Krieger Armory – The Specter Longsword

Krieger’s Specter sparring safe longsword features a long slender blade that features twin fullers. This sword is slightly slimmer than our Sentinel blade and features a micro schilt to help protect your knuckles, however it’s not as protective as our standard feder schilts. The blade is forgiving in the thrust and is intended to be used in normal HEMA training and competition. This sword has a narrowing profile taper that ends in the rev. 2 flattened spatulate tip. The edges are smoothly rounded for durability. The crossguard is exceptionally tough having been hardened and double tempered just as the blade. The grip is comfortably waisted and tightly wrapped in cord that is sealed with resin hardener. It provides a slightly aggresive texture to the cord and feels great in and out of gloves.

Krieger Armory swords are well crafted and fully made in the USA. The high quality steel is well-tempered and even the crossguards and pommel are tempered for durability, unlike the mild steel used by the vast majority of other swordmakers. Krieger offers a 1 year zero hassle free warranty a limited lifetime tune-up (transferrable between owners) Meaning that after a full year, Krieger will replace the blade for only a fraction of the cost of a new sword. The original hilt hardware is re-used and paired with a new replacement blade. If needed, a clean up the hilt parts/ re cord wrap will also be done.

For HEMA, this product has been classified as either appropriate for all skill levels or appropriate for those with Advanced Skills. Michael Turner, instructor at Tuathair Academy of Swordsmanship, assisted us in categorizing these items for the different skill levels of HEMA participants. These categorizations are meant as guidelines. Please refer to tournament rules for specific competition requirements. For this purpose, we do not include swords that may be used in cutting competitions in the HEMA category.

• Specs:
• Blade Material: 1075 Spring Steel
• Crossguard Material: 1095 Steel
• Pommel Material: 1045 Steel
• Handle Core Material: PA-12 Nylon
• Handle Wrap: Cord
• Fully flexes at ~23lbs of pressure against a scale