SZCO Supplies 40.5” Hand Forged Carbon Steel Rustic Broad Sword with Leather Wrapped Handle, Black/Brown (901132)

Excellent, inexpensive crusader sword. Solid, real iron. Not fancy, more like an average foot soldier’s weapon. Great wall hanger or cosplay item. Has the feel of a real weapon. When reading about the Middel Ages, I like to pick it up to get a sense of the times.

It's a full tang sword. That means the sword is a solid piece through guard, handle and into the pommel where it's peened. The grip covering is a cheap piece of leather helded by 4 push pins. You can pry the pins out with a blade and some pliers. The grip is too round and thick to be comfortable, so I removed it. The grip itself is just rounded pieces of wood held by two pins that are hammered into rivets. There are probably better tools to remove the pins, but I made do with some flush cutters. Just remove the wood bit by bit around the pin. Then use flush cutters to trim the pins down slowly. The pins are aluminum, softer than steel, so its doable if you nibble tiny bits at a time. Once the bulge is removed, you can tap the pin out with a 3/16 punch. It took a few passes and some patience. Both the guard and pommel are welded poorly. Matters more for the guard since mine got loose after some light use. You can weld it yourself, fill it with solder, JB weld or shim it. Since it's $30 sword. JB Weld worked nicely. Very solid after filling the gaps. If you're good with wood, it should be easy to fashion a simple grip. I'm better with CAD, so I just designed a set of grips to print. #8x1 inch screws work. Needs to be a millimeter shorter, but a file made quick work. #10 screws would probably be better if you drilled and tapped the holes. Need to test for a bit before adding loctite or clear nail polish. I plan to reuse the leather and push pins since it's a $30 sword. But you could always get a nice tennis leather grip wrap. Although very sloppily put together, it's a real sword, not fake junk. Note, very blunt. Its like 45 degree edge (total 90) or more, so safe for handling, but will cave in anything with a heavy blow. If you want a sharp edge, a Fiskars Axe sharpener will give it 30 degrees which is sharp but sturdy. Better to leave it as is, unless you need the edge. Very heavy for one handed, but even two handed, will tax grip strength if you use full strength. I recommend watching "Strong Wrists + Grip Workout for Swords" first. There is no reason to get a sword, but you get to live your childhood fantasies. Plus, it's more fun than regular exercise.

I'm always dubious of "cheap" or shall I say "low priced swords", and I always approach such purchases cautiously. I've seen this sword many places on the web, but few reviews. So, I went out on a limb and purchased one to check it out myself, and report my findings. The sword is intended (obviously) to look old, and it certainly does. It's appearance is rough, but intentionally so. But: it's very well put together for something so inexpensive. Not only is this sword full tang, but the tang is what is referred to as a "scale tang". Meaning: the tang is as wide as the handle. The handle is two slabs of wood (unsure of type, but it's a hardwood, maybe even oak), and there are indeed steel pins attaching the handle slabs to the tang. The cross-guard and pommel are solid steel, and are attached quite solidly. The handle is wrapped with suede leather, tacked at each end (upholstery nail/tack). I will be ditching this wrapping and sanding the handle down a bit (as it is a bit too "round"). Then I will re-wrap it with better quality leather. I will also be cleaning the sword up, removing the artificial aging (which it indeed does appear to be rusted...the fittings appear to be rough cast and then blackened). Cleaned up, this sword will make a great costume piece, and I would daresay that it is solid enough for practice. Probably wouldn't stand up to a pell, but I'd be willing to test it based on the low (LOW) price. Very pleased.

This thing is AMAZING. For only $37 when I bought it I thought it would be cheap and worthless. Maybe cool to look at but that's it. Let me tell you, I LOVE this sword. It's heavy, sturdy, well crafted, and looks great. It's not sharp for obvious reasons. But, you can sharpen it it you want.

