Museum Quality Medieval Single Handed sword.
Designed by John Barnett
By the 12th century the swords of Western Europe had evolved into cruciform hilted weapons with circular wheel shaped pommels and long double edged blades, often with a fuller or blood groove running down the centre.
These were the weapons carried by the Christian knights in the Crusades and represented through the cross shaped hilt the Christian faith and high ideals that a chivalric knight was aspiring to uphold.
Although the elegance, simplicity and sheer beauty of these swords cannot be denied, they were essentially combat weapons and when used from the back of a horse had devastating cutting power.
Many knightly swords have been recovered from tombs and some of these weapons have survived through the centuries in spectacular condition.
The Medieval single handed sword measures approx 1100 mm overall,
the blade measures approx 840mm and is 45mm at its widest point.
the hilt measures approx 175mm, the crossguard is160mm wide and the grip is approx 105mm.
The sword weighs approx 1.355 kg
All swords in the John Barnett collection have EN45 sprung steel blades and guard and pommel pieces are always in steel unless brass or bronze are specified, hand grips are of oak wood over very broad strong tangs
The John Barnett collection are all museum quality pieces with their own distinct look and feel.
