Darksword Armory The Olbrecht German Sword with Brown Integrated Sword Belt
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$705.00
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- Class
- Battle Ready
- Overall Length
- 49 3/8"
- Weight
- 3 lbs 13 oz
- Brand
- Darksword Armory
- Culture
- German
Overview
Darksword Armory The Olbrecht German Sword with Brown Integrated Sword Belt
Based on the Type XX German Longswords of 16th century, the Olbrecht is a true warsword. A late evolution of the medieval sword, the Type XX’s broad, refined blade is designed to effect powerful strokes with devastating results. Twin fullers give the blade a unique design while both adding strength and reducing weight. Like many Renaissance two-handed warswords the handle is long and designed to provide adequate leverage for heavy blows. A scentstopper pommel (common to the Type XX) and long, slightly curved guard complete the weapon. While some of the larger two-handed swords of Type XX style were decorative in purpose, the Olbrecht is a true battle-ready sword – even if there are no longer battles for it to fight.
The blade of the Olbrecht is forged from mirror-polished 5160 high carbon steel which is differentially tempered to possess a hardened edge of 60 HRc steel and a flexing, shock absorbing core of 48-50 HRc hardness. The guard and pommel are of steel and the wooden grip is bound in leather. The blade is securely anchored into the hilt with a robust peen on the pommel. Included with the sword is a wood-core scabbard which is tightly bound in leather and completed with an integrated sword belt and a protective steel chape.
Specifications
Every measurement that matters
- Brand
- Darksword Armory
- Culture
- German
- Pommel
- Peened
- Overall Length
- 49 3/8"
- Blade Length
- 35 7/8"
- Weight
- 3 lbs 13 oz
- Edge
- Moderately Sharp
- P.O.B.
- 3 5/8"
- Thickness
- 7 mm - 4 mm
- Width
- 50.6 mm
- Grip Length
- 10 1/8"
- Class
- Battle Ready
- Country of Origin
- Canada
Reviews
What collectors are saying
Q&A
Questions from the community
Q What historical style is this sword based on? Common Question
It is based on 16th-century German Type XX two-handed warswords.
Q What steel is the blade made from? Common Question
5160 high carbon steel.
Q How is the blade tempered? Common Question
Differentially tempered with an edge around 60 HRC and a core around 48–50 HRC.
Q Is this a battle-ready sword? Common Question
Yes, it is listed as battle ready with a moderately sharp edge.
Q How does it handle and balance? Common Question
It has a long grip for leverage, a scent-stopper pommel, twin fullers to reduce weight, and a point of balance about 3 5/8 inches from the guard.
Q What are the overall dimensions and weight? Common Question
Overall length 49 3/8 in; blade length 35 7/8 in; grip length 10 1/8 in; weight 3 lb 13 oz; blade width 50.6 mm; thickness tapers 7 mm to 4 mm.
Q What comes with the sword? Common Question
A leather-bound wood-core scabbard with integrated brown sword belt and a steel chape.
Q How is the hilt constructed? Common Question
Steel guard and scent-stopper pommel with a wooden grip bound in leather; the tang is peened.
Q Where is it made? Common Question
Canada.
Q Any care recommendations? Common Question
Keep the blade lightly oiled, dry after handling, and condition the leather scabbard and grip periodically to preserve the finish.
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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I like it great blade it’s very sharp if you add sharpening and has a very beautiful look haven’t cut anything with it yet but a very good piece I recommend it
For this price I was very disappointed. If you don’t wanna read my review I would rate it now as 2/10.
Everything I have read and heard about with the “issues” that Darksword Armory has was basically in this sword that I purchased. This is coming from the mindset of somebody who wants to practice HEMA techniques and do test cutting on light targets with this sword. I should have used my better judgement. I could have bought a sword for half the price and been much happier.
On to my review. So for starters, the first thing I noticed was that the scabbard looked very nice. It felt good also. Nice soft leather. Too bad the sword inside the scabbard rattles. It also has poor retention. The scabbard was the best part of this purchase. It’s too bad. The colors look very cool.
Next is the thing that made me furious. Right out of the box without any handling the leather wrap around the handle was already coming undone. I don’t know if it was supposed to be stitched or what. It seems like it was just wrapped around and glued with something but it was already coming apart. The leather around the handle seems very cheap, almost looks like they etch lines on so it looks like the higher end stitched swords handles on the market. I don’t even feel comfortable swinging it around or trying HEMA techniques. If I used it for test cutting it would for sure come undone.
Next is the pommel. It already has rust spots on it. That is absolutely not ok for a sword of this price.
Lastly the gap between the blade and crossguard left me very perplexed. Yes there is a gap between the blade and crossguard but its seems as if whoever worked on this particular sword I got tried to hide this very poorly. I looks like they put something in the gap and than painted it black so it’s hard to notice. I don’t know how, or why they would do this or let this fly at Darksword armory. This along with the leather handle issues are not ok.
The sword handles ok but nothing special. Not sure if I just got the worst sword out of the batch but I won’t be buying from Darksword again.