Just over 17 inches in length, and a blade length of 12.1 inches, the Viking Seax comes with a handle that has a wood grain finish and a hand-stitched leather scabbard with a belt hanger. CelticWebMerchant.co.uk, online shop in historical replica's for re-enactment, collectors & museums Smaller beard axes such as this Danish hand axe had evolved from Francisca and served the Huscarls primarily as devastating throwing axes, but were also used in close combat. A distinctive feature is the relatively long blade cutting, which tapers sharply towards the shaft. The blade encloses the shaft made of wood and is riveted to it. The shaft is largely straight but is widened at the lower end towards the blade, which improves the handling discreetly. I have made a small batch of these knives so the knife you receive may differ slightly from the ones pictured. SZCO Supplies has made a fun, durable knife with its Brass-Studded Seax. The piece features a 10-inch blade married to a wooden handle. The knife is adorned with brass studs on the handle as well as a brass guard and pommel.

The damascus blade is made from 42 layers of 1095 and 15n20 steel around a 5160 core. It is paired with a handle made of Buffalo horn and Cocobolo wood, and it comes with a hand-tooled & hand-stitched leather sheath. This amazing seax is from the husband & wife duo of Nathaniel and Megan Everett at Lunar Light Forge in Akron, Ohio. Typically the Norsemen were associated with their famous axes, but, truth be known, they also carried a knife that saw more general use: the seax.

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Emerson said the seax also could be employed as a self-defense weapon if needed. It was truly a blade for all seasons: Harvest produce in the morning, fend off the enemy after lunch, and then prepare supper in the evening—all with the same blade. Seax Designs The Scandinavians usually lived in villages, farmed the land and raised animals. In such an agrarian society, they also needed tools to help them work the land and harvest the fruits of their labor. This is also where a knife came into play.

Knives Battle-ready and sharp medieval daggers & medieval knives. Knight daggers, Templar daggers, sgian dubh, Celtic knives, hand-forged knives, Germanic knives Toggle filter Discover our medieval daggers and knives. Handmade daggers from top brands like Windlass, Deepeeka, Cold Steel. Our sharp daggers are based on real medieval knight daggers. Our blunt daggers are made for reenactment combat and martial arts. They are functional and often come with a leather sheath. These daggers are suitable for wearing to medieval fairs and festivals. For a budge knife, it does have some weak points. The two main ones are that the leather sheath may need some working in to be at its best, and the knife may need a sharpen out of the box to have a pristine edge. Other than that, this is a good knife for the money.Hand forged from EN9 (1050) that are the offcuts from my bladesmithing classes and axe making . This blade is differentially hardened and around 4.4 inches long and the handle is forged to a curve to fit the hand. These knives are left with a polished forged finish. The long history of the seax is still going strong today as companies young and old are making new versions of the historic blade. These five are some of the more unique and exciting seax knives available today. Terävä Skrama 240 Terävä Skrama 240 Hand forged from EN9 (1050) that are the offcuts from my bladesmithing classes and axe making . The blades are differentially hardened and around 2 3/4 inches long and the handles are forged to a curve to fit the hand. These knives are left with a polished forged finish. Timeline Germanic & Saxon 15 Viking & Gaelic 37 Material Steel 1 Steel Sharp / semi sharp 32 Battle-ready (blunt) / normal use 6 Type Single-handed sword 1 Brands All brands Deepeeka Fabri Armorum Hanwei Mytholon SPQR Ulfberth Windlass Steelcrafts kovex ars The knife and handle are forged from one piece of steel. I have forged these knives to feel good in the hand, rendering them a neat and useful little side knife as well a reliable using tool.

