How Much Do Medieval, Renaissance & Later Swords Weigh? 24 Historical Weapons Weighed!

How much do swords weigh? Here we look at a range of European swords from the Viking era all the way through the medieval and renaissance periods, up to WW1. I have also thrown in a few pole weapons for reference as well (24 weapons in total - a mixture of real antiques and good quality replicas). The results are posted below for reference, or if you want to spoiler yourself, but the video contains a lot more detail and CONTEXT.

We often hear or read about weights for historical weapons which, frankly, are wildly inaccurate. Roleplaying games, video games and even movies are guilty of spreading these myths, but sometimes you even see people who should know better spreading misinformation as well.

This video highlights that from the 'dark ages' until modern times, swords have remained in a remarkably similar ballpark when it comes to weight.

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Viking era sword - 1115g
Norman sword - 1445g
13thC falchion - 1360g
14thC longsword - 1395g
15thC longsword - 1540g
15thC messer - 935g
15thC arming sword - 1200g
14th/15thC battle axe - 905g
15thC warhammer - 930g
16thC two-handed 'zweihander' - 3420g
17thC rapier - 1235g
16th-17thC basket-hilted backsword - 1145g
18thC colichemarde smallsword - 435g
18thC spadroon - 645g
1811 Prussian cavalry sabre - 1135g
1845 Royal Navy cutlass - 1235g
1822 French cavalry sabre - 1085g
1828 Highland officer basket-hilt broadsword - 1155g
1845 Rifle Regiment officer's sabre - 770g
1912 Cavalry officer sword - 1045g
Martini-Henry rifle and bayonet - 4300g
Medieval spear - 1360g
Medieval winged spear - 1555g
Danish great axe - 2155g

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