Maldon Seax – Windlass Steelcrafts
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- Class
- Battle Ready
- Blade
- 1065 High Carbon Steel
- Overall Length
- 21 5/8''
- Weight
- 1 lb 7 oz
- Brand
- Windlass Steelcrafts
- Culture
- Viking
- Era
- Dark Ages
Overview
Maldon Seax - Windlass Steelcrafts
The Maldon Seax of the Windlass Battlecry Collection has a sharpened blade of 1065 high carbon steel that has been tempered to a hardness in the low 50s HRC. The guard and pommel are steel and the grip is overlaid in knotted bands of supple black leather. The blade and hilt have been finished with an antiqued-blued finish.
The scabbard is crafted from leather and fitted with a steel chape and throat with matching antiqued-blued finish. A hinged belt loop is integrated onto the scabbard.
Specifications
Every measurement that matters
- Brand
- Windlass Steelcrafts
- Culture
- Viking
- Era
- Dark Ages
- Pommel
- Peened
- Overall Length
- 21 5/8''
- Blade Length
- 15 11/16''
- Blade
- 1065 High Carbon Steel
- Weight
- 1 lb 7 oz
- Edge
- Sharp
- P.O.B.
- 3/4''
- Thickness
- 4 mm - 2 mm
- Width
- 4 mm - 2 mm
- Grip Length
- 4''
- Class
- Battle Ready
- Country of Origin
- India
- Type
- Seax
Reviews
What collectors are saying
Q&A
Questions from the community
Q What steel and hardness does the Maldon Seax use? Common Question
1065 high carbon steel, tempered to hardness in the low 50s HRC.
Q Is the edge sharpened from the factory? Common Question
Yes, it is shipped sharp.
Q How does it handle and where is the balance point? Common Question
It has a compact, sturdy feel with a point of balance about 3/4 inch from the guard.
Q What are the guard, pommel, and grip materials? Common Question
Steel guard and pommel with a peened construction; grip overlaid in knotted bands of supple black leather.
Q What finish is applied to the blade and fittings? Common Question
An antiqued blued finish on the blade and hilt, matching the scabbard hardware.
Q Does it include a scabbard and how does it mount? Common Question
Yes, a leather scabbard with steel throat and chape; it features an integrated hinged belt loop.
Q What are the key dimensions and weight? Common Question
Overall length 21 5/8 in; blade length 15 11/16 in; grip length 4 in; weight 1 lb 7 oz; thickness tapers from about 4 mm to 2 mm.
Q Is it suitable for reenactment or cutting? Common Question
Classed as battle ready with a sharp edge for cutting practice; not suitable for edge-to-edge reenactment contact.
Q What historical inspiration does it follow? Common Question
A Viking-era seax style, part of the Windlass Battlecry Collection.
Q Where is it manufactured? Common Question
Made in India by Windlass Steelcrafts.
The Maker
Windlass Steelcrafts
Windlass Steelcrafts not only creates props, clothing, and accessories to customers and popular TV productions, but also military supplies to governments across six continents – a testament to their expertise and quality. Their weapons, armor, shields, clothing and accessories are top notch quality for a price you can’t beat.
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Some of Windlasses best. Windlass really stepped up their game on this one. I cuts well enough, could be a bit better, but anyone can sharpen a knife. On most windlass blades there will be surface imperfections, but this is perfectly smooth. The only complaint I can really find is that the peen could have been sanded a bit better, but that’s not a big deal. Windlass really outdid themselves on this one, and if the other items in the Battlecry line are just as good, I definately look foward to using them.
Very nice seax I noticed the same peen issue, definitely needs to be sanded or filed down but I don’t want to damage the finish.
The blade is flat ground with the spine starting around 5/32″ with no distal taper until you reach near the point. Finish is remarkably close to a rust blue but it has a sort of antiqued crinkle to it I can’t place. The closest I can match it to is the sort of cracking you see in some theatres where they used shellac slightly past its prime to create ripples and cracks. Visual effect aside the blade is very smooth.
This was my first intro to the Battlecry series by Windlass, looking forward to purchasing one of their Maldon swords.
Excellent quality & beautiful This seax is great, I was on the fence about buying it for a while and I have no regrets about doing so. The blade comes plenty sharp, not razor. The steel color and pattern are beautiful, almost looks like some type of fantasy steel. The construction is solid, nothing loose, bent, or crooked. The peen issues that the other reviews have mentioned are nothing to worry about, it’s not perfectly smooth but it’s not sharp or anything bad enough to catch on things or cause problems.
I hope that Windlass increases their Battlecry line, I really like the look of this steel.
Brutally Strong ! Ancient artifact looking blade is beautiful. It comes plenty sharp. After all you not using it to cut up tomatoes for your salad. I took it outside to test it out. I hit everything around. Some bricks, rocks and other stuff. I also hit some of the big logs in a pile of wood to see if the blade would bend if I pulled it from left to right. The blade held up really well and nothing got lose. Really impressive! I would not recommend getting the blade sharpened. It is sharp enough. Like the videos point out, a sharp blade is much easier to chip or break. Mine was in perfect shape. ��I have bought 17 weapons from Kult of Athena and love them all. Especially their maces. BUY IT.