From Historical Recreations: 12 Century Medieval Sword
(History Lives)
True beauty is in simplicity!
12th Century Sword - (Original: c. 1100 - 1250 Northern Europe, Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow.)
A well known leading expert on medieval swords comments that the original could be from as early as 1100 to as late as 1250. And we trust that he should know.
The pommel, a faceted wheel, is a shape encountered in the Leppaho Viking swords, a group of swords excavated from Viking graves dating from 980-1000. 
The crossguard is of an early form, which the Vikings referred to as Gaddhjalt [spike hilt].
The blade is designed for the cutting style of fighting used during this period and has a fuller running 2/3 the length of the blade.

Our version features:
A hardwood handle, wrapped in leather.
The cross guard and pommel are solid steel, polished and fitted onto a full tang that is peened at top of the pommel for strength and durability.  And is how many of the originals were fitted.
The scabbard is made from wood then wrapped in leather with a solid steel end cap.

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Sword
Blade length:  34.5"
Handle/Hilt length:  8.5"
Overall:  43"
Balance Point:  5.5" Below Hilt
Weight:  3 lbs. 6 oz.

Dagger
Blade length:  12.5"
Handle/Hilt length:  7"
Overall:  19.5"
Balance Point:  At Cross guard
Weight:  1 lbs. 8 oz.

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IP-003-2 12th Century Sword (In Stock) 
12th Century Viking Sword
Qty: Price: $219.00
IP-103-2 12th Century Sword Companion Dagger (In Stock)
12th Century Dagger
Qty: Price: $99.00
Note: The blade is 3/16" high carbon spring steel with a full hefty tang.  We tested it on several 2"x4" standing up and split them with no marring on the blade.  We then tested it on a 2"x4" cross ways resting on each side on a solid rest and came straight down.  It did not cut all the way through but it did cut deep and again did not mar the blade or edge.  We then went to the ultimate test Steel-to-SteelSM. We did 9 good blows, it nicked the blade but did not break the blade not break the tang or handle in either of these test.
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Generation 2 Sword Oil
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Note .. The construction of this sword makes it suitable for Steel-to-Steel.
Also Note..This sword (and or dagger) comes very sharp.
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 sword use or fencing. Their use in ANY other form (i.e. chopping trees down in the backyard, etc. ;-) can result
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