Title
Pete Seymour's sword
Description
Presented to the society by Pete Seymour at Godmanchester, July 2016, as part of a formal handover of some of the relics from the early days of the society.
The sword has a simple leather scabbard, tooled on the front side, and mounted with a belt loop.
The blade is wide and with a well-defined taper. Unusually, it has a single ground fuller on one side, and three narrow fullers on the other. The blade also has a distinctive edge which appears to be a harder grade of steel welded to a softer core. Whether this is original or was added later to repair damage from extensive use is unknown. In its current state, the blade shows no sign of use.
The hilt consists of copper alloy fittings in the style of Petersen's Type O, with a five-lobed pommel in which the outer lobes curve and re-attach to the lower section of the pommel, leaving a piercing. The lower section has two separate panels of interlacing, plus a central panel showing a triangular knot.
The grip is made up of two plates of bone, rivetted through the tang in two places, and carved with a simple interlace design.
The guard/quillons are curved, and feature similar interlacing to the pommel, with the addition of a carved head (likely based on the Oseberg chariot) in the centre. The lower edges of the guard show extensive signs of battle damage.
The sword has a simple leather scabbard, tooled on the front side, and mounted with a belt loop.
The blade is wide and with a well-defined taper. Unusually, it has a single ground fuller on one side, and three narrow fullers on the other. The blade also has a distinctive edge which appears to be a harder grade of steel welded to a softer core. Whether this is original or was added later to repair damage from extensive use is unknown. In its current state, the blade shows no sign of use.
The hilt consists of copper alloy fittings in the style of Petersen's Type O, with a five-lobed pommel in which the outer lobes curve and re-attach to the lower section of the pommel, leaving a piercing. The lower section has two separate panels of interlacing, plus a central panel showing a triangular knot.
The grip is made up of two plates of bone, rivetted through the tang in two places, and carved with a simple interlace design.
The guard/quillons are curved, and feature similar interlacing to the pommel, with the addition of a carved head (likely based on the Oseberg chariot) in the centre. The lower edges of the guard show extensive signs of battle damage.
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