Zweihänder Sword- High Carbon Damascus Steel - 48"

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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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Zweihänder Overview

Emerging from the 14th-century German longsword lineage, the Zweihänder was a favorite among German and Swiss mercenaries. Its evolution marked the zenith of the Middle Ages' trend towards ever-larger swords. This colossal blade echoed the designs of thrusting polearms like the Svärdstav, leading soldiers to adopt pike formations, traditionally reserved for polearm combat. Tipping the scales at over 4.5 pounds and stretching beyond 4.5 feet, the Zweihänder sometimes even reached a staggering ten pounds and seven feet, especially for ceremonial variations. Its sheer size necessitated it to be slung over the shoulder instead of being sheathed. Mastery in wielding it earned soldiers the coveted title "Meister des langen Schwertes" or "Master of the Long Sword." Although its popularity waned by the late 16th century, ceremonial use persisted into the 17th.

Blade Construction

Fashioned from Pattern welded Damascus steel, the Zweihänder boasts strength and elegance. This steel, an amalgamation of 11 steel pieces folded five times to 352 layers, marries the hardness of heat-treated carbon steel with durability. A Rockwell hardness rating of 55-56 HRC underscores its resilience. The blade's core integrates high carbon 1095 steel, celebrated for its unmatched carbon content. This fusion yields a sword, powerful in edge retention and robust enough to withstand formidable impacts — an epitome of sword craftsmanship. Adorned with a wooden handle and brass bolsters, it is complemented by a leather sheath.

Sword Specifics

  • Handle: Metal and Leather
  • Length: 48"
  • Rockwell Hardness: 55-56 HRC
  • Layer Count: 352
  • Sheath: Crafted in Leather- Style may vary
  • Blade Composition: Damascus Steel (6 segments of Carbon Steel #43 & #40, 5 segments of High Carbon Steel 1095)
    • 1st Fold: 22 Layers
    • 2nd Fold: 44 Layers
    • 3rd Fold: 88 Layers
    • 4th Fold: 176 Layers
    • 5th Fold: 352 Layers

*Sheath style may vary

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