Landsknecht Emporium – Karl Messer with Scabbard – Beechwood Grip

Landsknecht Emporium’s Karl Messer has a longer, thinner blade with a spearpoint tip ideal for thrusting and puncturing, as well as swift slashes and cuts due to its inherent agility and responsiveness. The blade has a thick spine to give it durability and stiffness and it stays substantially thick right up to the tip to support the tip for piercing with great ability. The cross section of the blade has a chisel / wedge form idea for slicing deep into a target and separating it with ease as the blade passes through the target. The sharp and well tempered blade is hand-ground from 6150/51crv4 high carbon steel.

The guard is crafted from mild steel and the Nagel is a separate piece peened on the other side of the quillon block, as it should be. The quillons are slid upward from the end of the grip with the blade protruding in the bottom. The tang is peened over the steel pommel plate. The handcrafted grip is crafted from two halves of polished Beechwood which are robustly riveted to the thick blade tang for a durable and lasting grip construction. The sword is paired with a wood core scabbard which is tightly bound in quality leather and completed with a knotwork-attached suspension of a leather belt with a bronze buckle with brass tongue.

Landsknecht Emporium products aim to have the aesthetics of historical pieces, not the finish of mass-produced items. Each product bears the signs of its making; of small tool marks and various handcrafted imperfections, which do not affect the build quality or usability but give each of our pieces its unique character.