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Here are the medieval weapons and armour that I own.
I have not always tried to purchase historically accurate weapons. You can therefore expect to see below some that are not fully representative of historical items.
The swords are tentatively classified according to the Oakeshott classification. It was quite difficult to perform a robust classification for a key reason. It appeared that most of the swords I own are not necessarily made to match an archetypal Oakeshott definition. Maybe the sword-smiths base their designs on museum pieces but if it were the case, this is not specified on their web site. My classification is primarily based on tapering, fuller size and blade length.
Data collected from MyArmoury.com and Albion Swords.
Type X
Primary purpose: cutting.
Period: common during the Viking age (9th - 10th c.), and well into the 12th c.
Further info on MyArmoury.com
None owned.
Type XA
Primary purpose: cutting.
Period: in use from 11th c. to 14th c.
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None owned.
Type XI
Primary purpose: cutting.
Period: early to late 12th c.
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Type XIA
Primary purpose: cutting.
Period: early to late 12th c.
Further info on MyArmoury.com
None owned.
Type XII
Primary purpose: cutting.
Period: 13th and 14th c.
Further info on MyArmoury.com
Overall length: 96 cm; Blade length: 80 cm
Type XIII
As this type of sword can be both one-handed and two-handed, it's covered in the two-handed section here.
Type XIIIB
Primary purpose: cutting.
Period: mid 13th c. to latter half of the 14th c.
Further info on MyArmoury.com
None owned.
Type XIV
Primary purpose: cutting and thrusting.
Period: late 13th c. to mid 14th c.
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None owned.
Type XV
Primary purpose: thrusting.
Period: end of the 13th c., more widely used in the 14th and 15th c., ending in the early 16th c.
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None owned but one on order from Thibault Pascual
Type XVI
Primary purpose: thrusting while retaining good cutting ability.
Period: early 14th c.
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None owned.
Type XVIII
Primary purpose: cutting and thrusting.
Period: between c. mid 14th c. to early 15th c.
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None owned.
Type XVIIIA
As this type of sword can be both one-handed and two-handed, it's covered in the two-handed section here.
Type XIX
As this type of sword can be both one-handed and two-handed, it's covered in the two-handed section here.
Type XXI
Primary purpose: cutting and thrusting.
Period: late 15th c.
Further info on MyArmoury.com
None owned.
Type XXII
Primary purpose: cutting and thrusting.
Period: 14th and 15th c.
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None owned.
Type XIIA
Primary purpose: cutting.
Period: Great Sword or War Sword, in use during much of the High Medieval period, 13th and 14th c
Further info on MyArmoury.com
Overall length: 121 cm; Blade length: 98 cm
Supplier: Del Tin
Type XIII
Primary purpose: cutting.
Period: middle of the 13th c. to the latter half of the 14th c.
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None owned.
Type XIIIA
Primary purpose: cutting.
Period: Great Sword or War Sword, in use from middle of the 13th c. to the latter half of the 14th c.
Further info on MyArmoury.com
Type XVA
Primary purpose: thrusting.
Period: end of the 13th c., more widely used in the 14th and 15th c., ending in the early 16th c.
Further info on MyArmoury.com
None owned.
Type XVIA
Primary purpose: thrusting while retaining good cutting ability.
Period: early 14th c.
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Type XVII
Primary purpose: thrusting.
Period: between c. mid 14th c. to early 15th c.
Further info on MyArmoury.com
Overall length: 108 cm; Blade length: 85 cm; Sharp
Supplier: Hanwei Tinker Pearce
Type XVIIIA
Primary purpose: cutting and thrusting.
Period: between c. mid 14th c. to early 15th c.
Further info on MyArmoury.com
None owned.
Type XVIIIB
Primary purpose: cutting and thrusting.
Period: between c. mid 15th c. to early 16th c.
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Type XVIIIC
Primary purpose: .
Period:
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None owned.
Type XVIIID
Primary purpose: .
Period:
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None owned.
Type XIX
Primary purpose: cutting and thrusting.
Period: mid 15th c.
Further info on MyArmoury.com
None owned.
Type XX
Primary purpose: cutting and thrusting.
Period: 14th and 15th c.
Further info on MyArmoury.com
None owned.
Type XXA
Primary purpose: cutting and thrusting.
Period: 14th and 15th c.
Further info on MyArmoury.com
None owned.
Under construction
Under construction
Overall length: 53 cm; Blade length: 37 cm
Inspired by daggers depicted in the Maciejowski bible:
Extant daggers of this type can be found in my Pinterest Folder. For example:
Overall length: 39 cm; Blade length: 26 cm
Extant daggers of this type can be found in my Pinterest Folder. For example:
Blade lengths: 21-25 cm
Overall length: 55 cm; Blade length: 40 cm
Under construction
Overall length: 122 cm; Blade length: 92 cm
Custom made by VB swords based on an illustration of the weapon in the Maciejowski Bible:
An example of historical illustration:
Under construction
A few YouTube videos that I find interesting and relevant to this page (please subscribe to them, they are really useful):
Matt Easton (ScholaGladiatoria) on sword abuse:
Sword neglect and abuse
in Movies and TV - for example, Kingdom of Heaven, Highlander etc
Matt Easton (ScholaGladiatoria) on longsword and sword and buckler:
The place of the longsword and
sword & buckler in the medieval world
Matt Easton (ScholaGladiatoria) on longsword and one-handed sword:
Why one-handed swords are sometimes
preferable to longswords - HEMA
Matt Easton (ScholaGladiatoria) on which sword in better:
Which sword is best in a one-on-one
duel?..... Historical fencing
Matt Easton (ScholaGladiatoria) on sword edge:
Medieval and other swords' sharpness
and edges
Skallagrim on sword sharpness:
Debunking the myth that Medieval
European swords were dull