1340 Two Handed Medieval Sword

by Steven Janus
(Florida, USA)

The blade which I bought was the 1340 Two Handed Medieval Sword. It came with very heavy packaging, wrapped in plastic, newspaper, etc. It had a very think coat of oil that Eyal refers to as transport oil. I was able to wipe it off easily using brasso and a dry cloth. The first thing that popped into my mind was this things girth as I picked it up. Sure it is more hand and a half sized in terms of length but in width, it is huge! 2 inches wide at the base and remains close to or at 2 inches wide through out most of the blade's span. It is heavy yes, four and half pounds and is difficult to swing at first but you get used to the weight rather quickly.

As far as to the quality of the actual blade the finish was not perfect but wasn't bad either. It had quiet a few minor scratches along the sides of the blade. Truthfully, I don't mind the weight since the pommel keeps it balanced and the blade is so well made. it is practically indestructible. For $278 out the door, you get well made carbon steel blades that can take a ton of abuse. I hit the back of the blade against my steel folding chair pretty hard, my paul chen sword, tree branches, and I stabbed that same tree repeated times.

Speaking of which brings me to another good point. While the edges are blunted, those tips are sharp! Very sharp! Yeah it's got some scratches and such but overall, the finish is decent. I will definitely keep this blade for a long time. At first, when I got the blade, the pommel was not tightenned all the way. I was unscrewing the pommel while swinging the blade. I managed to get it tightenned down by adjusting the pommel nut and pommel. Only thing that really ticks me off a bit is that the pommel sits very slightly off center. You have to REALLY look at it to tell.

DSA's scabbards aren't horrid, but they aren't great. The leather they use is high quality but the wood isn't soo great. Mine got chipped at the throat and the blade would not sit right in it. What happened was the throat came off and the top chipped slightly It was easily fixable. I was able to fix it by using epoxy and now my sheath is fine.

I must say though, as a whole package, you cannot beat DSA. My hand forged, made in North America, high carbon 1060 sword with HRC ratting of 53 with sheath cost me $278 for everything including taxes and shipping. Yeah that's right. $278, that's it including a sheath and this, is not a Chinese or Pilipino sword either! Hand forged in North America! Where else can you get such a steal for such a durable blade?