Flambard - A two-handed sword with a flaming blade
This sword is a reproduction of a late medieval flame-bladed Bidenhänder (two-handed sword) on display at the East Frisian State Museum in the town hall of Emden, northwestern Germany.
The various denominations of Flamberge, Flambard, Flammard or Flammenschwert derive from the wavy flame-like shape of the blade. The Germans also use the term Gassenhauer (literal translation: path blower), because the sword's impressively long blade would allow its owner to use the sword in addition to combat and to literally blaze a path through enemy lines.
The sword has a leather covered ricasso. The handle is made of hardwood. The unsharpened blade is made of high carbon steel and is complete with two solid grappling hooks.
To save on shipping costs, the sword will be shipped with the cross guard unassembled. However, final assembly is a fairly easy task: just unscrew the tip from the top and loosen the nut that secures the hardwood handle. You can then pull the wooden handle and slide the cross guard over the top. Once the guard is in place, simply follow the same steps in reverse to reassemble: Just slide the wooden handle back over the spike, retighten the nut, and screw the spike back onto the spike thread.
- Blade material: high carbon steel
- Total length: approx. 147 cm
- Blade length, incl. ricasso: approx. 100 cm
- Max. blade width: approx. 5 cm
- Weight: approx. 3.9 kg
