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Oakeshott Type XVIII longsword

length: 42"
blade: 34"
blade width: 1 7/8"
blade thickness: 3/16"
weight: 3 lbs

This German longsword has a Oakeshott type XVIII blade, steel fittings, and an etched wheel pommel. The blade is 1065 tempered high carbon steel with a hollow ground edge. The leather wrapped woood grip has raised bands for a firm grip, and the sword comes complete with an ornately scuplted leather scabbard with hangers and sword belt included. Type XVIII swords (and sub-variants) ruled European battlefields throughout the 15th century.

Discontinued and sold out