These blades are forged from twisted bars of 15N20 and 1080 steel, offcuts from forging patternwelded swords and seaxes. Deeply Rooted In Scandinavian History, The Seax, AKA “Scramasax” Or “Sax,” Was The Blade Shape Of Choice For The Much-Feared And Revered Vikings. Their personal knife was called the seax and it never left their side because it was their version of an EDC,” begins Ernest Emerson of Emerson Knives, Inc. “The knife was tasked with a myriad of chores, from skinning a freshly taken deer to cutting up the turnips they grubbed out of the ground with the same knife.” The folding Emerson Knives Seax puts a modern twist on this age-old blade design. (Image via Emerson Knives) Our historic Viking tools , similar to those of Ragnar the King of Sweden are incredible. They are almost from the Nordic peoples and used by the greatest pillars of the middle ages . We are of course talking about the Vikings , those great sailors, merchants and warriors of the North . Let’s do a little history , they are the creators of regions/states in Normandy , Sicily and Russia. Their rule ceased in the mid-11th century after the Scandinavians decided to make the monarchical powers centralizing. That the religion changed and was based on Christianity. The Vikings were a very active people, they practiced hunting , agriculture being great fighters . That’s why Viking knives were an essential part of their daily lives in addition to Vikings axes very well known. The knife takes the codes of a sword with a blade incurved and smaller. Historic Viking knives were sometimes used for knife throwing like axe throwing. You’ll find a set of Viking knives each more elegant than the last on our store.

Knives make up the greater part of our smithy’s production, but we also make Viking long knives with bone handles (called Seax or scramasax). These knives were so important to the Germanic peoples in the period of migration that they actually lent their name to the Saxon peoples and, by extension, some of the lands they once ruled over (Essex, Wessex, Middlesex…). The sax, seax, saxmes, seaxe or scramasax was an early medieval stab and melee weapon used by the Vikings and the Germanic tribes such as the Alamans and Langobards. The Vikings used their seaxes in battle. Our saxes are both Germanic and Viking replicas. We have seaxes of different steel qualities and with different steel hardnesses. Some of our seaxes are made of damascus steel. This means that they consist of several folded layers to create a strong and artistic blade. The blade has a full tang and a flat edge but with a twist. It’s sharpened to a 34-degree edge except for the two inches closest to the hilt. That small section is sharpened to a finer 25-degree edge for more meticulous, precise knifework. This is "Ragnar's" Ragweed Forge because he was known as Ragnar of Elandris in the Society for Creative Anachronism. The SCA is a worldwide group of people with an interest in early history. We live in the Barony of the Rhydderich Hael, otherwise known as Western New York. The Hael is part of the autonomous Kingdom of AEthelmearc, formerly part of the East Kingdom.

I have made a small batch of knife 310 so the knife you receive may differ slightly from the knife pictured above. I have done this to keep the price of this knife affordable. Discover our assortment of Viking knives. Replicas of knives have been found in cities such as Dublin, Birka and Haithabu. Knives that the Vikings used in everyday life. Our knives are handmade of high quality. The knife grips are often made of bone, brass and wood. I forge these blades from the offcuts of my hand forged swords so in some sense, although they are a small knife they are the sons and daughters of my swords Lots of time and care went into making this knife as authentic as it could be and it shows. So whether you want to feel like Leif Eriksson exploring new lands or just want a strong knife while chopping, Grimfrost has you covered.We use several types of steel: spring steel, which is renowned for its outstanding hardness and flexibility, the carbon content of about 0.6 % and tool steel alloy with a carbon content around 0.8% provides great cutting power and resistance to wear. The handle is handmade ash and the included leather scabbard is hand-stitched. It also features “Grimfrost” stamped in runes on the side of the blade. Direct from the Finnish brand Terävä, the Skrama is a rugged bush knife great for chopping, slicing, and building shelters in the outdoors. The 9.4-inch blade is made from 80CrV2 steel with a 59 HRC. It comes married to a textured rubber handle for easy grip in any weather conditions. This seax from Medieval Collectibles has the look and feel of a knife from the Viking era. It’s made from 5160 tempered carbon steel with a full tang, which is peened over the end of the handle’s metal end cap.