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Hand Forged axes, Damascus blades, swords, seax, shields and drinking horns. Every piece is heated, hammered and ground by hand in the Czech Republic, then inspected and shipped free from our Chicago, Illinois warehouse, with no import duty and no customs delay on US orders.

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High carbon kukri knife with rosewood handle, full length side view on a granite ledge before its leather sheath and small knives

Steel kukri knife with rosewood scales and rune etched blade held in hand in the woods, brown leather sheath with two small knives on a mossy stump

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Runehollow Hand Forged High Carbon Kukri with Elder Futhark Engraved Blade | Rosewood Scales and Steel Bolster | Leather Sheath and Two Companion Knives | Norse Gift | RK-2184

Engraved & Personalized, Kukri Knives, Norse Arms, Viking Knives

Rated 5.00 out of 5

Damascus bull cutter knife with camel bone handle placed beside its black leather sheath on weathered boards

Damascus bull cutter knife with camel bone handle standing upright against a wood block in front of a stone wall

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Cowhand Hand Forged Damascus Bull Cutter Knife with Camel Bone Handle & Leather Sheath | Cowboy Ranch and Western Gift | RK-433

Damascus Knives, Cowboy Bull Cutter

Rated 5.00 out of 5

Three bar hilt sabre trainer with a rolled flared safety tip, curved single edged blade and black wire bound grip on a plain grey studio backdrop

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Sturvang Hand Forged 51CrV4 Sabre Trainer with Three Bar Guard & Rolled Safety Tip | About 37 Inches Overall | Wire Wound Over Leather Grip and Care Card | Fencing Gift | RK-3038

HEMA Swords, HEMA Sabres, Swords, Sabres, Engraved & Personalized

Straight bladed blackened ninjato with a square guard and black cord wrapped handle standing against a weathered timber fence post beside its black lacquered saya

Blackened steel sword with curved blade and square guard held up in a gloved hand, sunlit autumn woodland behind

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Blackreed Hand Forged 1095 Steel Katana | Curved Single Edged Blade | Blackened Finish with Round Guard and Cord Wrapped Tsuka | Martial Arts Gift | RK-1876

Swords, Katana & Japanese Swords, Short Swords, Engraved & Personalized

Rated 4.30 out of 5

Damascus bowie knife with rosewood handle standing upright next to its dark leather sheath on grey planks, top view

Damascus bowie knife with rosewood handle and steel bolster held in an open hand in woodland, blade pointing down

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Longrose Hand Forged Damascus Bowie Knife with Rosewood Handle and Steel Bolster and Black Fiber Spacer & Leather Sheath | Hunting Bowie Collector Gift | RK-473

Bowie Knives, Damascus Knives

Rated 5.00 out of 5

Top view of a Damascus gut hook hunting knife with black horn handle on wooden boards scattered with oak leaves

Damascus gut hook hunting knife with black buffalo horn handle held flat on an open palm in an autumn forest

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Hornhook Hand Forged Damascus Gut Hook Hunting Knife with Buffalo Horn Handle | Hunting Field Dressing and Collector Gift | RK-10493

Damascus Knives, Accessories

Rated 5.00 out of 5

Knotwork arming sword with a brown wound leather grip and cut ring chain panel lying on grey paving stones beside a brown leather scabbard in low sun

Arming sword with lobed steel pommel, brown leather grip and knotwork panel below the guard beside a brown scabbard

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Knotmarch Hand Forged 1095 Steel Knotwork Arming Sword | 34 Inch Overall | Brown Leather Grip and Lobed Steel Pommel | Norse Reenactment Gift | RK-1857

Swords, Viking Swords, Engraved & Personalized, Norse Arms

Rated 4.67 out of 5

Hand forged damascus bayonet knife with a fluted polished steel grip, ring guard and triskele engraving lying on a pale wood stump beside its brown leather sheath

Damascus steel double edged bayonet dagger with fluted steel grip and ring guard drawn beside a leather sheath in a forest

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Ringspike Hand Forged Damascus Bayonet Dagger | 1095 and 15N20 Blade | Fluted Steel Grip Ring Guard and Leather Sheath | Collector Gift | RK-1871

