Weapons - antiquity and early Middle Age
List of weapons:
- [159] Celtic sword
- [184] Celtic sword
- [126] Celtic sword
- [183] Sword
- [125] Gladius hispanensis (late republican)
- [181] Roman sword
- [148] Sword
- [116] Roman ring pommel sword
- [119] Roman sword (Einang type)
- [132] Roman sword (Vimose-Illerup type)
- [168] Roman sword (Vimose-Illerup type)
- [170] Roman sword (Vimose-Illerup type)
- [136] Roman sword (Podlodow type)
- [161] Roman sword (Podlodow type)
- [149] Sword
- [117] Sword
- [135] Seax
- [163] Sword
- [145] Ango
- [146] Sword
- [156] Seax
- [171] Sword
- [172] Sword
- [152] Sword
- [157] Sword
- [137] Sword
- [115] Sword
- [153] Sword
- [174] Sword
- [103] Sword
- [123] Sword
- [147] Sword
- [185] Sword
- [169] Sword
- [166] Sword
- [155] Sword
- [104] Sword
- [122] Magnate's belt
- [140] Spurs
- [141] Spurs
- [173] Seax
- [180] Axe
- [128] Sword
- [151] Sword
- [142] Sword
- [158] Sword
- [167] Sword
- [179] Spur
- [178] Sword
- [176] Sword
- [175] Sword
- [182] Sword
- [131] Sword
- [177] Spear with wings
- [138] Sword
- [150] Sword
- [143] Sword
- [154] Sword
- [162] Sword
- [144] Sword of "D" type
- [164] Sword
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- Catalogue number:
- 159
- Name:
- Celtic sword
- sandwich blade, iron, bronze, copper and enamel
- Period:
- 3rd century BC
- Find (museum):
- Kirkburn, England
- Length:
- 843 mm
- Weight:
- 860 g
- Price:
- 5.000 EUR
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- Catalogue number:
- 184
- Name:
- Celtic sword
- Period:
- 3rd century BC
- Find (museum):
- Tuchomyšl, Czech Republic
- Length:
- 792 mm
- Weight:
- 610 g
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detail of the hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 126
- Name:
- Celtic sword
- proto-pattern-welded blade, scabbard of iron and bronze
- Period:
- 2nd century BC
- Find (museum):
- sword: La Tene, Switzerland
scabbard: Ulster, Nord Ireland - Length:
- 957 mm
- Weight:
- 840 g
- Price:
- 3.750 EUR
corpus
detail of the hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 183
- Name:
- Sword
- proto-pattern-welded blade,guard and parts of scabbard from horn more informations about making
- Period:
- end of 2nd century AD
- Find (museum):
- Třebíč, Czechia
- Length:
- 617 mm
- Weight:
- 670 g
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detail of the hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 125
- Name:
- Gladius hispanensis (late republican)
- blade with iron core and steel edges, scabbard of wood and brass
- Period:
- 1st century BC
- Find (museum):
- blade: Zemplin, gr. 78, Slovakia
hilt: Delos, Greece
scabbard: Ljubljanica, Slovenia - Length:
- 948 mm
- Weight:
- 1030 g
- Price:
- 4.250 EUR
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hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 181
- Name:
- Roman sword
- pattern-welded blade, hilt of wood and bone
- Period:
- 2nd century AD
- Find (museum):
- Mušov, Czechia
- Length:
- 867 mm
- Weight:
- 990 g
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hilt
hilt 2
- Catalogue number:
- 148
- Name:
- Sword
- Period:
- 4th-5th century AD
- Find (museum):
- Kragenhul, Denmark
- Length:
- 922 mm
- Weight:
- 900 g
- Price:
- 4.500 EUR
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detail of scabbard chape
detail of hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 116
- Name:
- Roman ring pommel sword
- pattern-welded blade, gold inlaid iron parts
- Period:
- 3.rd century AD
- Find (museum):
- blade: Krupice, gr. 106, Czechia
hilt: St. Margaretten, Switzerland
scabbard: Vimose, Denmark - Length:
- 738 mm
- Weight:
- 1040 g
- Price:
- 8.750 EUR
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detail of hilt
detail of scabbard chape
- Catalogue number:
- 119
- Name:
- Roman sword (Einang type)
- pattern-welded blade, gold inlaid scabbard chape, bone hilt
- Period:
- end of 3.rd century AD
- Find (museum):
- blade: Nydam, nr. 392 and 439, Denmark
hilt: Cologne, Germany
