Hand Forged Viking Seax Knife 13 in with 8 in Carbon Steel Blade - Hand Etched Norse Runes, Leather Wrapped Handle and Riveted Leather Sheath | Medieval Langseax for Collectors and Reenactors

Hand Forged Viking Seax Knife 13 in with 8 in Carbon Steel Blade - Hand Etched Norse Runes, Leather Wrapped Handle and Riveted Leather Sheath | Medieval Langseax for Collectors and Reenactors

• VIKING SEAX KNIFE, 13 INCHES OVERALL — An 8 inch carbon steel blade on a 5 inch leather wrapped grip, hand forged rather than stamped from sheet. This is a full size seax, the everyday blade of the Norse and Anglo-Saxon world, not a pocket knife or a letter opener. Measure 13 inches against your hand before you order.
• HAND ETCHED NORSE RUNES AND KNOTWORK — The runic band and the two zoomorphic panels are etched into the steel by hand, one blade at a time, so the depth and the line weight are never identical twice. Nothing is printed, stamped or laser cut.
• LEATHER WRAPPED HANDLE WITH A FORGED POMMEL — A single strip of leather wound over a tapering tang, finished with a forged steel cap that stops the hand running back. Five inches of grip, enough for a full hand in a glove.
• RIVETED LEATHER SHEATH WITH TWO BELT LOOPS — Thick leather, hand riveted, cut to this blade, with two loops so it hangs vertically on a belt or sits flat across the back. Included, nothing else to buy.
• CARBON STEEL, NOT STAINLESS — It takes a keener edge than stainless and it comes back on a stone in minutes. It will also rust if you put it away wet. Wipe it dry, oil the blade now and then, and it darkens into its own patina. Not intended for kitchen or food use.