Deepeeka Hersir
Jan 10, 2014 18:35:23 GMT
Post by Jussi Ekholm on Jan 10, 2014 18:35:23 GMT
Introduction
I like viking swords. I would like to have a custom viking sword but as I'm currently saving up for next nihonto purchase, I can't think of other large purchases right now. I like Type H viking hilts, and as I had heard fairly good stuff about Deepeekas new viking offerings I decided to jump on this as this was so affordable. Having seen some Deepeeka products in past my expectations were not very high.
Historical Overview
Petersen type H hilt, blade is Geibig type 3.
Full Disclosure and Dealer Interaction
I bought this from Celticwebmerchant.
I have been slightly biased against Deepeeka products for several years now. So that will most likely affect my review a bit. I did not expect much about these Deepeeka products, as I have owned 1 Deepeeka sword and seen couple others in the past and I was not satisfied with them.
Initial Impressions
As this is very affordable viking sword my expectations were quite low. I was positively impressed with this sword. Sure there are many minor things about this which I don't like, but in overall I'm quite impressed what can be had for such low price.
Statistics
Overall length: 96 cm
Blade length: 78 cm
Blade width at guard: 5,75 cm
Blade width 10cm from tip: 3,85 cm
Blade thickness at guard: 4,5 mm
Blade thickness 10cm from tip: 4,5 mm
Crossguard width: 10,9 cm
Grip length: 10,8 cm
Weight: 1575 grams
Point of balance: 12,5 cm from guard
Components
The blade is bit roughly finished. The sword is quite heavy as it has 2 mm thick blunt edge all along the length. The sword is described as battle-ready by the vendor, but personally I wouldn't do much contact with the sword. Blade is bit wavy and not 100% straight. As I do not practice any sword arts, I cannot give a legitimate opinion on it's handling but for myself it feels an ok weapon. This just feels bit too heavy for comfortable use, but if I were to sharpen & reprofile it a bit, I think it would be better handling. As it weighs almost 1,6 kilos now, I think it would be possible for me to make it around 1,3 - 1,4 kilos which would make a huge difference in it's handling.
Sword has type H hilt and here you can see the crossguard and pommel in detail. Both are ok quality, bit blemishes on each. Deepeeka says that their pommel is two piece. Scabbard is something you could expect for this price, and there are some soft material fillers that are designed to grip the sword. I do think it's nice to have it and you can't really complain about it when you think about the price of this item.
My biggest issue with this sword might be the grip length. My preferred viking sword grip length is currently around 9 - 9,5 cm's. Now as this sword has a grip length of 10,8 cm, it feels much too large for me. While the 10,8 cm's is not out of viking sword grip lengths I think it's much above the average. Out of c. 60 grip lengths in Peirces book, 4 are 10,5 cm or above.
Of course that's only minor detail, but for me that is the biggest downside of this sword. I would like this much more if the grip would be c. 1,5 cm shorter.
Conclusion
I like it. Sure it's not perfect but for c. 100€ sword it's pretty nice. Even though I gave some critique about minor stuff, it has to be in mind what price range we are talking about. You can't expect much better quality for this price in my mind.
This is definately the best Deepeeka product I have seen. This is huge improvement to those Deepeeka products I remember from many years ago. Hopefully their all of their new lineup will be up to par with this one in quality.
If you have any questions about this shoot them freely and I'll try to answer to them.
It's been quite a while since a sword in this price range impressed me as much as this one.
I like viking swords. I would like to have a custom viking sword but as I'm currently saving up for next nihonto purchase, I can't think of other large purchases right now. I like Type H viking hilts, and as I had heard fairly good stuff about Deepeekas new viking offerings I decided to jump on this as this was so affordable. Having seen some Deepeeka products in past my expectations were not very high.
Historical Overview
Petersen type H hilt, blade is Geibig type 3.
Full Disclosure and Dealer Interaction
I bought this from Celticwebmerchant.
I have been slightly biased against Deepeeka products for several years now. So that will most likely affect my review a bit. I did not expect much about these Deepeeka products, as I have owned 1 Deepeeka sword and seen couple others in the past and I was not satisfied with them.
Initial Impressions
As this is very affordable viking sword my expectations were quite low. I was positively impressed with this sword. Sure there are many minor things about this which I don't like, but in overall I'm quite impressed what can be had for such low price.
Statistics
Overall length: 96 cm
Blade length: 78 cm
Blade width at guard: 5,75 cm
Blade width 10cm from tip: 3,85 cm
Blade thickness at guard: 4,5 mm
Blade thickness 10cm from tip: 4,5 mm
Crossguard width: 10,9 cm
Grip length: 10,8 cm
Weight: 1575 grams
Point of balance: 12,5 cm from guard
Components
The blade is bit roughly finished. The sword is quite heavy as it has 2 mm thick blunt edge all along the length. The sword is described as battle-ready by the vendor, but personally I wouldn't do much contact with the sword. Blade is bit wavy and not 100% straight. As I do not practice any sword arts, I cannot give a legitimate opinion on it's handling but for myself it feels an ok weapon. This just feels bit too heavy for comfortable use, but if I were to sharpen & reprofile it a bit, I think it would be better handling. As it weighs almost 1,6 kilos now, I think it would be possible for me to make it around 1,3 - 1,4 kilos which would make a huge difference in it's handling.
Sword has type H hilt and here you can see the crossguard and pommel in detail. Both are ok quality, bit blemishes on each. Deepeeka says that their pommel is two piece. Scabbard is something you could expect for this price, and there are some soft material fillers that are designed to grip the sword. I do think it's nice to have it and you can't really complain about it when you think about the price of this item.
My biggest issue with this sword might be the grip length. My preferred viking sword grip length is currently around 9 - 9,5 cm's. Now as this sword has a grip length of 10,8 cm, it feels much too large for me. While the 10,8 cm's is not out of viking sword grip lengths I think it's much above the average. Out of c. 60 grip lengths in Peirces book, 4 are 10,5 cm or above.
Of course that's only minor detail, but for me that is the biggest downside of this sword. I would like this much more if the grip would be c. 1,5 cm shorter.
Conclusion
I like it. Sure it's not perfect but for c. 100€ sword it's pretty nice. Even though I gave some critique about minor stuff, it has to be in mind what price range we are talking about. You can't expect much better quality for this price in my mind.
This is definately the best Deepeeka product I have seen. This is huge improvement to those Deepeeka products I remember from many years ago. Hopefully their all of their new lineup will be up to par with this one in quality.
If you have any questions about this shoot them freely and I'll try to answer to them.
It's been quite a while since a sword in this price range impressed me as much as this one.