Dagger Knives, Damascus Knives, Engraved & Personalized, Norse Arms, Viking Knives

Rated 4.80 out of 5

Hand forged damascus viking seax with a broken back blade, rosewood handle and Mjolnir stamp lying on a weathered tree round beside its brown leather sheath

Damascus steel seax with broken back blade, rosewood handle and brass bolster held in hand, leather sheath on the belt behind

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Emberfang Hand Forged Damascus Viking Seax | 13 Inch Overall with an 8 Inch Broken Back Blade | Rosewood Handle, Brass Guard and Leather Sheath | Norse Bushcraft Gift | RK-1739

Damascus Knives, Engraved & Personalized, Norse Arms, Viking Knives, Viking Seax

Rated 3.67 out of 5

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Odin Allfather Hand Forged Damascus Viking Bearded Axe | 18 Inch | Ash Wood Handle with Leather Blade Cover and Gift Box | Norse God Collector Gift | RK-635

Rated 4.20 out of 5

Barbed wire baseball bat in turned hardwood with an engraved steel collar and knob resting on a weathered red brick wall beside its carry case

Hardwood baseball bat with barbed wire wrapped barrel and engraved collar held in gloved hands, pale grasses out of focus behind

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Thornmaul Hand Made Barbed Wire Baseball Bat | 32 Inch Turned Hardwood with Wrapped Steel Barbed Wire | Engraved Knotwork Collar and Zip Carry Case | Norse Display Gift | RK-1961

Engraved & Personalized, Norse Arms, Viking Home Decor

Damascus gut hook knife with ram horn and buffalo horn handle and turquoise spacer above its tan leather sheath on grey planks

Damascus gut hook hunting knife with ram horn, black buffalo horn and turquoise spacer handle on a stump with tan leather sheath

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Hornreaver Hand Forged Damascus Gut Hook Hunting Knife with Buffalo Horn and Ram Horn Handle and Turquoise and Brass Spacers | Hunting Gift | RK-360

Damascus Knives, Hunting Knives

Hand forged steel round shield with a dished polished face, etched knotwork border, riveted dome boss and black leather grip, resting against a brick wall.

Dished steel round shield with etched knotwork border, riveted centre boss and black leather handles held by a man in a grey linen tunic

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Silverward Hand Forged Steel Round Shield | 20 Inch Dished Face | Etched Knotwork Border with Riveted Centre Boss | Norse Display Gift | RK-1522

Kite Shields & Bucklers, Round Shields, Viking Shields

Rated 5.00 out of 5

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Lionclaw Hand Forged Stainless Steel Replica Collector Sword | 40 Inch Overall with 33 Inch Blade | Collector Cosplay and Display Gift | RK-681

Rated 4.00 out of 5

Top view of a black finished chef knife with blue resin handle on an end grain cutting board next to its brown leather sheath

Open palm holding a high carbon chef knife with blue resin handle and Damascus bolster over an outdoor wooden table

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Bluecleaver Hand Forged High Carbon Steel Chef Knife with Blue Resin Handle and Damascus Steel Bolster & Leather Sheath | Butcher Kitchen and Chef Gift | RK-0010

Rated 5.00 out of 5

Templar kite shield of planked wood with a black and white field, a red cross pattee and an engraved gilt border strip, on grey decking beside a leather guige.

Wooden Templar kite shield with a black and white field, red cross pattee and engraved gilt border carried by a man in chainmail

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Crossmarch Hand Made Wooden Templar Kite Shield | Black and White Field | Red Cross Pattee and Tooled Leather Border | Crusader Reenactment Gift | RK-1439

Kite Shields & Bucklers, Engraved & Personalized

High carbon steel skinner knife with pine cone resin handle laid beside its brown leather sheath on grey boards, top view

Skinner knife with forge finished spine and pine cone resin handle held flat on an open palm in a pine forest

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Pinecrest Hand Forged High Carbon Steel Skinner Knife with Stabilised Pine Cone Handle and Leather Sheath | Hunting Skinning Gift | RK-597

Damascus Skinner Knives

Mirror polished norse spearhead in 1095 steel with winged lugs, knotwork engraving and a runed socket standing on mossy stone beside a leather sheath

