Competition Sharp Longsword Pear V3 by Purpleheart Armoury
Published: 3 years ago
Competition Sharp made by Viktor Berbekucz in Hungary.
Designed in the USA by Purpleheart Armoury and Mike Edelson.
Features
Designed in the HEMA community as a competition level cutting blade.
Non-sharpened blades have proper cross section to allow you to finish out the blade to your desired level of sharpness.
Standard sharpened blades are done in house and have a simple 20 degree angle edge to them.
Note from Victor:
This sword is different from our other blades, we spend extra time making a strong blade to meet the rigors of tatami cutting competitions. Forging is one of the activities of the manufacturing process. There are blades and parts for which only tapering is done with smithing and some that are made entirely by forging. Each sword is different, but the competition sharp is heavy forged.
Because of the tapering the material of the blade can never be 100% of the same thickness over the entire length, due to forging and straightening with the hammer. This causes a small surface defect in the middle of the blade in some places: where the thickness of the material differs by 0.3-0.4 mm and creates small signs of surface roughness. This is not a mistake or quality problem. This can be eliminated by grinding the entire blade thinner, which in turn would make the blade weaker. So that’s not an option.
Overall Length: 46.43" (1180mm)
Guard Width: 9" (228mm)
Blade Width Near Guard: 2.9" (75mm)
Blade Length: 35.43" (900mm)
Blade Material: 51 CRV4 Carbon Steel
Grip Length: 9" (229mm)
Grip Material: Brown Leather Grip or Cord Wrap
Center of Balance: 4.7" (119mm) from Crossguard
Center of Percussion: Apx xx" (xxx mm) from Crossguard
Weight: 3lb 9oz (1.61kg)
Pommel: Peened
Designed in the USA by Purpleheart Armoury and Mike Edelson.
Features
Designed in the HEMA community as a competition level cutting blade.
Non-sharpened blades have proper cross section to allow you to finish out the blade to your desired level of sharpness.
Standard sharpened blades are done in house and have a simple 20 degree angle edge to them.
Note from Victor:
This sword is different from our other blades, we spend extra time making a strong blade to meet the rigors of tatami cutting competitions. Forging is one of the activities of the manufacturing process. There are blades and parts for which only tapering is done with smithing and some that are made entirely by forging. Each sword is different, but the competition sharp is heavy forged.
Because of the tapering the material of the blade can never be 100% of the same thickness over the entire length, due to forging and straightening with the hammer. This causes a small surface defect in the middle of the blade in some places: where the thickness of the material differs by 0.3-0.4 mm and creates small signs of surface roughness. This is not a mistake or quality problem. This can be eliminated by grinding the entire blade thinner, which in turn would make the blade weaker. So that’s not an option.
Overall Length: 46.43" (1180mm)
Guard Width: 9" (228mm)
Blade Width Near Guard: 2.9" (75mm)
Blade Length: 35.43" (900mm)
Blade Material: 51 CRV4 Carbon Steel
Grip Length: 9" (229mm)
Grip Material: Brown Leather Grip or Cord Wrap
Center of Balance: 4.7" (119mm) from Crossguard
Center of Percussion: Apx xx" (xxx mm) from Crossguard
Weight: 3lb 9oz (1.61kg)
Pommel: Peened