Today we take a close look at a custom Saxon-style rapier we just finished. This style is very characteristic of rapiers, sideswords, and complex-hilted longswords from 16th and 17th century Saxony - an area of modern day Germany that was previously the Electorate of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire.
Here is a link to some similar swords we have made in the past: www.arms-n-armor.com/collections/custom-gallery/products/saxon-style-rapiers?variant=28716786778186
And here is a link to our custom request form where you can initiate the process of ordering a custom sword: www.arms-n-armor.com/pages/custom-or-modification-request
As always, our swords are entirely made by us at our shop in Minneapolis, MN out of 6150 carbon steel, hardened and tempered to 50-52 Rockwell. Our swords and other weapons are made to look, feel, and function just like the historical originals on which they are based.
Nathan Clough, Ph.D. is Vice President of Arms and Armor and a member of the governing board of The Oakeshott Institute. He is a historical martial artist and a former university professor of cultural geography. He has given presentations on historical arms at events including Longpoint and Combatcon, and presented scholarly papers at, among others, The International Congress on Medieval Studies.
Craig Johnson is the Production Manager of Arms and Armor and Secretary of The Oakeshott Institute. He has taught and published on the history of arms, armor and western martial arts for over 30 years. He has lectured at several schools and Universities, WMAW, HEMAC, 4W, and ICMS at Kalamazoo. His experiences include iron smelting, jousting, theatrical combat instruction and choreography, historical research, European martial arts and crafting weapons and armor since 1985