Medieval Seax Sword – 18-Inch Hand-Forged Historical Single-Edged Blade with Rosewood Handle

Medieval Seax Sword — 18-Inch Hand-Forged Historical Single-Edged Blade for Combat & Utility

The Medieval Seax Sword is a hand-forged historical seax — an 18-inch single-edged blade forged in Nepal from 5160 leaf-spring steel, full-tang, water-tempered and ready to use. It is a faithful working take on the medieval seax the Saxons, Angles and Vikings carried for everything from camp work to close combat, with a highly polished blade, rosewood handle and yak-leather scabbard.

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The seax was the defining single-edged blade of the early medieval north. It crossed every role a blade could fill — utility knife, hunting tool and battlefield sidearm — which is exactly why it stayed in use for centuries across Saxon, Anglo-Saxon and Viking lands. This piece keeps that medieval character: clean lines, a strong single edge and a balance built for real handling rather than wall display alone.

At 18 inches of polished blade and around 720 grams, it is lighter and faster in the hand than a chopper-weight seax — a true sidearm sword that still cuts hard. Drawn for bushcraft, carried for reenactment, or set on a stand as a centrepiece, it reads as what it is: an honest medieval seax forged the traditional way.

Honest note: this is an original Everest Forge interpretation of an authentic medieval seax type, not a museum-exact replica of one specific find. It is live steel — sharp, full-tang and functional — made for cutting, bushcraft, reenactment and display, but not for contact LARP or edge-on-edge sparring. Want a particular historical find recreated exactly? That is a custom build.

The Medieval Seax — A Blade for Every Task

Where a longsword was a battlefield specialist, the seax was the everyday blade of the medieval north: short enough to carry constantly, strong enough to fight with, useful enough to earn its keep at camp. This Medieval Seax Sword captures that all-rounder spirit. The single-edged 5160 blade takes and holds a working edge, the full tang runs the length of the rosewood handle for strength, and the whole piece is balanced for control rather than dead weight — the qualities that made the seax the medieval blade people actually reached for.

Specifications

All measurements are approximate and may vary slightly due to the handcrafted nature of each blade.

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Who This Blade Is For

• Collectors building a medieval, Saxon or Viking-era edged-weapon collection
• Reenactors and living-history enthusiasts who want an accurate working seax
• Bushcrafters and survivalists wanting a fast, single-edged historical blade
• History readers drawn to the seax as the everyday blade of the medieval north
• Anyone who wants a real hand-forged seax rather than a wall-hanger replica

How Ordering Works

What's Included

• One hand-forged Medieval Seax Sword in your chosen specification
• Yak-leather scabbard with a cottonwood core, in your chosen colour
• Any personalisation or engraving you requested

Shipping, Returns & Warranty

Every blade ships tracked and insured by DHL or FedEx with secure, encrypted checkout, and is covered by our full refund-or-replacement promise. Edged-weapon import rules vary by country, so please check your local regulations before ordering. Because each seax is forged to order by hand, allow time for crafting before dispatch.

Caring for Your High-Carbon Seax

5160 is a high-carbon steel and will surface-rust if neglected. Keep the blade dry, wipe it down after handling, and apply a thin coat of protective oil before storage. For long-term storage, keep the seax out of its scabbard so the edge stays dry. A quick re-oil now and then keeps the polished finish and edge in working condition for years.

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