Frequently asked questions

Every piece is forged to order. Production runs 1 to 2 weeks, then US delivery takes another 3 to 7 days. You get a tracking email the moment it leaves Memphis. If a piece is out of stock it is forged from scratch, which takes 2 to 3 weeks instead of 1 to 2.

No. US shipping is free on every order with no minimum, to all 50 states including Alaska and Hawaii. International shipping is quoted at checkout.

Yes. International orders usually arrive within 10 to 25 days depending on the destination and customs. Any duties or VAT are set by your country and payable by you.

Nothing is held in stock. Each piece is forged, ground, fitted, sharpened and inspected by hand after you order. We would rather take an extra week than ship a blade that has not been checked.

Yes, within 12 hours of placing the order. Email sales@ransackviking.com with your order number and the correct address. Once a piece has shipped the address cannot be changed.

No. Carriers will not deliver bladed goods to a PO box. Please use a street address.

Yes. The site runs over an encrypted SSL connection and payments are handled by established payment providers. We never store your full card details on our servers.

All prices are shown and charged in US dollars. If you are ordering from outside the United States your bank converts at its own rate.

At checkout, the moment you place the order. That payment is what starts your 1 to 2 week production slot.

Orders delivered inside the United States have no import duties. For international orders, any duties, VAT or handling fees charged on arrival are set by your country and payable by you.

Within 12 hours of purchase, yes — just email us with your order number. Engraved and custom pieces cannot be cancelled once cutting has begun.

Yes. We regularly supply groomsmen sets, corporate gifts, clubs and retailers. Email sales@ransackviking.com with the pieces and quantity and we will quote.

7 days from the day your order is delivered. The piece must be unused, unsharpened by you, and returned in its sheath and box. You cover return shipping; we refund the full purchase price within 5 business days of it arriving.

Any defect in the forging, grind, heat treat or fittings, with no end date and no receipt hunt. It does not cover a dull edge, rust from poor storage, cosmetic wear, or damage from using a blade as a pry bar.

No. An engraved piece cannot be sold to anyone else. You have 12 hours from purchase to change or cancel. The lifetime warranty on the steel still applies, and if we cut the mark wrong we replace the piece.

Lettering or Elder Futhark runes are $19 per piece. A family crest is $34.99 per piece. Charged per piece rather than per order, because each one is separate hand work.

Almost all of them — axes, swords, seax, chef and hunting knives, pocket knives, shields, drinking horns and jewellery. A handful of textured or wrapped surfaces cannot take a mark, and those product pages do not offer the option.

No. The mark is cut shallow into the flat or the spine, never into the edge bevel or anywhere carrying stress. It does not affect the heat treat.

Hand-forged Damascus, high-carbon steel, D2 tool steel and stainless, depending on the piece. Every product page lists which one under The Details.

High-carbon and Damascus will if left wet or unoiled — that is the trade for a finer edge. Wipe dry after use and oil monthly. D2 is semi-stainless and stainless will not rust.

Real. The pattern comes from folding and drawing out the billet by hand, so it runs through the steel rather than sitting on the surface. No two pieces are identical.

Sharpened and ready to use. Ground at roughly 18 to 22 degrees per side. Handle every piece as a working blade from the moment you open it.

Forged by hand in established overseas partner workshops, then inspected, engraved and dispatched from our Memphis, Tennessee facility. We set this out in full on our Country of Origin page and we do not claim “Made in the USA”.