sword weight

[Gunrunner]

what do you guys think was the average weight or a 1 or two handed sword back in medieval periods? I've always been curious

 

[brasidus]

Two handed swords were on average 3-4 lbs, single handed 2-3 lbs.

You can get a pretty accurate idea from Here:

http://www.albion-swords.com/swords/johnsson/swords-museum.htm

 

[Merentha]

Brasidus is absolutely correct.  Anyone posting anything to the contrary had best back it up with some serious, serious sources. 

 

[Gunrunner]

ahh, thanks a lot for the info.. i used to think they were heavy 

 

[CrazyEyes]

Well, think about it. Steel isn't that heavy. 12 pound display models are just that - display models. Imagine swinging that **** around for hours on end.

 

[Zilberfrid]

as the original answerer, lighter than one might imagine

 

[cedric]

We can thank Hollywood for making swords heavy.  But yes, Brasidus is right-on.

- Cedric

 

[Dudro]

My friend has a large gladius, its really not has heavy as you might expect
I would tire you out, but only after a while

 

[Aqtai]

Check out these articles:
http://www.thearma.org/essays/2HGS.html
http://www.thearma.org/essays/weights.htm


I know these are modern replicas, but check out their weight:

http://www.myarmoury.com/review_alb_brescia.html
http://www.myarmoury.com/review_aa_hen.html
http://www.myarmoury.com/review_aa_dur.html
http://www.myarmoury.com/review_lut_10006.html

 

[Archonsod]

No, they were all 60lb. Whether it was a Claymore or a short sword, it still weighed 60lb. It was proper steel they used to smelt in them days, not like this modern muck they keep calling steel.


And they hadn't invented carpentry, so they just stuck a whole tree on as the handle. Real men in those days, see.

 

[FrisianDude]

  Archonsod, that cracked me up.

 

[Seff]

They made Conan's sword heavier for the movie so Arnold's muscles would flex more when swinging it around.

 

[brasidus]

Nah, that's just the way Jody Samson likes to make swords. Trust me.

 

[Aqtai]

On the subject of Conan's sword, check this out:
http://www.myarmoury.com/review_alb_atlantean.html

 

[doorknobdeity]

No, they were all 60lb. Whether it was a Claymore or a short sword, it still weighed 60lb. It was proper steel they used to smelt in them days, not like this modern muck they keep calling steel.


And they hadn't invented carpentry, so they just stuck a whole tree on as the handle. Real men in those days, see.

unless it was a katana, for you see unlike the ignorant baka gaijins of the West in Glorious Nippon a sword weighing very littel could cut through a knight in full armor, this was done through folding many many times and also by heaping tons of bull****.

 

[CrazyEyes]

Thank you, doorknob. That made me smile.

 

[doorknobdeity]

Anything for a random Internet stranger.

 

[phuckmeh]

Does noone use KG  here?

These unknown LBs ( US ) s and POUNDs ( UK )..

 

[Swadius 2.0]

No, they were all 60lb. Whether it was a Claymore or a short sword, it still weighed 60lb. It was proper steel they used to smelt in them days, not like this modern muck they keep calling steel.


And they hadn't invented carpentry, so they just stuck a whole tree on as the handle. Real men in those days, see.

unless it was a katana, for you see unlike the ignorant baka gaijins of the West in Glorious Nippon a sword weighing very littel could cut through a knight in full armor, this was done through folding many many times and also by heaping tons of bull****.

Took me a while before I recognized you were going for sarcasm .

 

[GraaEminense]

Does noone use KG  here?

These unknown LBs ( US ) s and POUNDs ( UK )..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_(mass)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)

A decent one-handed sword will usually weigh in at somewhere between 0.8 and 1.2 kg, depending on length and style.