Tinker Early Medieval Sword Replacement Blade blunt

An aventail is a mail curtain that was attached to the lower edge of a helmet. This protected the neck and the uppper shoulder area depending on the length of the mail. Often times there was padding worn underneath the mail as is seen on various Medieval effigies.Plain edge Straight - Flat Ring Wedge Rivets- Stiched on Leather - Ready to be attached to Bascinets. Our aventail is totally made by hand. Each ring is first flattened and then they are interlinked in small sections. These small sections are first riveted with wedge rivets before these sections are joined together to make an aventail. Each aventail is then checked for fitting with a bascinet before it gets stitched to a leather by hand. Ring Type Round Wire Round Riveted Chainmail Ring Diameter 8mm Thickness 18Gauge Top Circumference 82cm Height 31cm Bottom Circumference 232cm Weight 3.5kg approx

The Early Medieval Sword is typical of the 13th-14th century single hand swords but the Type XII blade was known to be in use from as early as the late Viking era. This version features a sharp Marquenched spring steel blade. As with all Medieval Tinker models, this sword is dismountable. CAS has commissioned Michael `Tinker` Pearce to design a line of swords that will satisfy both the sparring and cutting needs of Western Martial Arts practitioners. Matching sharp and blunt versions of each sword in the series offer the same outstanding handling characteristics in both disciplines. The swords meet Tinker`s exacting quality requirements and are built in much the same way as his custom pieces. Each blade is forged from 5160 spring steel, Marquenched to the desired hardness of 50-53 HRC while the tang is drawn back to the low 30s HRC. For the Medieval models the very end of the tang is threaded to fit an allen nut recessed into the pommel which allows for dismantling of the hilt assembly for inspection, to exchange blades if needed, and for anyone wanting to easily customize their grip. Also the sharp and blunt blades are interchangeable on all Medieval models. The grips are cord wrapped and leather covered wood and tapered for a comfortable grip. Each sword is supplied with a leather covered wood scabbard with metal throat and chape.