I bought this sword as a project to mess with and I’m pleased with the results. Sword arrived with a slightly bent tip. Grind lines are off center and not even, the blade itself is about 1/8in thick, not sharpened well. Guard and pommel are tack welded to tang, guard was on crooked and pommel is off skew a bit also. The suede wrap is poorly done and easily removed as is the wood handle. The handle on this thing is very big and round and makes using the sword very awkward. I removed the handle cut the tack welds screwed off pommel, the guard will not slide off because of the way the tang is attached. I wanted to reduce the thickness of the handle and wanted to be able to swap handles as well. The tang on the sword is very wide about 1.5in so I cut it down to 3/4in wide and cut new shoulders into the blade to lengthen the handle a little more and taking the blade down to 31in. I had to sand blast the paint on the guard and pommel to get it off. I then started on the blade reprofiling the off center grind to the tip of the blade and the blade edges. The forge scale on the blade itself was pretty hard to remove and I removed as much as I could. I used Brownells plumb brown to give the blade an old iron look (that did not show up in the pics very well) and to prevent rust and realized the guard is some kind of “cast pot metal”. Once the blade was sharpened, a new thinner and longer handle was added. This sword handles great one or two handed now. The shift in point of balance made the blade feel very light and fast (zips right through water bottles). If you want a fun project you can’t beat the price of this sword (under $35) I might buy another to try a different look once I make a scabbard for this one.

Lots of character for a low price. Seems pretty solid, and the blade is clearly hand forged and has a lovely natural and bonafide patina. Comes semi-sharp, but it's quite easy to put a better edge on it, if needed. The wooden knob at the end of the handle is flat sided on both sides, so it's easy to add a pin or crest or whatever. I've got a couple of old tarnished coins that I'll epoxy on, and I think it will look great. It's a nose-heavy sword and would be tiring to swing around all day, but its heft means it isn't a toy. It comes wrapped in a plastic bag inside a cheap cardboard box, without any styrofoam to keep it from banging around, so if this is a gift, you'll want to package it better. Anyway, lots of fun and I'm very happy with it.

Ordered this for a costume party for my husband and didn’t read the materials.. it’s actually a heavy metal sword! It’s really nicely made and even a bit sharp, he absolutely loved it. It would be nice if it came with a scabbard but for the price it’s a great buy.

Full Tang, hardened steel, good weight, semi-sharp. Spent $60 CAD and couldn't be happier. This is a perfect training sword (might want to dull it down tho) Good weight, handle is hand and a half sized. Only problem is how rusty is was, but I spent 10 mins with some WD40, paper towels, and a bit of elbow grease then this thing was looking nice, for a $60 sword. I've spent more money on much worse swords that have a tacked on tang and can't be swung safely. I'd say just for the durability and fact that it's full Tang would make this worth at least $100. Good buy, just wish they didn't ship them separately when I ordered 2 together.

Not bad. Not bad at all. Having bought the great medieval sword a little while ago and being disappointed, I thought I'd give this one a try. I am rather please with it, particularly when it comes to solo, drill practice. There is a good weight to it and the blade doesn't flex and wobble if you do a windmill strike with it. From the bottom of the guard to the pommel is only 8inches in length, only about 1 inch shorter than Cold Steel's Hand-and-a-half training sword. If it had been the same, this sword would be a bit more comfortable to use. But it's okay and for the price, it's great. The overall look of the sword is fine, rustic and worn. Some of the other reviews have been a bit to hard on this sword for bad workmanship. Yes, the sword is a bit rough and things may not line up and the blade my not be perfectly straight, but it is also a $40 sword that is meant to look worn and used and battle weary. That is exactly what it looks like, old and rustic. The handle is wrapped in faux leather but I don't think it's going to hold up to continual use, pretty light fabric to say the least. As a wall hanger it's fine, but if you're planning on actually using the sword then you'll need to figure something else out when the time comes. Overall, I'm happy with it and it will be a great addition to the workout.

After browsing around a lot and reading the reviews for this sword, I finally puschased one. It came to my door very quickly. This sword is full tang, rock solid, and has just the right amount of weight to it for proper swings. It's also quite attractive in person. The handle is long enough for one and a half of my hands for a precise swing. II highly reccomend this item to anyone that is interested and was reading reviews like I was before I purchased this.