scabbard: Nydam, Denmark - Length:
- 870 mm
- Weight:
- 1010 g
- Price:
- 7.500 EUR
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detail of hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 132
- Name:
- Roman sword (Vimose-Illerup type)
- pattern-welded blade, hilt of ebony wood, silver and gilded bronze
- Period:
- 3.rd century AD
- Find (museum):
- sword: Illerup (SAFM), Denmark
scabbard: Vimose, Denmark - Length:
- 921 mm
- Weight:
- 1250 g
- Price:
- 6.250 EUR
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detail of chape
- Catalogue number:
- 168
- Name:
- Roman sword (Vimose-Illerup type)
- accurate reconstruction of sword 132, pattern-welded blade
- Period:
- 3.rd century AD
- Find (museum):
- sword: Illerup (SAFM), Denmark
scabbard: Vimose, Denmark - Length:
- 928 mm
- Weight:
- 1040 g
- Price:
- 9.000 EUR
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- Catalogue number:
- 170
- Name:
- Roman sword (Vimose-Illerup type)
- pattern-welded blade, hilt from wood, silver and gilded bronze
- Period:
- 3.rd century AD
- Find (museum):
- sword: Illerup (SAFH), Denmark
- Length:
- 958 mm
- Weight:
- 770 g
- Price:
- 5.400 EUR
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detail of hilt
detail of hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 136
- Name:
- Roman sword (Podlodow type)
- pattern-welded blade with three and four fullers, copper inlaid figures of Mars and Fortuna
- Period:
- 3.rd century AD
- Find (museum):
- Podlodow, Poland
- Length:
- 872 mm
- Weight:
- 900 g
- Price:
- 6.250 EUR
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detail of hilt
detail of chape
- Catalogue number:
- 161
- Name:
- Roman sword (Podlodow type)
- pattern-welded blade copper inlaid figure of Mars, scabbard fittings from enamel bronze (émail champlevé)
- Period:
- 3.rd century AD
- Find (museum):
- blade: Illerup SAVL, Denmark
hilt: Illerup SAFN and SAED, Denmark
scabbard chape: Cologne, Germany
scabbard slide: Lyon, France - Length:
- 912 mm
- Weight:
- 910 g
- Price:
- 6.250 EUR
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detail of hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 149
- Name:
- Sword
- two layered pattern-welded blade, hilt of wood and antler, sword bead of ambre
- Period:
- around 400 AD
- Find (museum):
- Samson, Belgium
- Length:
- 877 mm
- Weight:
- 760 g
- Price:
- 5.000 EUR
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detail of hilt
detail of scabbard
- Catalogue number:
- 117
- Name:
- Sword
- pattern-welded blade, sword fittings of gilded bronze and garnets, sword bead of agate. More informations about making and text "Sword from Blucina".
- Period:
- end of 5th century AD
- Find (museum):
- Blucina, Czech Republic
- Length:
- 897 mm
- Weight:
- 1050 g
- Price:
- 8.500 EUR
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detail of hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 135
- Name:
- Seax
- hilt of horn and wood, covered by rayskin, cloisonne pommel.
- Period:
- end of 5th century AD
- Find (museum):
- pommel: Blucina, Czech Republic
blade: Pouan, France - Length:
- 735 mm
- Weight:
- 600 g
- Price:
- 3.450 EUR
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- Catalogue number:
- 163
- Name:
- Sword
- two layered pattern-welded blade, pommel inlaid with silver. More information about making, research and The conservation of original sword.
- Period:
- around 550 AD
- Find (museum):
- Kyjov, Czech Republic
- Length:
- 915 mm
- Weight:
- 1160 g
- Price:
- 3.750 EUR
metal part of the ango
detail of the point
- Catalogue number:
- 145
- Name:
- Ango
- iron and ash wood, more informations about making
- Period:
- circa 500 AD
- Find (museum):
- Inzing-Hartkirchen, Germany
- Length:
- 2062 mm (880 mm iron part)
- Weight:
- 1300 g
- Price:
- 750 EUR
detail of front part of hilt
detail of back part of hilt
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- Catalogue number:
- 146
- Name:
- Sword
- hilt of wood and gilded bronze, cloisonne scabbard-mouth.
