Broken Back Seax, Viking knife with carbon steel blade 0364001731

This handmade Viking Age seax knife, known as a broken-back seax due to its particular blade shape, features a razor-sharp high-carbon steel blade and a bone handle with brass collar and butt plug. The butt cap is equipped with a handy eyelet for threading a lanyard or drawing the knife out of its sheath (a leather lanyard is included in delivery). Please note that bone and wood are natural products and variations in colour and grain are quite normal. Each Viking seax therefore has its own unique handle and the images above are for reference only.

The short seax comes with a beautiful hand-dyed vegetable-tanned leather sheath with ornate brass trim. The suspension system consists of two carrying rings, a strap splitter and three leather straps. These split strap suspension systems were quite widespread in the Viking era. The strap splitter was designed to allow for optimal positioning of each individual strap, so that the sword or seax could hang from the belt at the perfect angle to be drawn from its sheath quickly.

Please note that as the blade is sharp and fully functional, this scramasax is intended as a collector's or decorative piece and is not suitable for combat reenactment.

Details:
- Blade material: high carbon steel, sharp edge
- Also available with Damascus steel blade (Product No. 0264000173)
- Total length: approx. 33cm
- Blade length: approx. 20 cm
- Weight: approx. 220 g (approx. 400 g with case)
- Leather and brass sheath with hanger The

specifications may vary slightly from piece to piece.