Knight's Sword of the River Witham with Scabbard, thirteenth century
This beautiful one-handed sword is based on an original from the collection of the British Museum in London. The armament sword, dating to the thirteenth century, was found in the River Witham near Lincoln, England, in 1825. A distinctive feature of this sword is the inscription "+NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI+" inlaid with gold thread. Despite numerous speculations and attempts to decipher it, the meaning of the supposedly Latin acronym remains unclear to this day.
The sword has a broad, double-edged blade with unsharp edges. Two fullers run almost the entire length of it. Like the original, these are engraved with the inscription on one side and a sequence of symbols composed of crosses, crescents and stylized quatrefoils on the other. The crossguard and wheel pommel, which are riveted across the tang, are made of steel. The wooden handle is wrapped in brown leather straps.
This frame sword comes complete with a wood and brown leather scabbard with steel body and throat and hinged suspension rings for a sword belt.
Note that this medieval sword is not a battle-ready weapon. It is designed as a collector's piece or decoration/display and is not suitable for combat reenactment. In addition to collector's quality, it is also perfectly suited as an accessory, for example to complete your costume.
Details:
- Blade material: High carbon steel
- Rockwell hardness: 48 – 52 HRC
- Handle material: leather-covered wood, with steel guard and pommel
- Total length: approx. 93 cm
- Blade length: approx. 76 cm
- Blade thickness: approx. 5.3 mm
- Handle length: approx. 16.5 cm (clamping approx. 10 cm)
-Max. Blade width: approx. 5.4 cm
- Break-even point: approx. 15 cm of the guard
-Incl. Wooden sheath with genuine leather cover and steel accessories
- Weight without sheath: approx. 1.5 kg
- Sheathed weight: approx. 2 kg
Specifications may vary slightly from part to part.
The steel used here is not rust-proof and may have slight surface stains in places. We recommend that you maintain the blade regularly, for example by using Ballistol Universal Oil, which is ideal for caring for steel.