European swords

European Sword Hilts

17th Century European Swords

European Sword Hilts

Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Art Museum. "The Book of Kings: Art, War, and the Morgan Library's Medieval Picture Bible," March 6–June 6, 2004.Minneapolis, Minn. Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Kult Of Athena - Swords - DSA2200BKS - The Frederick III Sword with Integrated Belt - This sword is heavily inspired by the elaborate sword of Frederick III of the Holy Roman Empire. It has a blade of EN45 high carbon steel imbued with a tempered hardness of 50 HRC. The elaborate crossguard and pommel are solid cast from copper. Like Frederick III’s original sword, the crossguard has its additional ridged embellishments on a single side. The grip was carved from oak wood, overlaid in binding…

This Ronin Katana European Arming Sword has a blade of 1075 high carbon steel that was both well-tempered and sharpened. The blade has a long cross-section for weight reduction. The crossguard and pommel are crafted from steel and the thick blade tang was peened to the pommel to give it a robust hilt construction. The grip is wrapped in stitched leather with its central section overlaid in cord. The wood-core scabbard is overlaid with stitched black leather and finished with a steel locket…

Artofswordmaking by Maciej Kopciuch