Overview
Our sharpening service will provide a good serviceable edge on the blade. The result is typically “very sharp” with a small secondary bevel and a bit of an “apple seed” profile. The resulting edge is somewhat dependent on the particular blade. Some blades will take and hold sharper edges than others and the thickness of the blade will determine how wide the bevel will need to be. We adjust the angle of the edge to suit the specific blade and attempt to get as close to a bevel-less edge as possible without marring the surface of the blade.
The Sharpening Process
The sharpening service is done with a belt sander. The process involves many passes with sanding belts of various grits. The blades are rested between passes to prevent them from becoming hot and damaging their temper. By default we will sharpen as much of the blade as possible including any false edges if appropriate. If you have a different preference, feel free to make that request in the special instructions at check out. We can sharpen only the last half or third of an edge, for example. Our sword sharpening expert has personally sharpened several thousand swords at this point, so will provide you with a professional service.
What the Service is Not
The resulting edge will be “sword sharp” not razor sharp. Our goal is to provide you with a usable edge for cutting practice that will hold up to some use and not require constant re-sharpening. In other words, we intend to provide you with a serviceable weapon, not a personal grooming implement. The service will not provide a completely bevel-less edge. To create that type of edge will necessarily scratch up the blade surface and we lack the machinery and time to provide a full re-polishing of a blade’s surface. A service of that nature would be significantly more expensive as a great deal more time would be required. We do not offer this type of service at this time.
Disclaimer
We make no guarantee that the resulting edge will meet with your expectations. Every blade is different and some will take and hold a sharper edge than others, due to the blade material, heat treatment or geometry. Some customers can also have incorrect assumptions about sword sharpness and improper expectations as a result. All we can say for sure is that the resulting edge will be sharper than the default edge, in most cases, significantly so. We can not provide any refunds for the service once it has been completed, so consider it to be provided “as is”. That being said, if you are unhappy with the product for any reason, we do still allow you to return the item for a full refund, including the sharpening costs under our normal return policy. This does not apply to special sharpening requests, for example if we sharpen something specially for you that does not normally list that option on our site. The vast majority of our customers are happy with the results of the service, so as long as you keep the above mentioned in mind, we are confident you will be pleased with the results as well.
Eddie nickname Gerbil from Asa-Punk YouTube channel –
A very solid sword build wise. I can’t say how accurate it is to originals but biased on online pics & one online review of this replica the looks & overall design of the sword & scabbard are accurate. Where I don’t know how accurate it is in the blade. It’s got profile taper & done distal taper but not a lot of distal. Its more sluggish & too heavy than I would have guessed but I know very little about swords of the 1700s; especially Scandinavian swords of the 1700s.
That being said the online review says:
“Universal Swords are popularly regarded as being display pieces that you can sorta handle. They produce primarily 18th and 19th century swords that look alright at a glance, but don’t hold up when compared to original examples. However, an exception to this is the Gavelins line. Commissioned by the now defunct Gavelins Arms, this collection of Swedish and Norwegian swords are unique in that they are highly accurate to the originals in terms of looks and stats.”
Given the review was written in 2019 & it is now 2025 it may be quality has slipped a bit & mine is slightly beefier than older versions? It’s not unweildable but is like a hefty medieval arming sword or Viking era sword in authority. Since it’s an infantry sword, not cavalry sword, normally it think it a bit too heavy for the peroid. But since it is made for infantry and soldiers swords are often over built to compensate for abuse it may well be accurate.
I ordered KoA sharpening as it normally comes unsharpened. It’s rather sharp but has a rather pronounced secondary bevel effecting it’s cutting. Apple seeding should improve that. I just wish KoA sharpened more acutely.
Overall:
Great looker, decent to swing & cutting depends on how it’s sharpened; but not for those who want a light sword or have weaker wrists.