SPQR - Viking Long Sax made of Birka Damascus Steel

Battle Merchant - Viking Seax from Birka Damascus Steel

This Viking Age knife with a sharp blade made of 256-layer Damascus steel is based on finds from Björkö/Birka (grave 944)"," Sweden. The wooden and bone handle has an oval cross-section"," ensuring a secure grip. The brass handle cap is equipped with a practical lanyard loop (leather strap included). The bone handle is adorned with elaborate"," authentic details. Since the knife is completely handmade"," these decorations may vary slightly from one piece to another. Please also note that bones are a natural product and variations in color and/or grain are quite common. Therefore"," with this Birka-Sax"," no handle is like the other"," and the above illustrations are for exemplary purposes only.

The beautiful sheath is made of vegetable-tanned"," hand-dyed leather and adorned with authentic brass fittings. Thanks to three leather loops attached to brass rings"," the knife can be carried horizontally on the belt in typical Viking style. The stylized details of the scabbard were also inspired by original finds from Birka.

The blade is sharp and fully functional. Therefore"," this Skramasax is not suitable for stage combat and is only intended as a collector's item. Designed decoration object!

*The term Damascus steel"," Damascus steel or simply Damask refers to a composite steel made of two or more different types of steel. The name is derived from the Syrian city of Damascus"," which is considered the former stronghold and origin of Damascus steel production. Usually"," a hard"," carbon-rich steel and a soft"," low-carbon steel are brought together by repeated forge welding and folding. The carbon-rich steel provides greater hardness"," better hardenability"," and longer edge retention"," while the softer steel of the blade imparts higher elasticity and greater fracture resistance. With this technique"," which originated in a time of poor and varying steel qualities"," you can combine the positive properties of different steels. Due to the different colorations with varying carbon content"," impressive patterns of alternating layers also emerge"," such as. twisted"," as if sucked in. Twist damascusor in the Rose damask. Not least because of these patterns"," the damascus blades of the Middle Ages were attributed an inherent magic.

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Also available in the regular version with a carbon steel blade