- Period:
- around 500 AD
- Find (museum):
- Pleidelsheim (grave 71), Germany
- Length:
- 917 mm
- Weight:
- 1090 g
- Price:
- 6.250 EUR
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detail of blade
- Catalogue number:
- 156
- Name:
- Seax
- blade with iron core and steel edge with hardening line
- Period:
- around 500 AD
- Find (museum):
- Pleidelsheim (grave 71), Germany
- Length:
- 568 mm
- Weight:
- 490 g
- Price:
- 3.500 EUR
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diagonal view
- Catalogue number:
- 171
- Name:
- Sword
- two layered pattern-welded blade, cloisonne pommel, sword bead from chalcedone
- Period:
- around 650 AD
- Find (museum):
- Krefeld-Gellep grave nr. 1782, Germany (blade: Ingersheim, Germany)
- Length:
- 937 mm
- Weight:
- 1005 g
- Price:
- 8.000 EUR
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chape view
- Catalogue number:
- 172
- Name:
- Sword
- two layered pattern-welded blade, pommel from bronze inlaid by silver and garnet, sword bead from chalcedone
- Period:
- around 600 AD
- Find (museum):
- blade: Howletts (in British museum nr.1936 5-11 166),
pommel: Kent,
ring: Faversham,
collars: Coombe,
scabbard mouth: Chessel Down,
chape: Brighthampton (grave 31), England - Length:
- 924 mm
- Weight:
- 1000 g
- Price:
- 0
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detail of hilt
front side of the hilt
back side of the hilt
detail of scabbard chape
detail of the pommel
- Catalogue number:
- 152
- Name:
- Sword
- hilt of wood and gilded bronze, garnets, silver inlaying.
- Period:
- around 575 AD
- Find (museum):
- Valsgärde grave 7/I, Sweden
- Length:
- 897 mm
- Weight:
- 1480 g
- Price:
- 11.250 EUR
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global view side 2
front side of the hilt
hilt 2
detail of scabbard chape
- Catalogue number:
- 157
- Name:
- Sword
- hilt of wood and gilded bronze, garnets, silver inlaying.
- Period:
- 6.th century AD
- Find (museum):
- blade: Vehmaa, Finland; pommel and scabbard fittings: Aker, Norway; grip: Roes, Norway
- Length:
- 923 mm
- Weight:
- 1290 g
- Price:
- 10.000 EUR
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detail of hilt
detail of hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 137
- Name:
- Sword
- hilt of wood and gilded bronze, cloisonne pommel.
- Period:
- end of 6th century AC
- Find (museum):
- blade: Schretzheim, Germany
hilt: Väsby, Sweden - Length:
- 909 mm
- Weight:
- 1090 g
- Price:
- 9.750 EUR
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detail of hilt 1
detail of hilt 2
- Catalogue number:
- 115
- Name:
- Sword
- pattern-welded blade, cloisonne-work pommel, filigree clipses
- Period:
- circa AD 630
- Find (museum):
- Sutton Hoo, Britain
- Length:
- 892 mm
- Weight:
- 1020 g
- Price:
- 10.000 EUR
detail of hilt 1
detail of hilt 2
detail of hilt 3
- Catalogue number:
- 153
- Name:
- Sword
- another possibility of the reconstruction of sword 115, pattern-welded blade, cloisonne-work pommel, filigree clipses
- Period:
- circa AD 630
- Find (museum):
- Sutton Hoo, Britain
- Length:
- 915 mm
- Weight:
- 1045 g
- Price:
- 10.000 EUR
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detail 1
detail 2
detail 3
detail 4
detail 5
- Catalogue number:
- 174
- Name:
- Sword
- two layered pattern-welded blade, hilt from engraved and gilded bronze with garnets inlays (video)
- Period:
- circa AD 700
- Find (museum):
- Valsgärde gr. 5, Sweden
- Length:
- 904 mm
- Weight:
- 1720 g
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detail of hilt
detail
- Catalogue number:
- 103
- Name:
- Sword
- gilded bronze, silver, garnets (was made in cooperation with Pavel Rihacek)
- Period:
- circa AD 700
- Find (museum):
- Vendel, Sweden
- Length:
- 969 mm
- Weight:
- 1190 g
- Price:
- 12.000 EUR
front side of the hilt
back side of the hilt
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- Catalogue number:
- 123
- Name:
- Sword
- pattern welded blade, bronze hilt with engraving and gilding
- Period:
- 8th century AD
- Find (museum):
- Fetter-Lane, Great Britain
- Length:
- 925 mm
- Weight:
- 1410 g
- Price:
- 8.000 EUR
front side of the hilt
back side of the hilt
global view
- Catalogue number:
- 147
- Name:
- Sword
- another possibility of the reconstruction of sword 123, silver and gilded bronze hilt with engraving
- Period:
- 8th century
- Find (museum):
- Fetter-Lane, Great Britain
- Length:
- 925 mm
- Weight:
- 1550 g
- Price:
- 8.000 EUR
hilt
pommel
- Catalogue number:
- 185
- Name:
- Sword
- pattern-welded blade, hilt of horn, wood, silver, gold and garnets
