Sword of D Type - Viking Sword by Patrick Bárta of Templ.net

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Catalogue number: 144

Name: Sword of "D" type pattern-welded blade, iron hilt inlayed by silver and brass.

Epoch: 9th century

Discover (museum): Blatnica, Slovakia (Hungarian National Museum, Budapest)

Length: 1003 mm

Weight: 2200 g

Price: 4000 EUR

Source: templ.net/english/weapons-antiquity_and_early_middle_age.php#144-sword_of_d_type


The study of the original sword in National museum Budapest in the autumn 2009


Two pieces of pattern-welded rods twisted to the right and to the left


Pattern-welded middle of the blade before welding of the edges


The forging is finished


Rough worked sword


Rough worked hilt – detail


Making of brass inlaying of the handle – inlays and cutting slots for it


The hilt after brass inlaying and before engraving of it and silver inlaying


Peening of sword tang under pommel before completing of whole sword

Author thanks to Mr. Mgr. Michal Pirek, Ph.D. for his help for making of this replica for future exhibition of National museum of Slovakia in Bratislava.

Source: templ.net/english/making-blatnica_sword.php