A very Special (used) Longsword

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2004-085 is a Very Special Longsword

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This type XVa’s 5160 spring-steel blade is 35-1/2″ long by 2″ wide at the base. The blade is differentially tempered for added toughness. The sword is a purpose-built demo and sparring sword. OAL of the sword is 45-3/8″, weight is just shy of 3 pounds. COG is 4-1/2 inches from the base of the blade.

The furniture is mild steel. The cross is of hexagonal section with the ends turned down. The handle is sandwiched spruce wood wrapped in linen cord with an acrylic lacquer finish.

The sword is equipped with a black leather scabbard.

So whats special part? Way back when this was my personal sparring sword and was used in countless martial arts demonstrations at Camlann Medieval Faire and other venues as well as in classes.

After we stopped doing Camlann I handed it off to my demo-partner for some theatrical work and just forgot about it. In the succeeding decade it has been featured in a foreign television commercial, been on the TV show ‘Level Up!’ and in the movie ‘Name of the King 2’ as well as numerous theatrical productions.

This sword is very much in used condition; the blade is marked at the spine and edge from sword-cuts and parries. The tip is slightly bent from where I rammed it full-force into a breastplate worn by a 200b. man. That being said I have inspected the sword and it is in safe and useable; it has been maintained in excellent mechanical condition.

The very special part is that my friend heard that I was about to sell my personal longsword due to profound financial problems brought on by my recent injuries. They immediately delivered the sword (which by now I considered theirs if I thought about it at all) and insisted that I sell it rather than my personal blade. It took some convincing, but my wife and friend insisted.

This sword is now sold.

IH0060-16 Hybrid Combat Knife

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IH0060-16 is a Re-imagined Tanto

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6-inch long, 1/4″ thick 5160 spring-steel blade is flat ground to an appleseed edge. Cross-section is Shinogi-Zukuri. Blade is selectively hardened and blued.

The handle is 4-13/16″ long. The guard and butt-plate are blued steel, the handle is made of stacked leather washers. The leather has an acrylic finish, so unlike the originals it will be highly resistant to rot and mildew.

The knife will be provided with a traditional military-style scabbard in brown leather reinforced with rivets. The sheath will accommodate belts up to 2″ wide.

The concept is a Japanese Tanto re-imagined as a WW2-era combat knife. This should be an excellent all-arounder for field use.

This knife is now sold.

IH0058 is a Retro-Fighter/Camp Knife

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This knife combines William Scagel’s esthetic with the robust construction of WW2 combat knives to produce a unique and efficient fighter or camp knife. The 8″ 5160 spring steel blade is 1/4″ thick at the spine. The blade is convex-ground to a zero-edge, and the false-edge is not sharpened.The handle is made with blued mild-steel furniture and a stacked leather-washer handle. The handle is fully sealed against moisture and will be highly resistant to rot or mildew. The knife is 13-1/2 inches long overall and balances at the guard.

This item is provided with a double-welted scabbard reinforced by sold brass rivets. The knife is secured by a leather strap with a hand-turned brass ‘Sam Brown’ stud. The sheath will accommodate belts up to 1-1/2 inches wide.

This item is sold.