A short sword sits between a long dagger and a full sword, long enough to have real reach, short enough to be drawn and used in a confined space.Where the length comes fromEvery culture with crowded fighting arrived at roughly the same answer: the Roman gladius, the Greek xiphos, the Anglo-Saxon seax, the Chinese dao all cluster around the same blade length. It is not coincidence. It is the longest blade a man can draw and swing with someone standing beside him.Ours are hand-forged from high-carbon or Damascus steel, full tang, with fitted leather sheaths.Please check your local law before ordering.
14 pieces in this collection
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Hand Forged
Heated, hammered and ground by hand.
Engraving available
Names, dates or Norse runes on most pieces.
Ships from Memphis
Dispatched from our Tennessee facility.
