Anglo-Saxon Sax Blade - damascus

Saxon damascus Sax blade in the shape of a bowie knife.

With this typical broken-back damascus sax blade, you can make your own Saxon or Viking sax with just a little skill.

This sax blade in the shape of a bowie knife is based on the typical Anglo-Saxon sax blades of the Viking Age, which are frequently found in English artefacts from 800 to 1100 and were common among both Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.

The sax was very popular among the Germanic tribes and not only among the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, but also among the Alemannic, Franks and other Germanic tribes in the preceding centuries. The sax was not only used as a "machete" in everyday life, but also as an affordable and handy weapon that could be used in shield defence.

The Viking sax blade is forged from two different types of steel to form a Damascus steel. AISI 4340 is used here, a hard tempered steel with a low carbon content, which contains not only nickel but also chromium and molybdenum and therefore has a high toughness, as well as 15N20, a nickel-containing steel with good properties, which creates strong contrasts and light-coloured areas in the Damascus steel.

When these two steels are forged together in layers to form Damascus steel, the result is a different type of Damascus pattern that makes each piece unique and unmistakable. The Sax blade has a hardness of 58 to 60 HCR Rockwell.

The Anglo-Saxon sax blade is delivered without a handle and sharply ground.

The dimensions of the Sax blade are:
Overall length 38 cm
Cutting edge 26 cm
Blade back 3.5 mm
Blade height 3.5 - 4.5 cm
Tang 12 cm