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Shrewsbury Medieval Sword with Scabbard
This sword has a double-edged blade and is forged from hardened and tempered EN45 steel. The edges are not sharpened. The blade tang is full and riveted to the pommel. The hilt is made of wood wrapped in brown leather, a hexagonal steel pommel and a flattened steel crossguard. The hawks on the guard have cross-shaped decorations. Includes a wooden and leather scabbard. Total length: 116 cm, Blade length 89 cm, Grip: approx. 24 cm, Maximum blade width: 5.5 cm, Weight with scabbard: 2.1 kg. This sword is not functional and the steel is not stainless so it requires maintenance with oil to prevent rust.
On 21 July 1403, the Battle of Shrewsbury (Shropshire, England) saw the victory of Henry IV of England over an army led by his former supporter, Sir Henry Harry Hotspur Percy of Northumberland (made forever famous by Shakespeare in his 1598 history play Henry IV Part I). Percy, who had turned against the king and allied himself with Owain Glyndwr, the rebel leader of the Welsh Rebellion of 1400–1415 (also known as Glyndwr's Uprising), was killed during the fray, leading his army to scatter and the rebellion to crumble. Named after this decisive battle, the original Shrewsbury Sword, classified as Type XV by Ewart Oakeshott, is preserved in the Wallace Collection.
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