ShashkaElegant and ornate, the Shashka was a popular civilian sword in Russo Slavic regions. They are still used today for traditional sword dances. Easy to wear and sleek, it is a perfect fit for characters based on east Europe, central Asia or the middle east. Standard blade options are the 1796 Sabre and the Yataghan, which really gives it a stunning look and unique characteristics. Standard length 100cm (Pommel to Tip)

Model: Sam Peters

The Dussack is a strongly cut-focused sword

but these types are most associated with 'Danes' - or other Scandinavian peoples

but the blade design exaggerates the traditional level of curve and has been lengthened to a more practical length for 1 handed LARP weapons

An elegant and noble tool for the elegant and noble warriors

This is based on the 1788 British Heavy Cavalry Sword

Central Asia and the Middle East in the 16th - 18th Centuries

Some more advanced examples also incorporated an additional crossguard approximately 1 third down the shaft

The first straight cut-and-thrust sword that we made

Single edged

the Scottish Gallowglass (AKA Galloglaich) and Irish Kerns in the late middle ages and early Renaissance

evoking the profile of a 'sword-breaker'