"Saxony" is a recreation of a beautiful 16th century German rapier, inspired by the fine collection of German Renaissance Rapier in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Arts and other European museum collections.
This is another exacting recreation that LK Chen has taken on, with with valuable input from experts in the details of its decoration and construction methods such as the braiding of the elaborate "Turkish head" wire knots in the hilt.
Specification
Approximations only, all measurements subject to slight variation for each swords
Minor adjustment can be made for the first production run
Total length: 117.6 cm (46.29")
Blade length from cross bar: 102 cm (40")
Hilt length (handle & pommel: 15 cm (5.9")
Handle length: 10 cm (3.9")
Cross-guide width: 13.5 cm (5.3")
Total Weight: 1384 grams (3 lb. 0.8 oz)
Point of Balance (from tip of hilt basket): 7 cm (2.75")
Point of Balance (from cross bar ): 11 cm (4..33")
Blade width:
At hand guard: 35 m
At 5 mm from tip: 17 mm
Blade thickness:
At hand guard: 7 mm
Near tip: 2.1 mm
Blade Profile
Diamond Shape with Hollow Ground
Steel GB 60Si2MnA
High Carbon Manganese Spring Steel (Compare to AISI/SAE 5160 spring steel) Element % 60Si2MnA AISI/SAE 5160
Carbon 0.56-0.64 0.56-0.61
Silicon 1.60-2.00 0.15-0.35
Manganese 0.60-0.90 0.75-1.00
Phosphorus <=0.030 <=0.035
Sulfur <=0.030 <=0.040
Chromium <=0.35 0.70-0.90
Nickel <=0.35 <=0.25
Hardness 52-54 HRC.
Medium to Low firing and through quenching for hardness
Fittings
Hand guard and pommel: Stainless Steel
Hand guard is sandblasted to create a contrasting effect with the blade and the wire wrapped handle.
Handle wrap: Steel wire wrapped around a sculptural synthetic core with "Turkish head" wire knots decorated on both end of the handle.
Scabbard : Black fine top grain leather over wood core
Scabbard chape: Stainless Steel
The sandblasted hand guard and pommel gives visual and textural contrast with the handsome wire wrapped handle and the gleaming blade
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