{"product_id":"cimeterre-pommeau-annele-gland-rouge-48cm","title":"Ring-Pommel Scimitar: Red Tassel, 48 cm","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA curved ring-pommel blade — and nothing Nordic about it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003ewide and heavily curved\u003c\/strong\u003e blade, widening towards the tip, mounted on a brown-wrapped handle ending in a \u003cstrong\u003ering pommel\u003c\/strong\u003e from which a red silk tassel hangs. The guard is a simple straight bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind this piece in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/armes-vikings\"\u003eweapons department\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat sets this piece apart\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eThe ring pommel:\u003c\/b\u003e it's the signature. It is found on Far Eastern sabers and blades of the steppes, never on a Scandinavian weapon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA blade that widens towards the tip:\u003c\/b\u003e this profile shifts the mass forward. It is a geometry for pure slashing, the opposite of a thrusting weapon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eShort format:\u003c\/b\u003e 48 cm, it is worn on the belt and can be handled with one hand without getting in the way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eThis is not a weapon:\u003c\/b\u003e no edge, no sharp point. This replica is made for costumes, reenactment, and wall display.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/b\u003e PU foam with a rigid core, silver-colored blade, brown-wrapped handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Approximately 48 cm long, 33 cm blade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eUsage:\u003c\/b\u003e costume, reenactment, wall decoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eSold:\u003c\/b\u003e individually\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDid you know?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is often called a \"medieval axe.\" It is not one, and it is not European either: the ring pommel and silk tassel belong to the Far Eastern \u003cem\u003edao\u003c\/em\u003e and its cousins from the steppes. Furthermore, the ring is not decorative — it was used to attach a lanyard and to balance a blade where all the mass is shifted forward. It is a beautiful piece, but it has no place in a Nordic reenactment, and we prefer to state that rather than pass it off as a Viking weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more, our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/news\/anatomie-epee-viking-parties-fabrication\"\u003eanatomy of the Viking sword\u003c\/a\u003e allows you to compare this design with that of a blade truly forged in the North.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the same category\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/epee-artorias-dark-souls-replique-mousse-102cm\"\u003eArtorias Sword (Dark Souls): Foam Replica, 102 cm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/epee-dard-sting-replique-lame-feuille-70cm\"\u003eSting: Bilbo's Sword, Leaf Blade Replica\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/epee-aiguille-needle-arya-replique-mousse-79cm\"\u003eNeedle: Arya Stark's Sword, 79 cm Replica\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Le Comptoir Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57913891062142,"sku":"LCV-ARME-CIMETERREPOMMEAUANNELEGLANDROUG","price":29.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/0569\/8430\/files\/cimeterre-pommeau-annele-gland-rouge-48cm-ambiance.jpg?v=1787672359","url":"https:\/\/www.le-comptoir-viking.fr\/en\/products\/cimeterre-pommeau-annele-gland-rouge-48cm","provider":"Le Comptoir Viking","version":"1.0","type":"link"}