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Author: * Neotne Cleisthenes -
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Date: Apr 9, 2005 - 23:32
MyArmoury.com has a page dedicated to the Anglo Saxon broken back seax, a multi-purpose blade that might have been used for both fighting and everyday use. There are some great photos on this site.
An excerpt:
The Anglo Saxon Broken Back Seax
by Frank Docherty
© Copyright 2003-2005 myArmoury.com
“The blade of the knife terminates in an iron tang by which the grip was attached. The grip was made of perishable material such as wood, horn or bone, and does not generally survive. The majority of knives have quite short tangs, between 3 cm and 7 cm long, although occasionally it is much longer, suggesting the grip was suitable to be gripped in two hands. The tang is usually a plain iron bar tapering towards the end. It can therefore be presumed that the grip was bored out to hold the tang which was held in place by friction, perhaps aided by softwood wedges or glue. It is possible the tang was heated and burned into place although this would tend to weaken the fabric of the grip. Occasionally knives have metal hilt fittings, either a pommel or both a lower-guard and pommel.”
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The Broken Back Seax
Anglo-Saxon Warfare
(1 threads, 79 posts)
Weapons and Tactics
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Here are two links
