Darksword Armory German Executioner Sword
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$630.00
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- Class
- Battle Ready
- Overall Length
- 44 7/8"
- Weight
- 4.0 LB
- Brand
- Darksword Armory
- Era
- Medieval
Overview
Darksword Armory German Executioner Sword
Darkswords German Executioner Sword is based on an original sword now kept within the collection of the Medieval Crime Museum (Mittelalterliches Kriminalmuseum) in Germany. Darkswords German Executioners Sword has a blade of 5160 high carbon steel with mirrored decorative embossing on both sides. The blade bears a grim message: Ich schone niemand - I spare no one. At the base of the blade Justice, bearing aloft her scales and her sword, stands among a flaming pyre. The date 1729 is on the blade amid scrollwork and leering demon and gargoyle heads.
The pommel and crossguard are of steel and the grip is of wood overlaid with brown leather. The sword comes with a wooden scabbard overlaid with brown leather and fitted with a protective chape of steel.
The original that Darksword based this sword on dates to the late 1720s - a time when execution by sword was beginning to become a waning practice. Weapons meant solely for execution were often large and imposing for a reason; sometimes they would be shown to the accused beforehand to intimidate them into a quick confession. The ominous inscriptions put on the blades of many only served to heighten the foreshadowing of fate to the accused.
When the time came for this sword to remove the head of the convicted, a large, broad cutting blade helped to deliver a great amount of cutting force onto the target to aid in making the execution strike quick and clean.
Specifications
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- Brand
- Darksword Armory
- Era
- Medieval
- Pommel
- Peened
- Overall Length
- 44 7/8"
- Blade Length
- 34 3/4"
- Crossguard Length
- 9"
- Guard Depth
- 7/8"
- Handle Circumference
- 4"
- Weight
- 4.0 LB
- Edge
- Blunt
- P.O.B.
- 25 1/4"
- Thickness
- 3.6 mm - 4.5 mm
- Width
- 2 1/16"
- Grip Length
- 7 1/4"
- Class
- Battle Ready
- Country of Origin
- Canada
- Type
- Executioner Sword
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The Maker
Darksword Armory
Founded and operated by Eyal Azerad, Darksword Armory has long been supplying the re-enactment and sword enthusiast community with swords, daggers and more since 1996. New offerings from Darksword Armory are typically durable handcrafted swords with well-tempered blades. Most models come with a wooden scabbard and these often come in two options with plain scabbards or scabbards with integrated sword belts available.
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43895 Darksword has usually provided amazing quality and with the design it truly is but the execution of it is a bit more loose. The hilt was bent when received but other than that amazing sword.