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Medieval Knight's Sword with Wheel Pommel and Curved Guard
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SKU: ESP-007The Type XV blade is one of the classifications established by historian Ewart Oakeshott in his typology of medieval swords. It is characterised by a straight profile that tapers continuously to a very sharp point and by its diamond-shaped cross-section, which provides the necessary rigidity for thrusting, an increasingly important quality as plate armour became more widespread. Many swords of this type had a hilt long enough to be used with one or two hands, what is now known as a hand-and-a-half sword or bastard sword. The wheel pommel, like the one on this piece, was one of the most common finials of the period and served as a counterweight to the blade.
This replica reproduces a sword held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, classified by Oakeshott as Type XV.9 and dated to the first half of the 15th century, with a gilt bronze guard and a horn grip. A former museum curator named it "Aislinn," an Irish name meaning "vision" or "dream." Experts still debate whether the original is an authentic 15th-century piece or a 19th-century reproduction, as the hilt is almost intact while the blade shows heavy corrosion. What is not in dispute is its quality: such a sword would have belonged to a nobleman, a knight, or a successful professional soldier.
Identification
- Type of piece
- Medieval hand-and-a-half sword (bastard), with a type XV blade (Oakeshott classification), straight and double-edged
- Model
- Medieval Knight's Sword with Wheel Pommel and Curved Guard
- Historical period depicted
- First half of the 15th century; replica of a type XV.9 sword held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
Blade
- Steel type
- High carbon steel EN45, tempered to 48-52 HRC; diamond cross-section blade
- Overall length
- 95 cm
- Blade length
- 74.3 cm
- Width at the base
- 5.6 cm
- Blade type
- Straight, double-edged, diamond-shaped cross-section, with a tapered profile towards a sharp point (type XV according to the Oakeshott typology); full tang
- Blade finish
- High polish
- Edge condition
- Unsharpened / decorative
Grip and guard
- Guard type (crossguard)
- One-piece curved crossguard, with the quillons curved towards the blade
- Guard material
- Cast bronze
- Grip
- Polished black horn, with gold-tone rivets and side plates
- Pommel
- Wheel (disc) pommel in cast bronze, matching the guard, with the tang peened over a steel block
- Handle length
- 12.7 cm
Scabbard
- Scabbard material
- Wooden core covered in brown leather
- Scabbard fittings
- Black leather harness with metal buckles and hooks, brass fittings with enamel details and a dark chape
General information
- Total weight
- Approx. 1390 g
- Sword type
- Hand-and-a-half (bastard) sword with a type XV (Oakeshott) blade, double-edged
- Recommended use
- Collecting, decoration and historical re-enactment; unsharpened
This sword is handcrafted with a straight, double-edged blade of EN45 high-carbon steel with a diamond cross-section, tempered to 48-52 HRC and fitted with a full tang riveted to the pommel. The curved crossguard and wheel-shaped pommel are cast bronze, perfectly matched. The hilt is polished black horn with gold-tone rivets and side plates. The scabbard has a wooden core covered in brown leather and is completed with black leather strapping with metal buckles and hooks, brass fittings with enamel details, and a dark chape.
- Replica of the "Aislinn" sword, type XV.9, from the first half of the 15th century, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
- Hand-and-a-half sword, with a straight, double-edged blade of diamond cross-section.
- Hardened EN45 high-carbon steel blade (48-52 HRC), without a real edge.
- Curved crossguard and wheel pommel in cast bronze.
- Polished black horn handle with gilt rivets.
- Wooden scabbard covered in brown leather, with black leather strapping, metal buckles and enamelled details.
- Ideal for collectors, medieval history enthusiasts and historical re-enactors.
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