Executioner's Sword- Guillotine Sword- High Carbon 1095 Steel

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About Battling Blades

Battling Blades is a family-owned business based in Deerfield, Illinois. We design, sell and customize swords, knives, axes, armor and related historical, fantasy and collectible products.

Our catalog includes longswords, katanas, Viking swords, gladius swords, rapiers, cutlasses, scimitars, axes, knives, armor, shields and custom-made products.

What We Do

Battling Blades focuses on historically inspired, fantasy-inspired and custom collectible blades.

Customers can shop finished products from our catalog or create custom swords, knives, axes and spears through our Create Your Own product line.

Our custom options allow customers to choose materials, dimensions, construction features, engraving, artwork, scabbards and other design details. For more specialized designs, customers can submit reference images, drawings or written descriptions.

Custom Swords and Personalized Products

One of our main specialties is custom sword design.

Customers can use our custom sword builder to choose a sword style, blade steel, length, handle design, guard, pommel, scabbard, engraving and personalization options.

Available custom sword options may include:

  • Longswords
  • Viking swords
  • Katanas
  • Gladius swords
  • Rapiers
  • Greatswords
  • Cutlasses
  • Scimitars
  • Fantasy swords
  • Ceremonial swords
  • Original custom designs

Customers may also upload a picture, drawing or written description when the listed selections do not match the sword they want.

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Materials and Construction

Our products use a range of materials depending on the item and configuration, including high-carbon steel, Damascus steel, stainless steel, wood, leather, bone, micarta and metal fittings.

Product pages include available specifications such as blade material, length, hardness, handle material, construction details, scabbard type and personalization options.

Many custom swords can be configured with 1095 high-carbon steel, Damascus steel, full-tang construction, sharpening, blade engraving and custom scabbards.

Engraving and Custom Artwork

Battling Blades offers personalization options on many products, including blade engraving, scabbard engraving, names, initials, dates, logos, symbols, custom artwork and UV printing where available.

Personalized and made-to-order items are produced according to the selected options and submitted customer details.

Customer Service

Our customer-service team responds to messages within one business day, Monday through Friday.

If a question requires input from a manufacturing or shipping partner, we will explain the next step and provide a realistic timeline.

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Battling Blades is located at:

444 Lake Cook Road, Suite 26
Deerfield, IL 60015

For product questions, order support, custom-order help or engraving questions, contact us at:

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Executioner's Sword: The Guillotine Sword - An Instrument of Justice and Fate

Unveiling the 49" Executioner's Sword, a majestic representation of judicial power from the annals of history. This meticulous recreation echoes the solemn responsibility borne by the executioner. Designed solely for delivering justice through decapitation, this guillotine sword speaks volumes of the grim yet necessary role it played in maintaining order within the realm.

Blade Craftsmanship: A Legacy of 1095 Steel The blade is forged from the acclaimed 1095 steel, revered for its exceptional hardness and sharpness retention. With a carbon composition of 0.95%, this high carbon steel stands superior to its contemporaries like the 1045 steel, which hosts a mere 0.45% carbon content. A Rockwell hardness rating of 56-58 HRC underlines the blade's undeniable promise of a clean, singular strike - a pledge of mercy amidst the inevitable justice.

The 1095 steel, while excellent in retaining an edge, leans towards brittleness. To counter this, an age-old technique of clay tempering is employed. The clay, applied generously across the blade, serves as an insulative layer during quenching, slowing down the cooling rate and consequently softening the steel. This meticulous process ensures that the blade's edge remains razor-sharp while the rest of the blade embodies flexibility, an essence of engineering genius from the dark days of justice.

Design: A Solemn Tribute to The Judiciary of Old Modelled after a legendary French guillotine sword, this 49" manifestation bears a solemn design reflecting its sole purpose. Its handle, crafted from wood, hosts the wielder's grip as the sword prepares to deliver the final verdict. The quillons are straight, modest in design, while the pommel, often pear-shaped or faceted, adds a subtle touch of aesthetics, perhaps to soften the grim visage of justice being served.

The leather sheath that accompanies the sword is not just a protective cover but a symbol of authority and respect towards the power the sword holds.

Sword Specifications

  • Handle Material: Wood
  • Overall Length: 49"
  • Rockwell Hardness: 56-58 HRC
  • Sheath: Genuine Leather Sheath
  • Blade Material: 1095 Steel, Clay Tempered

Inscriptions of History: Owning this executioner's sword is not just an acquisition of a historic weapon, but a deep dive into the pages of judicial history. A narrative from the 17th-century Europe told through a blend of steel, wood, and leather, narrating tales of justice served and fate sealed.

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