Description
Oak Reaver is a falchion — the medieval answer to what happens when you give a cleaver a crossguard and a proper grip. Twenty-four inches overall, single edged, broad through the forward third, with a clipped tip where the back drops down to meet the point.
The blade is mirror polished, which on a shape this wide means the whole flat picks up whatever is around it. The grip is dark oiled oak seated into a steel ferrule, with a simple curved steel crossguard and a plain steel pommel behind it.
| Overall length | 24 inches |
| Blade | Broad curved single edge, clipped tip, forward weighted |
| Steel | D2 tool steel |
| Finish | Mirror polished |
| Grip | Dark oiled oak with steel ferrule |
| Guard | Simple curved steel crossguard |
| Pommel | Plain steel |
| Included | Fitted leather scabbard |
Best suited to: people who like their medieval swords ugly and honest. The falchion was a common man’s blade, not a knight’s. It is short, front-heavy and unsubtle, and this one is built to look exactly like what it is. It displays well because the shape is unusual enough that people ask about it.
Forward weight, and what it buys
Most of the steel in this sword lives in the last eight inches, and that is the whole design. A blade with its mass out front does not need much speed to cut deep, because the momentum is already there when the edge arrives. The trade is that it changes direction slowly. A falchion commits to a cut, which is why it belonged to people fighting alongside a shield, where recovery mattered less than the first blow landing.
The clipped tip
Where the spine drops toward the point, that clip lightens the very front of the blade and adds a short back edge — something closer to a usable point on a sword otherwise built entirely around the cut. It is the bowie clip point idea, scaled up. How the edge is ground behind it decides how it behaves, which fixed blade bevels explained covers.
Oak, and why it was used
Oak is hard, open-grained and cheap, which is exactly why a common soldier’s sword had an oak grip. Oiled dark and set into a steel ferrule it resists splitting where the tang enters, which is where a grip fails first.
Looking after it: a mirror polish is unforgiving. Every fingerprint shows and every fingerprint is acidic, so wipe the blade each time you handle it and keep a light oil on it. D2 resists rust better than plain carbon steel but is not stainless. The oak grip stays healthy with a drop of mineral oil once or twice a year. Store it out of the leather.
FAQs
Will the mirror finish scratch? In time, yes — any mirror will. Light hairlines come back with metal polish and a soft cloth.
Is it a functional cutter? D2 at sword length is a display steel, not a sparring steel. Handle and hang it.
Is the crossguard fitted or welded? Fitted at the ricasso, with a steel ferrule at the front of the grip.
Is a scabbard included? Yes, a fitted leather scabbard.
What is the lighter alternative? The Black Lotus Chinese dao is also curved and single edged but far quicker in the hand. Where the falchion sits among its relatives is in the blade shapes guide.
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Model: BMK-1132
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