An arming sword is the single handed knightly sword of the high middle ages, the piece that followed the Viking sword and hung at the hip beside a shield before the longsword took over. Straight double edged blade, a cross of steel or brass at the hand, a short grip for one hand and a counterweighted pommel at the end. It is the shape most people picture when they picture a medieval sword.
The swords here run 31 to 40 inches overall with 24 to 32 inches of blade, and bare weights sit between about 2 lb 6 oz and 2 lb 14 oz. Most blades are 1095 high carbon hardened to 54 to 58 HRC. Around a dozen are 1095 and 15N20 Damascus at 58 to 60 HRC. Grips are leather over a shaped wooden core, fittings are steel or brass, and nearly every sword ships with a fitted leather scabbard.
Choose by pommel and guard first, since those are what place a sword in a century, then read the edge line on the product page, because some pieces are sharpened and some are ground as display edges.
Free US shipping
On most pieces. Heavier and oversized ones carry a flat charge.
Hand Forged
Heated, hammered and ground by hand.
Engraving available
Names, dates or Norse runes on most pieces.
Ships from Chicago
Inspected and dispatched from our Chicago warehouse. No import duty, no customs delay on US orders.
