From the fall of Rome to the early medieval period the sax ruled supreme as every man's all-purpose tool and weapon. It's roots go back to the Celtic La Tene period. Every free man in western europe, from Iceland and the Viking settlements in the Americas in the West to Russia in the east...
My statement was incomplete and I should have clarified which part I was referring to as 'myth.' They could and did kill live prisoners to test their swords but this was seldom a formal thing. There were incidents (like the one from 'Shogun' if I remember correctly) where a fellow had just...
Some Saexes that I have made recently
Used from a period spanning from roots in the Celtic La Tene up to the early Medieval period, the Sax or Saex was a stout single-edged knife used as an all-purpose tool and weapon. They were used all across Northern Europe from Russia in the east to...
Overall Length: 8-7/8 inches
Blade Length: 4-3/8 inches
Hilt Overall Length: 4-1/2 inches
Blade width @ Base: 7/8 inch
Blade Thickness at base: .210 inch
Center of Gravity: 1 inch from base of handle
Inspired by blades and scabbards from Sweden from the 7th-9th C. Depending on who you...
Overall Length: 10-5/8 inches
Blade Length: 6-1/4 inches
Hilt Overall Length: 4-3/8 inches
Blade width @ Base: 1 inch
Blade Thickness at base: .210 inch
Center of Gravity: base of blade
Simple hand-sax in the style of the Carolingian Era.
The flat-ground 6-1/4 inch long blade is...
Overall Length: 15-1/4 inches
Blade Length: 10-1/4 inches
Hilt Overall Length: 5 inches
Blade width @ Base: 1-1/4 inch
Blade Thickness at base: 1/4 inch
Center of Gravity: 5/8 inch from base of blade
Scottish Dirk in the style of the pre-Culloden period.
The 10-1/4 inch long blade is...