- Period:
- 7th century AD
- Find (museum):
- Vallstena, Sweden
- Length:
- 945 mm
- Weight:
- 1380 g
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- Catalogue number:
- 169
- Name:
- Sword
- pattern welded blade, silver inlaid pommel
- Period:
- 7th century AD
- Find (museum):
- Erba, Italia
- Length:
- 964 mm
- Weight:
- 1090 g
- Price:
- 5.000 EUR
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- Catalogue number:
- 166
- Name:
- Sword
- pattern welded blade, hilt inlaid with silver, copper and bronze
- Period:
- 8th century AD
- Find (museum):
- Steinvik, Norway
- Length:
- 1012 mm
- Weight:
- 1560 g
- Price:
- 6.000 EUR
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- Catalogue number:
- 155
- Name:
- Sword
- pattern welded blade, hilt inlaid with brass
- Period:
- 8th century AD
- Find (museum):
- Mannheim, Germany
- Length:
- 968 mm
- Weight:
- 1510 g
- Price:
- 5.500 EUR
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detail of hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 104
- Name:
- Sword
- pattern-welded blade, hilt with brass inlay
- Period:
- before AD 800
- Find (museum):
- Stare Mesto, Moravia (Czech)
- Length:
- 938 mm
- Weight:
- 1205 g
- Price:
- 5.750 EUR
first part
second part
detail
- Catalogue number:
- 122
- Name:
- Magnate's belt
- engraved leather, iron parts inlayed
This replica can be seen at the exhibition "Treasures of Moravia". - Period:
- before AD 850
- Find (museum):
- Stare Mesto, Czech Republic, grave nr. 266/49
- Length:
- Price:
- 3.000 EUR
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- Catalogue number:
- 140
- Name:
- Spurs
- iron inlaid with silver, cooper, brass
This replica can be seen at the exhibition "Treasures of Moravia". - Period:
- before AD 850
- Find (museum):
- Stare Mesto, Czech Republic, grave nr. 224/51
- Length:
- 190 mm
- Price:
- 5.500 EUR
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- Catalogue number:
- 141
- Name:
- Spurs
- inlaid and plated iron
This replica can be seen at the exhibition "Treasures of Moravia". - Period:
- before AD 850
- Find (museum):
- Stare Mesto, Moravia (Czechia), grave nr. 266/49
- Length:
- 150 mm
- Price:
- 3.750 EUR
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detail of pommel
detail of chape
damask
- Catalogue number:
- 173
- Name:
- Seax
- pattern-welded blade (damast rod from phosphoric iron and welded steel), chape and pommel from gilded bronze
- Period:
- after AD 800
- Find (museum):
- Mikulčice, Moravia (Czechia), grave nr. 580
- Length:
- 425 mm
- Weight:
- 440 g
- Price:
- 0
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- Catalogue number:
- 180
- Name:
- Axe
- inlaid by copper and silver
- Period:
- 10th century AD
- Find (museum):
- Basnice, Czechia
- Length:
- 110 mm
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detail of hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 128
- Name:
- Sword
- hilt of iron, silver and fossile oak
- Period:
- around 900 AD
- Find (museum):
- Gilling-West, United Knightom
- Length:
- 995 mm
- Weight:
- 1420 g
- Price:
- 6.750 EUR
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- Catalogue number:
- 151
- Name:
- Sword
- pattern-welded blade, hilt of iron and silver
- Period:
- around 900 AD
- Find (museum):
- Sheffield, United Knightom
- Length:
- 938 mm
- Weight:
- 1200 g
- Price:
- 6.250 EUR
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detail of hilt
second detail of hilt
diagonal view
- Catalogue number:
- 142
- Name:
- Sword
- hilt of iron decorated by engraved silver inlays
- Period:
- 10th century AD
- Find (museum):
- Abingdon, United Knightom
- Length:
- 972 mm
- Weight:
- 1730 g
- Price:
- 6.000 EUR
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detail of pommel
- Catalogue number:
- 158
- Name:
- Sword
- another possibility of the reconstruction of sword nr. 142
- Period:
- 10th century AC
- Find (museum):
- Abingdon, United Knightom
- Length:
- Price:
- 6.000 EUR
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blade1
blade2
- Catalogue number:
- 167
- Name:
- Sword
- bronze hilt, silver inlays, two layered pattern-welded blade
- Period:
- 9th century AD
- Find (museum):
- Kilmainham, Ireland
- Length:
- 988 mm
- Weight:
- 1920 g
- Price:
- 6.000 EUR
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hilt
detail of pommel
- Catalogue number:
- 178
- Name:
- Sword
- Blade is with iron body and steel edges, in the fuller is inlaid gold cross. The hilt is inlaid by brass and silver wires.
