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Post by nerdthenord on Nov 8, 2018 17:00:00 GMT
Hello everyone. As some of y’all know, I recently commissioned a custom sword from Rob Miller at Castle Keep. Since I have quite a while before the final design is due, I was hoping you could help me finalize the specifications.
The current design is a late Migration Period/early Viking Age sword. The hilt is Petersen type A. What I want help with most is the blade. I want a historically accurate design, so for the time period I’m aiming for (C. 700 AD, give or take 50 years), I was thinking Geibig type 1. I understand the type 1 blade is very tip heavy, but very thin to keep weight down. Could any of you recommend blade dimensions for a type 1 blade, such as width, thickness, distal taper, and length? I understand the type 1 blade has virtually no profile taper until an abrupt rounded end. Thanks. Oh, the grip will be about 3.75 inches, not including pommel or guard. Don’t know if that helps with blade dimensions or not. I’m also five foot six and very slightly built, if you need that information.
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Post by nerdthenord on Nov 9, 2018 0:15:02 GMT
Ok. I did a bunch of reading, these are some metrics I came up with. Blade length: 28 inches. Width: 2 inches, no profile taper. Thickness: 4mm, no distal taper. Fuller width: 1 inch. Fuller depth: 1mm. Grip length: 3.75 inches. Pommel: 1.5 inch length, 4 inch width. Guard: 0.5 inch length, 4 inch width. If y’all want, could someone tell me how this sword would handle?
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 9, 2018 2:12:10 GMT
That's hard to say. Those swords were cutting swords and so it makes sense that they are balanced blade heavy in general and have a spatular tip. On the other side they were relative thin and light. They weren't made to crush shields but to circumvent and find openings. I can't reckon what weight your blade design will have, better not much over 2 lb.
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Post by nerdthenord on Nov 9, 2018 2:19:38 GMT
That's hard to say. Those swords were cutting swords and so it makes sense that they are balanced blade heavy in general and have a spatular tip. On the other side they were relative thin and light. They weren't made to crush shields but to circumvent and find openings. I can't reckon what weight your blade design will have, better not much over 2 lb. I actually based these stats on the first sword on Swords of the Viking Age. It doesn’t give thickness or weight, but I heard most Viking Age and Migration Period swords were 4-5 mm thick with minimal distal taper. Somewhere around 80% of base thickness at the tip on average for those that actually had distal taper. I heard most modern replicas are thicker and either have no distal taper or too much. That’s one reason I saved up for a custom. I wanted a Viking sword made specifically for me that handled like the originals.
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