My Favorite Swords

In this video I'll show the swords in my collection that I like the best.

In the title picture, from the bottom:

Viking Sword:

Manufacturer: Cold Steel
Blade – 32 ¼ inches of 1055 carbon steel
OAL – 37 inches

Period – 7th century to 11th century

History – Developed out of the Roman Spatha by the Merovingian Franks in the 6th Century, and carried by traders all over Northern Europe.



Arming Sword:

Manufacturer: Windlass, Battlecry Acre Crusader Broadsword
Blade – 32 ¾ inches of 1065 carbon steel
OAL – 39 ¼ inches

Period – 11th century to 16th century

History – Classic medieval knight’s sword. Developed in France.


Long Sword:

Manufacturer: Warrior Replicas The Crecy Medieval War Sword
Blade – 35 1/2 inches of 1065/1095 carbon steel
OAL –45 ½ inches

Period – 14th century to 16th century

History – Hand and a half knight’s sword14th to 16th centuries


Back Sword:

Manufacturer: Cold Steel, The English back Sword
Blade – 32 inches of 1055 carbon steel
OAL –38 ½ inches
Guard – full-basket

Period – 15th century to 18th century

History – Similar to Scottish broad sword, but only single-edge blade.