Description
These blades are manufactured in a range of widths and lengths. Lengths may be from 27 inches up to the full 40 inches. We now also offer a long sword and great sword version of our flat tang blades. The long sword blades are available in lengths from 38 to 42 inches and the great sword blades in lengths from 44 to 52 inches. Long sword blades have tangs up to 12 inches, and great sword blades have tangs up to 20 inches. These have 1 1/4 inch wide tangs. Flat tang blades may be ordered curved. Our Alchem blades have an initial flex force of from 18 to 25 pounds and a final flex force of from 10 to 12 pounds. If you require a specific maximum or minimum stiffness, please remember to specify this when ordering. If not specified we shall ship a blade of average stiffness. Our long blades, hilted or unhilted, are shipped with a rubber bird blunt. Additional blunts may be ordered separately.
The blade illustrated above is our flat tang model. These have a width of from 1 1/8 inches to 1 3/4 inches at the shoulder, depending on the overall length, and a constant taper to the button of the tip which has a width of approximately 3/8 inches. Our flat tang blades have a length up to to 43 inches. Blades under 40 inches in length have a 1 inch wide tang, narrowing to 7/8 inches at the pommel end. The blade illustrated below is an example of the flamberge version of our long sword blade. Our long sword and great sword blades have a 1 1/4 inch wide tang, narrowing to 7/8 inches at the pommel end. Long sword blades and great sword blades are not interchangeable without some hilt modification. Great sword tangs are 1/32 inch thicker than our standard flat tang blades for added stiffness. Also, please note: Our flat tanged blades require a custom pinned pommel which may be ordered separately. Additionally, flat tang blades may be ordered slightly curved at no extra charge. This slight curve is only cosmetic and provides the user with no real advantage. A greater amount of curve may be added for an extra charge of $10. For a customer review and close up photos of this blade type follow this link.
