Spartan Lakonia with Polished Copper Guard and Pommel

Free Text-Engraving included! Optional Divider/Frame Graphics Available Choose Your Engraving Style! Standard or LIGHTSTORM™ Deep Engraving Polished Bronze Guard and Pommel EN45 High-Carbon Steel Blade Leather-bound Hardwood Sheath Included 19.5" Overall Length, 14.5" Blade Length ** As with most of our items, this sword comes with free standard engraving! *** The Lakonians, a Greek civilization from which the Spartans descended, were known for their blunt and sparse speech (along with their blunt and brutal swordsmanship). When Philip II of Macedon laid siege to their capital, he asked them to surrender the city. When they refused, he told them that if he got into the city he would kill every man inside, let his soldiers rape their women, and take every child as a slave. The Lakonians' reply? "If." This sword is a reproduction of the wasp-waisted short swords that Lakonian warriors carried into battle. The 14.5" blade is made from EN45 High-carbon steel. But the most unique feature