different colours with different carbon content, impressive patterns of alternating layers are created, such as twisted Damascus, the so-called twist Damascus or rose Damascus. Due to these patterns, Damascus swords from the Middle Ages were said to have an inherent magic.



This sword is also available in a regular version with a carbon steel blade (item number 0116040601).



Details:

- Blade material: Damascus steel

- Total length: approx. 97.5cm

- Blade length: approx. 80 cm

- Handle length: approx. 17.5cm

- Weight: approx. 1920 g



The above specifications may vary slightly from specimen to specimen.



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.