- Period:
- 9th century
- Find (museum):
- Mikulčice, grave 265, Czechia
- Length:
- 963 mm
- Weight:
- 1450 g
detail of hilt1
detail of hilt2
detail of hilt3
Sword scabbard suspension by find from Ballateare (isle of Man, 9th. Century AD, now in museum Manx).
- Catalogue number:
- 176
- Name:
- Sword
- pattern-welded blade, hilt inlaid by silver, copper and brass
- Period:
- circa AD 800
- Find (museum):
- Broa, Sweden
- Length:
- 982 mm
- Weight:
- 1510 g
hilt 1
hilt 2
hilt 3
- Catalogue number:
- 175
- Name:
- Sword
- hilt inlaided and covered with copper, silver and brass, more photos from making of sword, about making is also episode 7/8 Steel from serie Master of craft (mainly in czech)
- Period:
- 10th century
- Find (museum):
- Čelákovice, Czech Repuklic
- Length:
- 999 mm
- Weight:
- 1950 g
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revers
- Catalogue number:
- 182
- Name:
- Sword
- Period:
- 9-10th century
- Find (museum):
- Levý Hradec (Czechia)
- Length:
- 920 mm
- Weight:
- 1450 g
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hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 131
- Name:
- Sword
- copper and silver inlaid hilt, pattern-welded blade, handle from horn
This replica can be seen at the exhibition "The viking grave from Groix island" - Period:
- 9th century
- Find (museum):
- Nantes (France)
- Length:
- 879 mm
- Weight:
- 1520 g
- Price:
- 6.250 EUR
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detail
- Catalogue number:
- 177
- Name:
- Spear with wings
- two layered pattern welded blade
- Period:
- around 850 AD
- Find (museum):
- Mikulčice grave 1241, Czechia
- Length:
- 500 mm (spearhead/kovová části)
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detail of hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 138
- Name:
- Sword
- hilt of copper inlaid iron, pattern-welded blade.
- Period:
- around 900 AD
- Find (museum):
- Gjermundbu, Norway
- Length:
- 986 mm
- Weight:
- 1630 g
- Price:
- 5.500 EUR
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detail of hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 150
- Name:
- Sword
- hilt of copper inlaid iron, pattern-welded blade, another possibility of the reconstruction
- Period:
- around 900 AD
- Find (museum):
- Gjermundbu, Norway
- Length:
- 981 mm
- Weight:
- 1710 g
- Price:
- 5.500 EUR
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detail of hilt
detail of hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 143
- Name:
- Sword
- hollow iron hilt, inlaid with silver, pattern-welded blade.
- Period:
- around 900 AD
- Find (museum):
- Busdorf, Germany
- Length:
- 961 mm
- Weight:
- 1480 g
- Price:
- 5.500 EUR
hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 154
- Name:
- Sword
- hollow iron hilt, inlaid with silver and brass, pattern-welded blade.
- Period:
- around 900 AD
- Find (museum):
- Alterhein, Germany
- Length:
- 958 mm
- Weight:
- 1540 g
- Price:
- 5.500 EUR
hilt
- Catalogue number:
- 162
- Name:
- Sword
- iron hilt, inlaid with silver and copper, pattern-welded blade
- Period:
- around 900 AD
- Find (museum):
- Vakhrusheve (Luhansk Oblast), Ukraine forever
- Length:
- 948 mm
- Weight:
- 1530 g
- Price:
- 6.250 EUR
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hilt
hilt2
- Catalogue number:
- 144
- Name:
- Sword of "D" type
- pattern-welded blade, iron hilt inlaid with silver and brass, more information about making
- Period:
- 9th century
- Find (museum):
- Blatnica, Slovakia
(Hungarian National Museum, Budapest) - Length:
- 1003 mm
- Weight:
- 2200 g
- Price:
- 10.000 EUR
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scabbard chape
- Catalogue number:
- 164
- Name:
- Sword
- iron inlaid blade with iron core and steel edges, iron hilt inlaid with silver
- Period:
- 10th century
- Find (museum):
- Rzhevskoye, Kaliningrad, Russia
- Length:
- 972 mm
- Weight:
- 1370 g
- Price:
- 5.000 EUR
autor: Patrick Bárta (templ@templ.net)