Reproduction of the T19391 sword from the late Norwegian iron age, found at the NTNU University Museum, tentatively dated around the year 900 AD. This sword and video were made as a submission to the TMS 2017 Bladesmithing Competition.
The museum entry of the original sword can be found here: https://www.unimus.no/arkeologi/#/detailsView?search=T19391
The steel used is SK9 produced by Stavanger Stål, similar to the standard 1095 grade. The blade was hand forged from 38 mm round stock, using a coal forge.
Post time: Jul-01-2017