The Hilt - Parts of the European Sword
The hilt refers to several parts that make the entire sword handle. It is comprised of the pommel, the grip and the guard. It is simply put, everything that is mounted on the blade except the blade itself is the sword hilt. There are several different sword hilt types and designs that differ from culture to era. They can be not much more than a grip or could be elaborate basket-hilts designed to wrap around the wielders entire hand.
Hilt Photos
These are some photo's of several different Hilt found on the European swords that we offer.
The shards of Narsil are reforged by the Elves, and into Aragorn’s hands is given a new sword – Anduril, the Flame of the West.
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The grippy handle is heavily textured, black TPR and it has a cast 2Cr13 stainless steel pommel with a satin finish.
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The Honshu Single-Handed Broadsword represents a modern spin on a proven, time-tested sword design with sleek, rugged tactical engineering and perfect blade-to-hilt balancing.
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Over 80 swords, are said to have been recovered from the same find spot, but this sword is without direct comparison in that group, having a distinctive hilt and very unusual single-edged blade.
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The pommel of this sword looks conventional when viewed dead-on, but turn the sword sideways and an unusual, somewhat conical shape reveals itself .
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The hilt sits very comfortably in the hand. The broad leaf-like straight blade is of a flattened-diamond cross-section, double-edged, with a narrow fuller to reduce mass.
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This replica is crafted with a hand forged blade by an experienced, skilled blacksmith, using modern 1080 high carbon steel that is fully tempered and is distally tapered for proper weight distribution.
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This replica is crafted with a hand forged blade by skilled blacksmith, using modern 1080 high carbon steel that is fully tempered and is distally tapered for proper weight distribution.
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This replica is crafted with a hand forged blade, by an experienced, skilled blacksmith using modern 1080 high carbon steel that is fully tempered and is distally tapered for proper weight distribution.
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This is a reproduction of an early 15th century longsword, believed to have been found in the River Thames before finding its way into the Royal Armouries collection. Dating to around 1400-1430, this sword features a two-handed hilt with scent-stopper pommel.
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The hilt provides a good level of hand protection for the time, for soldiers who were not generally wearing gauntlets.
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This example features a deceptively complex and challenging single edge blade, with subtle transitions of cross-section and clever hollow grinding and a fuller to make it lighter.
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