River Witham sword, 13thC.

13th century sword inspired by the River Witham one.

Dating
One handed sword inspired by the sword found in the River Witham, Lincolnshire, in July 1825, dated to 13th century, now in British Museum, London.
The Wither Witham famous sword was an inspiration for this work - it is not reconstruction of that one. However it is very close to the one from British Museum, with only a few small changes. 

Characteristics and handling

It is not light sword but easy at handling. It has a longer grip and can be used also with second hand partially placed on the grip and pommel. That kind of handling we will find on some examples in medieval manuscripts. The blade is very stiff as for double fuller sword. Sword is balanced at normal range for this type of weapon, slightly forward, adding power to strike. It is obviously not very light sword as many other made by me before. But also it is normal weight for this period and type. I would say it would be a 'bigger brother' of the Wither Witham one which is 11mm shorter and ca. 90g lighter (without the grip of course).

Measurements:
overall length 975mm
blade length 815mm
grip length 107mm
blade width 57mm
thickness: at the base 6mm
balance ca. 135mm
weight ca. 1300g