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Viking Sword Damascus Templ Replica By Patrick BartaThis is my templ replica viking age pattern welded (damascus). Sword made by patrick barta in the czech. Republic. It is a copy. From a archeological grave find in huseby, norway circa. A. D. 800. The pommel and hilt crossguard are iron inlaid wiht dozens of. Silver and copepr strips giving it an almost gold like appearance. This technique is called hto wiring inlay. The pommel and guard can be polished to a shiny gold hue or left to patina to a deep rich color. The bldae is. Made with iron rods and strips twisted forming the center (fuller) and iron strips for edges. All welded together, an interesting pattern emerges in the center (fuller) from.The hilt hafl way down the blade were the pattern becomes a herring bone. Pattern. Dark age blades of this genre were often forged in the kingdom of the franks and then exported to the north where they were hilted up adn decorated by norse craftsmen. Combinations of softer and harder iron in the middle of the blaed with the harder iron edges. Lend the blade cutting power with a flexible core, a very formidable weapon and. Tool capable of devasatting and lethal wounds even to men in mail. Aesthetically it is. Very attractive sidearm. It would eb a type c. Spatha on the peterson viking sword typology chart. The sword si 37 ¼'s overall, blade length is 30 3/8's, 2.3/16's wide at the hilt with a point of balance 5.3/8's from the guard. The blade has a. Accurate distal taper, meaning the blade is thickest at the guard and narrows. Toward the tip of teh blade, when viewed from the side. Teh period appropriate. Scabbard is alder covered with calf skin with wooden baldric loop. String windings have been replaced with. Leather. The grip is wood covered in tooled leather, (see pics). The pommel is. 2 piece and historically accurate. A. Nice patina is forming on the blade. There is minor wear on the sword from handling but in excellent condition overall. Patrick barta has won many awards ofr his. Swords, covering all periods with ease btu his dark age damascus pattern welded swords are among the. Best in the world. eH uses traditional. Methods frmo smelting his own iron ore to inlay, engraving and grinding. Even the pommel and guard are maed from. Scratch and are historically correct construction. His waiting list is 3 years. And yuo can expect to pay $2,500 to.
$6,000 for a pattern welded sword from patrick. His work ni reconstructing. Archeological grave finds have found their way into the museums of europe. He has worked side by isde with curators in.
Showing enthusiasts the beauty of these treasured weapons. You can see how eh makes his swords in detail and see more of his work. At www. Templ. Net. I also have pics of the sword being made in stages but you can see more at his site. I am breaking up my. Collection of swords. I will miss teh piece. The sword will be shipped insured. Immediate payment required. On nov-02-08 at 053709 pst, seller added the following information the grip measures 4 's and hte weight of the sword itself is 3.4 lbs.
On nov-04-08 at 053848 pst, seller added the following information cutting edges are also of folded steel.
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