Close view down the socket of a polished steel spearhead with knotwork panel and runes, leather cover behind

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Silverleaf Hand Forged 1095 Steel Viking Spearhead with Knotwork Engraving & Runed Socket | Norse Collector Gift | RK-1463

Engraved & Personalized, Norse Arms

Rated 4.50 out of 5

Blackened steel horned viking helmet with a bright runic brow band, riveted nasal bar and natural buffalo horns, resting on a weathered stone wall outdoors

Blackened steel horned helmet with buffalo horns and rune brow band worn by a bearded man in leather armour

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Hornreave Hand Forged Steel Horned Viking Helmet | 18 Gauge Blackened Bowl | Riveted Brow Band with Elder Futhark Runes | Norse Costume Gift | RK-1570

Engraved & Personalized, Viking Armor, Viking Helmet

Rated 5.00 out of 5

Six piece viking ring set of open ended bronze tone Valknut bands and twisted wire cuffs laid across a pale birch log slice beside a shallow wooden tray

Bronze tone ring set of valknut stamped bands and twisted open cuffs worn on a hand resting on a sawn log with an oak tray

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Runeband Hand Made Bronze Tone Viking Ring Set with Valknut Bands & Twisted Open Cuffs | Six Piece Adjustable Gift | RK-1617

Damascus Steel Jewelry, Viking Rings & Bracelets, Engraved & Personalized, Wedding & Groomsmen Gifts, Accessories

Rated 4.70 out of 5

Damascus fillet knife with copper handle on a round wooden board with lemon halves, dill and a dark leather sheath

Damascus fish fillet knife with polished copper handle resting in an open palm on a dock by the water

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Copperfin Hand Forged Damascus Fish Fillet Knife with Polished Copper Handle & Cowhide Leather Sheath | Fishing Camping and Collector Gift | RK-1011

Damascus Knives, Fish Fillet Knives

Rated 5.00 out of 5

Pair of hand made oak sword wall mount plaques engraved with standing ravens, each fitted with a brushed steel hook, resting on mossy stone beside a polished blade.

Angled view of matched oak sword hanger plaques with raven engravings and steel hooks, two swords lying behind

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Ravenperch Hand Made Oak Sword Wall Mount Hooks | Matched Pair of Engraved Raven Plaques | Brushed Steel Hooks and Wall Fixings | Norse Display Gift | RK-1771

Engraved & Personalized, Sword Stands & Displays, Viking Home Decor

Rated 5.00 out of 5

Feder training sword with a rounded schilt above the ricasso, scent stopper pommel and dark green cord wrapped two hand grip standing against a plain studio backdrop

Steel feder training sword with a rounded schilt and green cord grip held low by a man in mail with a leather bracer on a grassy bank

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Vindlaur Hand Forged 51CrV4 Spring Steel Feder Sword with Rounded Schilt & Scent Stopper Pommel | About 50 Inches Overall | Green Cord Grip and Care Card | HEMA Gift | RK-3007

HEMA Swords, HEMA Feders, Swords, Longswords, Engraved & Personalized

Hand and a half longsword with a faceted scent stopper pommel, a navy leather grip and a broad polished blade, leaning against a weathered timber barn door

Man in a dark tunic holding a steel longsword point down by the grip, faceted pommel and straight crossguard

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Longwake Hand Forged 1095 Steel Hand and a Half Longsword | 42 Inch Overall | Faceted Pommel with Navy Leather Grip and Black Scabbard | Knight Gift | RK-1841

Swords, Longswords

Rated 4.80 out of 5

What is in here, and how it is sorted

The catalogue runs from a three inch pocket knife to a sword that needs two hands and a wall bracket, so one alphabetical list was never going to help anybody. It is sorted into six groups. Blades is what you hold in one hand and cut with. Swords is anything longer than a forearm. Norse Arms is steel on a haft, so axes, spears, hammers and polearms. Viking Armor is what stops all of that, shields included. Damascus Steel Jewelry is the same pattern worn rather than swung. Gifts and Gear is everything practical that is left, and it is a larger group than the name suggests.

