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Thank you! BTW- Here's a sample of my work to complete the introduction- 'Viking' sword with light 'period' engraving on the hilt: and a Handsax in the style of German saxes of the 8thC.

Heat treat is all! With the correct heat treatment either of these steels yield excellent (and pretty much identical) performance. I would pick 5160 because I would use a sword that I had made if my life depended on it. I use 5160H (High hardenability grade- better QC) spring steel that is...

This is actually a myth- though some swords were tested on multiple bodies they were actually corpses and were cut one after another until the blade showed wear at the edge.

Some time ago I was invited to join the Knifedogs facebook Group and promptly forgot all about it. I looked over the page for the first time today and was impressed by the quality of work people were showing and decided it was time to join the forums. My main business is making knives, daggers...