{"title":"Hand Forged Swords","description":"\u003cp\u003eFull length swords, forged and ground by hand rather than cast or stamped. Every blade in this collection is drawn out under the hammer, heat treated in our own shop and fitted with a tang that runs the length of the grip, because a sword with a stub tang is an ornament with a failure point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe forge in high carbon steel and in Damascus, and we make the historical patterns people actually ask for: arming swords, longswords, sabres and machete style working blades. Guards, pommels and grips are fitted to the blade, not bought in and glued on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you plan to cut with a sword, buy on the construction rather than the photo: full tang, real heat treatment, a peened or properly fitted pommel. Read \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/damascus-swords\"\u003eDamascus swords\u003c\/a\u003e for the pattern work, or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/katana-swords\"\u003ekatana and Japanese swords\u003c\/a\u003e for the curved blades. Collectors, see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/historical-blades\"\u003ehistorical blades\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/collections\/hand-forged-swords.oembed","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}