April 22, 201313 yr This is a sword that i forged last fall. Its blade is a piece of a specialty steel produced by a local steel company. It is about a .6% carbon content and a high manganese content. The sword is 52 inches overall, with a 40 inch blade. The guard and pommel are plain mild steel. On one side of the pommel is stamped a 4, and on the other is a 12. Its name is Evraious, a variation of the Greek word for "hebrews".... The name and the two numbers are a reference to one of my favorite scripture verses.... Hebrews 4:12......... I loosely based its design on a Scottish claymore. Cuts through jugs of water like they are not there :)
April 25, 201313 yr How heavy is it? Even the two handed claymores tend to be a lot lighter than people expect them to be as blacksmithing allows for tapering and the use of fullers almost to an excess!
April 25, 201313 yr Author Its really not as bad as you might think.... I started with 1/4 inch stock, but after all the forging, and grinding, the finished sword only weighs between 5 and 6 lbs on my bathroom scale. That is historically within the weight range of claymores.... It is long, but not overly heavy to handle. When i am outside, it is easy to swing and control the blade without being pulled off balance...... But there are a few knicks in my ceiling from where i forgot how long the blade was :/
June 18, 201313 yr That cross section where the hand guard meets the blade looks very thin. Be careful you only hit water jugs. That might crack in that spot on something else.
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