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Product Description
- Short Sword.
- Hand Forged Blade.
- Full Tang, Traditionally Made, Heirloom Quality, Collection Piece.
- Absolute Top Quality, Superb! Delighted, or your Money Back!
- Respected, Well Established New South Wales Sword Dealer.
- Length: 24 inches - 58.3 cm.
- Weight: 0.739 Kilos (sword) 0.971 Kilos (in scabbard).
- Crossguard: 12.4 cm.
- Grip: Leather Clad, 9.6 cm.
- Blade Width: 5cm (at widest point).
- Beveled edge, easy to sharpen
Much of the Roman partiality for short swords was due to the shortcomings of ancient metallurgy. In the classical era, longer iron swords would bend too easily. By the medieval period, metallurgy had advanced: steel was widespread, and wielding a longer blade at last became practicable.
Short swords do not have the reach to keep an opponent at bay. They have a decreased parrying ability and a decreased slashing ability, so for most of the Middle Ages they were relegated to either a close-quarters defense weapon for archers or a lightweight backup (secondary) weapon on a knight’s belt. Nevertheless, towards the later period of the Middle Ages the short sword made a huge come-back as a principle first-choice weapon. Knightly armour became so good that (in a sword fight) stabbing into the gaps became the only way of flooring an opponent. In such combat, a normal sword became ineffective – almost useless. The short sword, however, was far more accurate when thrust. It could even be utilized like a dagger. By the 1500’s better firearms slowly phased out the use of armour on the battlefield, and in turn, the use of the short sword finally passed into history.*
This medieval short sword's point of balance sits relatively close to the guard and is well balanced. The sword itself handles swiftly, tracks and points well; with the wide blade and heavy pommel contributing to an overall solid feel. Profile taper on the blade produces an acute point suitable for thrusting as well as quickly allowing the blade to develop into a wide, effective cutter for its size. The sword is also rather stiff (with a shallow fuller) and allows for strong, confident thrusts.
*Artillery troops in some 19th century European armies were issued with gladius style short swords, but we may surmise that they were rarely used in battle. French artillerymen nicknamed theirs, "the cabbage chopper" as it was often used as an over-sized kitchen knife! Chinese short swords, known as Jian or Double Swords were produced throughout the 19th century, and were worn as part of an imperial officer's dress uniform, but they were not considered a serious weapon to be drawn in battle.
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CAUTION – THIS IS A FULLY FUNCTIONAL MARTIAL WEAPON – DECOMISSION THE BLADE BEFORE WALL MOUNTING. DO NOT USE FOR SPARRING. DO NOT USE FOR THEATRICAL OR RE-ENACTMENT PURPOSES. CHECK THE LAWS IN YOUR STATE OR COUNTRY PERTAINING TO WEAPONS OWNERSHIP BEFORE MAKING YOUR PURCHASE. STORE SAFELY AND HANDLE WITH CAUTION.
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Product Reviews
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Great quality
Beautiful short sword and scabbard. Great quality for the price. Perform well and look very nice on the wall of my medieval living room. Very please with my purchase so i ordered a second one François on 13th Jan 2023
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Great buy
Fantastic little short sword that looks great and performs well. Awesome job guys Unknown on 30th Jun 2022
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Ohhhhh yeah!
. Jesse on 7th Mar 2021
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Ohhhhh yeah!
Finally received my sword yesterday and it was worth the wait. A very handy size and weight for practice and looks good on the wall with the rest of the collection. Will be very effective for slicing pumpkins till the zombie apocalypse arrives. Thank you Medieval Shoppe. Working on my next order now! Jesse on 7th Mar 2021
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Nice short sword
Nice short sword nice feel and balance blade nice stiff for thrusting but wasn't sharp but not big problem ill just sharpen blade so it can cut well and lil rough on finish on handle near pommel but over all a nice short sword for the price thank you
Kind regards daryl rae Daryl rae on 30th Jul 2020 -
All good.
Arrived quickly and was just as expected. Solid piece and good value for the price. The blade aged down well, but the cross-guard and pommel have a plating which must be removed by sanding etc before ageing will take effect. Good short side arm for an archer, perhaps. Came quite sharp! TW on 17th Apr 2020
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Top Value Short Sword
I already own one of these and was rapt when I saw them for sale again as I wanted to practice with one in each hand. A very short sword it is ideal for close combat. Light, well balanced, and sharp, I trim the blade with bubble wrap for practice to avoid cuts. The first one had a better fit to the sheathe as the new one rattles a bit (in the scabbard) but at this price I am happy to work out a solution for that myself. Really good value. Tracy on 3rd Oct 2017
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Great quality, well balanced
Great quality, excellent workmanship. I have no idea how they've even sourced the materials for this price! Let alone a fully constructed and ready to use sword. The only thing that I didn't like 100%, but is easily fixed, is the fact that it was delivered to me pre-sharpened. Normally I would have no problem with that, but for re-enactment and also safety purposes it would be better delivered bluntened, it is a very easy thing to do though, so no problem! Steve on 16th Aug 2016
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short sword review
Design & ergonomics
-Blade is quite short for even a short sword - but meets specs as listed.
handle size and grip/texture is excellent. pommel is unobtrusive.
-blade is what some companies would call 'live' but is not knife-sharp. could hone to 'knife sharp' quickly I'd imagine.
-Blade metal appears to be carbon steel, weight appropriate for length and width. quite quick to move as would be expected.
-handle securing method unclear. There is no peening and the pommel is not obviously threaded. It does feel solid and there is no rattle or indications of weakness in construction.
Fit & Finish:
The blade and metal furnishings were in nice clean un-corroded state. No burrs or faults visible.
scabbard is very nice - leather (?) looks and feels good - surprised at how good it is.
The leather(?) covering on the handle had damage near the cross guard - ripped about 4mm with the material folded back exposing the wood underneath. packing grease made a home fix difficult but decided to do this with some high quality glue and it looks fine now, still as this was a present it took a while to make it presentable and I didn't have the option to try to send back to have replaced. was able to fix and make very presentable, still... Also; the leather near the pommel was not cut to length and some flaps had to be trimmed. the sword is now excellent presentation wise and was given as a present and well received.
Overall - I'm please with this product. the minor issues I had were easily fixed with a bit of time spent. For the intended use it is perfect. Thanks, C. C on 21st Sep 2015
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Product Videos
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Medieval Short Sword Fully Tested plus on Analog Ballistic Gel Head!Thrand and Eldgrim test out the Medieval short sword from Medi...
Medieval Short Sword Fully Tested plus on Analog Ballistic Gel Head!
Thrand and Eldgrim test out the Medieval short sword from Medieval Shoppe Australia! They test it on 30 layers of cloth and padded gambeson, wet phone books, 2.5" rolled wet newspaper and an analog ballistic gel head! They test its thrusting and cutting ability So sit back grab an ale or mead and enjoy this all out cut and thrust episode to see how effective this short blade could actually be! http://www.medievalshoppe.com.au/medieval-short-sword/ Seems to be a Type XVI in Oakeshott Typology. Example 4 is very similar in article below! http://myarmoury.com/feature_spotxvi.html Be sure and like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Thrand Be sure to Subscribe to our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/ThegnThrand?sub_confirmation=1 Help us keep channel going on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/Thrand -
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