Overview
Our sharpening service will provide a good serviceable edge on the blade. The result is typically “very sharp” with a small secondary bevel and a bit of an “apple seed” profile. The resulting edge is somewhat dependent on the particular blade. Some blades will take and hold sharper edges than others and the thickness of the blade will determine how wide the bevel will need to be. We adjust the angle of the edge to suit the specific blade and attempt to get as close to a bevel-less edge as possible without marring the surface of the blade.
The Sharpening Process
The sharpening service is done with a belt sander. The process involves many passes with sanding belts of various grits. The blades are rested between passes to prevent them from becoming hot and damaging their temper. By default we will sharpen as much of the blade as possible including any false edges if appropriate. If you have a different preference, feel free to make that request in the special instructions at check out. We can sharpen only the last half or third of an edge, for example. Our sword sharpening expert has personally sharpened several thousand swords at this point, so will provide you with a professional service.
What the Service is Not
The resulting edge will be “sword sharp” not razor sharp. Our goal is to provide you with a usable edge for cutting practice that will hold up to some use and not require constant re-sharpening. In other words, we intend to provide you with a serviceable weapon, not a personal grooming implement. The service will not provide a completely bevel-less edge. To create that type of edge will necessarily scratch up the blade surface and we lack the machinery and time to provide a full re-polishing of a blade’s surface. A service of that nature would be significantly more expensive as a great deal more time would be required. We do not offer this type of service at this time.
Disclaimer
We make no guarantee that the resulting edge will meet with your expectations. Every blade is different and some will take and hold a sharper edge than others, due to the blade material, heat treatment or geometry. Some customers can also have incorrect assumptions about sword sharpness and improper expectations as a result. All we can say for sure is that the resulting edge will be sharper than the default edge, in most cases, significantly so. We can not provide any refunds for the service once it has been completed, so consider it to be provided “as is”. That being said, if you are unhappy with the product for any reason, we do still allow you to return the item for a full refund, including the sharpening costs under our normal return policy. This does not apply to special sharpening requests, for example if we sharpen something specially for you that does not normally list that option on our site. The vast majority of our customers are happy with the results of the service, so as long as you keep the above mentioned in mind, we are confident you will be pleased with the results as well.
Scott L Gregg (verified owner) –
This is an arming sword that could easily span the mid 14th century to the mid 15th century. It is quite a pointy sword. It is a single handed sword and the balance is excellent. Depeeka is a low-cost (low quality) manufacturer. I was nervous with this purchase but was very please with the sword. Now for the material review:
Sharpened: I got this sharpened by KOA. The sharpening is okay, not super amazing, but it is sharp
Blade finish: It has a good finish, high satin, not mirror, but pretty good. Straight and equal, very little rippling, and stiff.
Balance: Very good. Super easy sword to wield. POB is as described.
Guard: Nicely finished, there is a bit of a large gap where the blade passes through.
Handle: the bone handle feels solid and well finished. The steel between the bone grips might be the tang. If so this is a very strong sword. It is hard to tell without attempting to disassemble the handle.
Pommel: Matches the guard and is a nice solid, heavy pommel that really ads to the overall balance of the sword.
Peen: is done well, is smooth and looks solidly done.
Rattling: none so far.
Scabbard: The scabbard looks good. The core is wood and the leather is real and glued on. It is stitched up the back. It does rattle a bit too much. However I like a sword that can be drawn without the use of another hand to hold the scabbard. You should be able to draw a sword without using two hands.
Suspension system and belt: Really crappy. One of the fittings broke within 1 hour of opening the box. The fittings are cast of bad material and attached poorly. I fixed the issue by using fittings of higher quality. The leather belt is okay.
OA: I think the sword is a good one. It looks good, feels good, and it is price point is amazing.
History: This sword is based on a sword that is known to be a 19th century replica. That is okay with me. The form, though based on a replica, is still accurate. Below is a link to the Met’s listing of this sword.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/29006
Scott L Gregg (verified owner) –
I am adding another star to my earlier review. I just really like this sword. I own much more expensive swords, but this is now my go-to sword for my out-on-the-town kit. If you were a knight or high-status warrior you might not be walking down the high street with a two handed long sword. This sword’s length is perfect for such kit, where you are armed but not in full harness. Also the other fittings on the suspension system have held up, I guess the one that broke was just a bad casting, the others seem fine.
HHM (verified owner) –
I think this sword is an overlooked jewel. I had been looking for an arming sword that was fit for mid 15th Century, but never exactly found one for a reasonable price. This was well worth the money, and I am very pleased for the price.
Jesse Hart (verified owner) –
Most collectors and enthusiasts in my experience have recommended you to generally avoid Deepeeka as a brand because they’re often seen as cheap and low quality options when compared to the more bespoke and expensive brands you might find when looking for a particular type of sword.
Normally I defer to the experience of others who’ve been in the community longer than me, but this time I’m overall glad that I ignored it and got this sword.
I don’t know about the rest of their offerings, I have no experience handling them, but this particular sword is good. Mine is built sturdily with no loose or rattling parts, and looks like the pictures.
There’s a few older versions of this model like one with no fuller and an earlier prototype with all steel furniture, but the one I have has both the fuller and the brass/bronze hilt.
My local master smith who sharpens all my swords for me even complimented it, saying it felt good in his hand and he liked the bronze and brass elements in the hilt, saying they give it some character, and I personally agree.
The colors and shape of the guard is what drew me to this particular sword, being a big fan of upswept crescent quillons in particular.
The only reason I’m not giving this one 5 stars despite my overall positive review of this piece is that my particular sword has a lot of noticeable scratches and dings on the furniture when you look st it up close, particularly all around the guard, and a big scuff that doesn’t wipe off on one of the handle scales up underneath the guard.
I’ve covered up the scuff mark by wrapping some black grip tape around the handle in the style of a simple leather wrap, which I intended to do from the start anyways as I don’t personally like the super smooth texture of the bone (or horn?) scales and I prefer not seeing the pins holding them in place either as that’s more of a knife/messer style of construction, even though this sword is also visibly peened with a block at the end of the pommel. That’s just my own aesthetic preference however.
That said the guard is still scratched and dinged up in a lot of places and while I could and probably will fix a lot of that through some elbow grease and gentle polish I don’t think I should have to do so out of the box for an item that wasn’t labeled as blemished.
I don’t know if it was like that before KoA shipped it, but I suspect it was because they actually packaged it very well and safely and the box wasn’t noticeably damaged on arrival, so I have to assume it came that way when they originally got a hold of it.
Now all that said I can’t be too upset because this sword is remarkably low priced for its quality overall and I do not by any means feel like I was ripped off, I just would have liked it if it was a little less beat up before getting into my hands.
But then again, like my smith says, it does have character, making it kind of feel like a sword with a bit history, or a story, before it came into my possession, so I won’t judge it too harshly.
Overall I’m happy with this purchase.