Pick the group first, then narrow inside it. The tiles at the top are the doors most people use, and the full list of collections sits at the foot of the page. What follows is what each group holds, and what is worth settling before you spend money.

Blades

Most people arrive wanting a knife and leave with a very specific one, because these shapes are not interchangeable. The Damascus knives are the ones that get photographed: 1095 and 15N20 forge welded and etched so the grain reads, no two the same. For the same steel behaviour without paying for the pattern, the plain high carbon pieces sit in hunting knives, where a drop point of four or five inches does field work without complaint. The Viking knives and the seax under them are the long single edged shapes the Norse carried, bought as often for the history as for the cutting. Kitchen blades, folders and the curved shapes each have their own collection further down.

Swords

The Viking swords are broad, double edged and built to be used alongside a shield, which is why they are shorter than most people expect. The Damascus swords take that same geometry and carry the pattern the length of the blade. Everything later than the Norse, meaning arming swords, longswords, messers, rapiers, katana and the film blades, sits in the wider sword collection. Settle the length first. Overall length is the number that matters, not blade length, because that is what has to fit the wall and the box. Anything over 44 inches ships oversized.

Norse Arms

Viking axes is the busiest door on the site and probably the reason you are here. Inside Norse Arms the axes split by head shape. A bearded axe has the long lower beak that lets you choke up behind the edge for fine work. Battle axes are heavier through the eye, and Dane axes are the two handed version that wants floor space. Spears, maces, polearms and the Thor hammers sit in the same group, because they are all steel on wood and all ship in a long box. Between an axe for a wall and an axe for a woodpile, head weight and haft length decide it, not the pattern on the steel.

Viking Armor

Viking Armor holds the mail, the plate, the lamellar, the gambesons and every helmet on the site, plus the shields. The round shields are the Norse answer and the ones that hang best above a fireplace; kite shields and bucklers cover the centuries after. Fit matters more here than anywhere else, because a helmet that is nearly right is a helmet you wear once. Measurements and steel gauge are on every listing, and a tape measure round the head above the ears takes ten seconds.

Damascus Steel Jewelry

Same billets, much smaller pieces. The Mjolnir pendants are what most people come for; the rings and bracelets are what they still wear a year later. The etch is real, so the pattern runs through the metal rather than sitting on top of it, and it goes flat and grey if you wear it in a shower. A wipe and a smear of oil keeps it dark. Arm rings, torcs, beard beads and the plain Norse pendants sit in the same group.

Gifts and Gear

The practical end of the catalogue. Engraved and personalized pieces make up the largest group in the shop, because most things bought as gifts here end up with a name or a date on them. Wedding and groomsmen gifts is the same idea with a fixed date attached, so order earlier than feels necessary. Drinking horns, tankards, rune sets and hnefatafl boards sit alongside the stands, scabbards and spare hafts in accessories, which is the drawer everything else goes in.

How to choose: steel, size and handle

There are two steels in this catalogue and no others. Plain 1095 is about one percent carbon in iron with nothing else added that changes how it behaves, run at 54 to 58 HRC. It takes a very fine edge, comes back on a stone in minutes, and rusts if you leave it wet. That is the whole trade. Damascus is 1095 and 15N20 forge welded and acid etched, run harder at 58 to 60 HRC. The two alloys etch at different rates, which is where the pattern comes from, so it runs through rather than sitting on the surface. It holds an edge a little longer and wants the same oiling. The steel and hardness page sets out the reasoning at length, and the comparison guide puts the two side by side if you want the short version.

Size next. Three to five inches of blade is a knife you carry and use daily. Seven to eight inches is camp and field size, and it wants a belt rather than a pocket. Past that you are into sword territory, where the number that counts is overall length.

Handles last, and this is where most of the regret happens. Stag horn, buffalo horn and bone look best in photographs and forgive a wet hand least. Rosewood, walnut, olive and ash are the sensible choices and take an oil finish well. Micarta and pakka wood ignore weather entirely, so pick one of those if the piece lives outdoors. Every listing names its handle, so read it before the photograph decides for you.

