Looking for a utility seax

[tombear]

Hi folks
sorry if this should be in resources but. Here seamed a better place.

The middle son (will be 11) is looking to blow a bit of his birthday money on small utility seax to finish off a 7th/8th C Saxon costume and be a user for bushcraft type stuff. All the ones we have found on the inter web have been pretty top end ( if very nicely made) and priced accordingly. Does any one know of a source for basic simple small seax, with a sheath, that he can get a few years use out of?

His birthdays in a week and I would like to get it in time if possible

ATB

Tom

 

[Dreadhead]

Hey how cheap is cheap for you? i think tis hard tae find truly cheap seaxs because of their niche. you could try searching for reenactment sites that often have cheapish knives.

can get a decent seax here for £40: http://www.merchantofmenace.co.uk/merchant_of_menace.htm
no affiliation tae them

Hamish

 

[tombear]

Hi Hamish
35 to 40 is about as far as he will go as he is reserving some money for the traditional plastic carp I don't think he would mind second hand even so long as I could refurb it for him, his helmet is 20 years older than he is!

Cheers for the link, some good stuff there!

ATB

Tom

 

[neoaliphant]

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[bushwacker bob]

............and I thought I was old.

 

[tombear]

ive got all my saxon kit available to sell from when i was with the vikings, i think theres a few small utility seaxs there, also helmet, sword shield, lots of other bits etc

message on its way...

ATB

Tom

 

[Dreadhead]

ive got all my saxon kit available to sell from when i was with the vikings, i think theres a few small utility seaxs there, also helmet, sword shield, lots of other bits etc

you should put it up on classifieds, id certainly be interested

 

[tombear]

Panic over folks, a kind soul has put me onto a chap who does very reasonable hand forged seax blanks i can put a handle on and knock together a sheath for.

Cheers!

Tom