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Al Massey/Jake Powning Anthropomorphic Sword
Original: Circa Early to Late 3rd Century BC, Northern Italy This piece is loosely based upon an anthromorphic Class D sword in the British museum, original provenance Northern Italy. The Type D anthropomorphic hilt coincides roughly with the La Tène II period. Anthropomorphic swords of this period and class feature a very stylized representation of the human form where the "head" is a simple knob. The arms and legs form a deep "U" shape, and there is a median ridge in the hilt. The original, like virtually all anthropomorphic weapons to date, is small, measuring only about 20.5" overall. This replica features a sharply pointed lentoid blade, in a leaf-shape forged of 5160 steel by Al Massey. The hilt is a single lost-wax casting made by Jake Powning. The palm ridge is incised with curvalinear designs based upon Irish Iron Age art from the Lisnacrogher find. Overall length: 25.25" Weight: 2.6 pounds Width of guard: 4.5" Blade: 19.75" long; 2.125" wide tapering to .625" Hilt length: 4.25" to "crotch" 5.875" to "feet" Point of Balance (PoB): 2.5" from guard Makers: Al Massey and Jake Powning |
