About Ransack Viking
Who forges these pieces, how they are made, and what we will not compromise on.
We do not run a factory
Ransack Viking is a United States company, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Every knife, axe, sword, shield and piece of armour we sell is handmade in the Czech Republic, in workshops that still work the old way by hand rather than on an automated line. We import the pieces, inspect them here, and ship them from Lamar Avenue.
We say that plainly because the alternative is to imply something untrue. Plenty of stores in this category let you assume the blade was made in the same building the invoice came from. Ours were not. The Czech smiths who made them are not a detail to hide. They are the reason the work is good.
What happens in Memphis is the part that protects you: every piece is unpacked, checked against its own listing, edge tested, and rejected if the grind is off or the fit is loose. Engraving and rune work happens here too, in the United States, before your order goes out.
Where we stand today
4.65average from 2,918 rated reviews
80%of those reviews are five star
Read from our own store, not a marketing sheet. These move as orders and reviews come in.
What the catalogue is made of
Every listing carries its steel, handle and length. Here is how that breaks down across the catalogue.
Steel
Handle material
Shortest to longest
Overall length runs from small folders to 40" swords. The median piece measures 12".
Sheath included
Most pieces ship with a leather sheath or blade cover cut for that exact blade.
No two alike
Damascus figure comes from 1095 and 15N20 forge welded together and worked by hand, so the pattern on your blade is yours only.
The Norse part, honestly
We use these symbols because they are beautiful and because they mean something. Here is where the line sits.
Genuine
The Valknut and the Elder Futhark are attested on the Stora Hammars stones, the Oseberg burial, hundreds of runestones.
Later, but real
The Vegvísir comes from 19th-century Icelandic manuscripts, not the Viking age. We still cut it. We just will not pretend it is older than it is.
Worn, not worshipped
Thor’s hammer was worn as a pendant across Scandinavia. Ours is jewellery and ornament, not a religious claim.
Refused
Norse symbols have been stolen by extremist groups. We will not cut those marks, and we refund in full if asked.
From billet to doorstep
Heated
In the Czech Republic, a billet is brought to forging heat. Damascus starts as layers of 1095 and 15N20 that will become the pattern.
Hammered
Drawn out on the anvil by hand. This is where the figure in the steel is decided, and why no two blades come out matching.
Fitted
Heat treated, ground, then fitted with rosewood, stag horn, bone, micarta or olive wood and finished by hand.
Checked in Memphis
Unpacked, measured against its listing, edge tested, sheath fitted, engraved if you asked for it, then packed and shipped free.
What we will not do
Claim a false origin
Everything we sell is handmade in the Czech Republic and ships from Memphis. We do not say the pieces are made here, because they are not. Our Country of Origin page sets out exactly who does what.
Run a permanent sale
A price that is always slashed is not a discount, it is a habit. When something here is reduced, it is reduced for a reason and for a while.
Ship an edge we would not keep
If the grind is off or the fit is loose it does not go out. That is the whole point of checking every piece here.
Where to start
Still deciding?
Every piece is forged, ground and finished by hand in the Czech Republic, and ships free from Memphis, Tennessee, with no import duty and no customs delay on US orders.