Langseax Viking Sword – 18" Blade, Leather Grip

This is the long end of the seax family

Seax is a family, not a single knife, and it runs from a four-inch belt tool up to something you would call a sword in any other language. At 18 inches of blade on a 24-inch overall length, this one sits at the far end of that range. It is a two-hands-if-you-want-to piece, and it is closer in feel to a short sword than to the bushcraft seaxes elsewhere in the rack.

We say that plainly because the size is the whole point of the listing, and because a buyer expecting a belt knife will be surprised when the box arrives.

The blade

Single-edged, broad, with a narrow fuller running most of its length close to the back. The back is straight; the edge runs straight and then rises in one long gradual clip to the point. A fuller is not decoration: it takes weight out of the middle of a long blade without taking away stiffness, which is what keeps a piece this size from feeling dead in the hand.

The finish is a bright satin polish across the whole face rather than a forge-scaled surface. The steel is 1075 high carbon, so it is not stainless: it will spot if it is left wet, and it will darken to a patina with handling. Wipe it dry, keep a film of oil on it, and it looks after itself.

The hilt

A straight flat steel crossguard, a grip wrapped in leather over a wood core with a single brass rivet set through it near the guard, and a solid steel pommel in the shape Viking-age smiths used: a wide flat base with a faceted crest above it. Nothing is glued on for looks, and there is no wire, no bone and no gemwork.

The leather is a deep oxblood, dark enough that it reads almost black in low light and warms up in the sun. It is the same hide as the scabbard.

The scabbard

Leather, hand-stitched down one edge and around the point in black thread, with two wide belt straps crossing the body so it can be slung rather than hung off a single loop. No metal throat, no buckle, no snap. The stitching is the closure and the structure both.

Make it yours

The blade flat and the scabbard can both be engraved to order. A name, a date, or a short line in runes. Engraving is hand-etched and adds a few days to dispatch.

See the rest of the Viking seax collection, or start with our guide to what a seax actually is.

Sold to adults 18 and over. This is a collector's and display piece, not a kitchen or utility knife. Handle, store and carry it responsibly and in line with your local laws.