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| Overall Length: 34 1/4'' Blade: 27 1/4'' |
Retail Price:$120.00
$83.95
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| Blade: EN45 High Carbon Steel |
| Weight: 2 lb 9 oz |
| Edge:
Blunt |
| P.O.B.: 8 1/8'' |
| Thickness: 4.9 mm - 4.3 mm |
| Width: 45 mm |
| Grip Length: 3 7/8'' |
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This wood-hilted Celtic sword has an unsharpened blade of high carbon steel. The hilt and grip is of carved hardwood with brass ferrules and brass studs. A guard plate of steel is affixed atop the guard. The scabbard is crafted from steel.
At about 250 BC advances in metallurgy and ironworking techniques allowed the Celts to craft longer bladed swords. Surviving examples clearly show that these were well-crafted weapons, fitting for the warrior class of an often warring culture. Though often seen by the Mediterranean cultures of Europe as barbaric, the various Celtic peoples had achieved a skill of ironworking that was masterful.
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