Spartan Sword- High Carbon 1095 Steel - Antique Style - 30.5"

Spartan Sword, 1095 Steel, Antique Style, 30.5 inches

A Spartan sword in 1095 high carbon steel with an antique finish, 30.5 inches overall. The Spartan pattern is the forward-curving, single-edged Greek blade, the kopis family: the weight sits toward the tip so it chops like an axe and the grip curves inward to shelter the hand. Hoplites carried it as the sidearm for when the spear was gone. The antique finish darkens the steel for a blade that looks as though it has been carried rather than kept. Leather sheath included.

The blade

1095 is a plain high carbon steel with about 0.95 percent carbon, roughly double the carbon of the 1045 steel used in most production blades. It takes a very hard edge, typically 56 to 58 HRC, and holds it. To keep a long blade from being brittle at that hardness it is clay tempered: the smith coats the spine in clay, leaves the edge bare, and quenches, so the edge hardens fully while the spine stays softer and springier.

Specifications

• Overall length: 30.5 inches
• Blade: 1095 high carbon steel, clay tempered, antique finish
• Hardness: 56 to 58 HRC
• Tang: Full
• Sheath: Leather

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