John Barnett's Great War Sword

Great War Sword

Product Code: S5714M

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Referred to as swerdes of werre or grete war swords, larger sized knightly swords seemed to have been developed in Germany and there are frequent references to their use by medieval French chroniclers writing about knights employing the use of "big German swords".

Essentially hand and half variants of the more usual cruciform hilted single handed sword these great war swords are most probably the result of the need for a more powerful weapon to combat improvements in the armours being wore at the time.

The longer grip of the great war sword facilitated a double handed cut landing a ferocious blow that greatly improved the chances of injuring an armoured opponent on the battlefield, however the sword was still light enough to, and most often was, used in one hand.

Key Features

EN45 Spring Steel
Historically Accurate
High Quality Construction

Attributes

This sword has a sharp edge
This sword is functional
This sword is made from EN45 high carbon spring steel
This sword is hand forged

Specifications

	Imperial	Metric
Blade Length	38.19"	97.3cm
Blade Width	1.97"	5.1cm
Grip Length	6.69"	17.1cm
Overall	48.82"	124.0cm

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