Scythian bronze akinakes

[Jeroen Zuiderwijk]

I?ve just finished my first bronze akinakes. It?s based on an akinakes from the 6th century B.C., which was excavated from a kurhan near the village of Kam'ianka, Cherkas'ka Oblast. Photo of the original:
http://arheologie.ulbsibiu.ro/publicati ... fialko.htm
(photo from Scythian Gold)

I did not have any measurements, but I used the same hilt size for scale as from other akinakes, which gave me a total length of 36cm. The akinakes was cast with some modern aids to make it more easy, and also finished with modern tools. The edge is hammered to harden it.

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If somebody is interessed - please PM me.

[Steve Lenz]

Nice one!

Ich freue mich auf meine zwei Neuanschaffungen!^^

[Nils B.]

Looks pretty well to me. Congratulations!
Is it made for a reenactment-performance or as an exhibition-replica?

[Nika E.S.]

GEIL!!!!!
Wunderschön and very beautiful!!!!
...really great work!

[Steve Lenz]

[Jeroen Zuiderwijk]

Looks pretty well to me. Congratulations!
Is it made for a reenactment-performance or as an exhibition-replica?

It's made for re-enactment, or people who just want one that's as close in function and appearance to the original as possible. As I don't know the alloy of the original, I'm using a conventional bronze age bronze (10-13% tin). On the finished one, the edges are also hardened by hammering.

[Steve Lenz]

Unsere sind heute angekommen. Schöne Stücke, sehr gut gearbeitet. Sehr zu empfehlen!