Long Sax Blade - damascus

Early medieval sax blade made of damascus steel.

Reproduction of a medieval long sax blade made of genuine damascus steel with 256 layers based on models from the 6th - 9th centuries.

This long sax blade made of fine damascus steel follows the design of the historical sax blades of the early Middle Ages, as they were widespread between the 6th and 9th centuries, especially among Franks and Vikings, but also among other Germanic tribes.

Besides the Vikings, the so-called skramasax was part of the personal equipment of the Germanic tribes of the Alamannic, Franks and Saxons and was still used in the Frankish Empire until the early Viking Age.

The sax served as a "machete" in daily use as well as an affordable weapon that faithfully assisted the warrior in close combat.

The sax blade is made of real damascus steel and sharpened. It has a hardness of 55 to 57 HCR Rockwell and was forged from 1095 and 15n20 steel with 256 layers.

AISI 4340, a hard quenched and tempered steel with low carbon content, containing molybdenum in addition to nickel and chromium, and with high toughness.

15N20, a nickel-containing steel with good properties that creates beautiful contrasts and brilliant, bright sections in the damask steel. When both steels are forged alternately in layers, the intense damasking is created that makes each Sax blade an unmistakably unique piece.

The dimensions of the damascus sax blade are:
Total length 47 cm
Cutting edge 33 cm
Blade back 4 mm
Blade height 3.5 cm
Tang 14 cm

The Sax blade is sharpened and delivered without a handle.