Engraving

Almost everything here can be cut with a name, a date or a mark, in the United States, after the piece has landed and passed inspection. That is why it adds days rather than weeks. Text is 19 dollars. A symbol is 39 dollars, and the set covers the runes of the Elder Futhark along with the valknut, the vegvisir, Yggdrasil and the helm of awe. A family crest, redrawn from whatever image you send us, is 49 dollars. The engraving page shows what fits on which piece and how much room a blade, an axe cheek or a pendant gives you. One warning worth reading twice: once an engraving is cut the piece cannot be sold to anyone else, so the window to change the text or cancel is 12 hours from purchase.

Where these come from, and how they reach you

Ransack Viking is a United States company based in Chicago, Illinois. The pieces are handmade in the Czech Republic, by workshops that still work at the anvil and the grinder rather than on a line. We import them, inspect them in Chicago, and ship from the warehouse there. Engraving is cut in the United States after arrival. We do not run a forge and have never claimed one, and the country of origin page sets out which stage happens where, because a lot of shops in this trade stay vague about it.

Because the stock is already in the country, a United States order clears no customs and pays no import duty. Processing runs one to two weeks while the piece is inspected and oiled, then three to seven days in transit, tracked. Shipping inside the United States is free on most pieces and 49 dollars on the heavy ones, meaning the longer swords and the hammers. Oversized items, meaning polearms, spears, shields, armor and swords over 44 inches, are 69 dollars at home and 90 abroad. The order and shipping page carries the full table and the timeline. Outside the United States the rate is a flat 69 dollars per order however many pieces are in it, with duty and VAT paid by us, and the worldwide shipping page explains what duty paid means at your door.

Questions people ask before they buy

Should I buy plain 1095 or Damascus?

Both are the same family of steel and both need oiling. Plain 1095 runs at 54 to 58 HRC, takes a very keen edge and comes back on a stone in minutes. Damascus is 1095 and 15N20 forge welded and etched, run at 58 to 60 HRC, so it holds an edge a little longer. If the piece is going on a wall, buy the pattern. If it is going in a pack, buy the plain.

Will these blades rust?

Yes, if you let them. There is no chromium in either steel, so a blade left wet shows grey or orange spots by morning. That is the composition, not a fault. Wipe it dry, oil it lightly, and it darkens into a patina instead.

How long does an order take?

Processing runs one to two weeks, then three to seven days in transit inside the United States, tracked. Engraving adds a few days, because it is cut after the piece has passed inspection.

Do I pay import duty?

No. Stock is already in the United States, so a domestic order clears no customs. On international orders we pay the duty and the VAT ourselves, so nothing is owed at the door.

What can be engraved, and what does it cost?

Text is 19 dollars. A symbol, meaning a rune, a valknut, a vegvisir or the helm of awe, is 39 dollars. A family crest redrawn from an image you send is 49 dollars. The engraving page lists what fits where.

Which handle should I pick if the piece goes outdoors?

Micarta or pakka wood. Neither cares about damp. Rosewood, walnut, olive and ash are the sensible timber options. Stag horn, buffalo horn and bone photograph best and forgive a wet hand least. Every listing names its handle.

Can I send something back?

You have 7 days from delivery to return a piece you changed your mind about, and a lifetime warranty against a defect in the forging, the grind, the heat treat or the fittings. Engraving is the exception: once cut, the piece cannot go to anyone else, so the window to change it is 12 hours from purchase.

If that did not settle it, the guides cover steel, fit, care and knife law at length, and the returns and lifetime warranty page says what happens if the piece turns out to be the wrong one.

Every collection

How a piece is made

Forged

Makers in the Czech Republic work two steels and no others. Plain 1095 high carbon at 54 to 58 HRC, or Damascus of 1095 and 15N20 at 58 to 60 HRC.

Hammered

Drawn out and shaped by hand in their forge. The Damascus is forge welded and acid etched, which is where the pattern comes from.

Fitted

Rosewood, ash, walnut, stag horn or wrapped leather grips set and finished before the piece leaves the bench.

Shipped

We import every piece, inspect it in Chicago, Illinois, engrave it in the US if you asked for that, and ship it free. No import duty, no customs delay on US orders.

Put a name on it

Most pieces can be engraved with a name, a date or a line of Norse runes. It is the difference between a gift and a keepsake.

See engraving options