Avar-Age Polearms and Edged Weapons. Classification, Typology, Chronology and Technology

Edged Weapons 199

Site Grave No. Length
(mm)

Hilt-lengh

(mm)

Blade length

(mm)

Blade width

(mm)

Segment-

height

(mm)

Curvature

Tiszakécske–

Óbög

940 80 860 35 12 0.015

Tiszakécske–

Óbög

870 120 750 30 15 0.02

Tiszakürt–

Homokdomb

870 120 750 30 19 0.025568

Valalíky–

Všechsvätych

24 835 110 710 28 13 0.01831

Wien 13. Unter

St. Veit

870 125 745 32 11 0.014865

Wien 23. Liesing 4 920 157 746 32 15 0.020107

Záhorská Bystrica 49 820 95 725 26 10 0.0137931
Želovce 1 860 143 703 25 10 0.0142248
Želovce 44 870 110 745 32 15 0.0201342

Želovce 79 790 110 670 23 5 0.0075188
Želovce 167 760 110 641 30 3 0.0046802

Želovce 170 850 93 744 35 10 0.0135135
Želovce 312 725 96 620 30 13 0.0263158

Želovce 335 995 147 833 32 6 0.0180072
Želovce 371 940 102 828 30 12 0.0157005

Želovce 442 935 132 792 30 18 0.0176768
Želovce 490 850 125 717 30 17 0.0234483

Želovce 564 980 116 844 35 10 0.0118483
Želovce 818 930 140 767 30 4 0.0338981

Želovce 820 930 150 760 30 37 0.0552632

Sabre blades are classified based on their curvature in to three types: E.III.A:

slightly curved blades, the curvature of which is between 0 and 1.5%; E.III.B:

curved blade, with a curvature of 1.5–2.5%; E.III.C: strongly curved blades,

with a curvature of more than 2.5%.

Slightly curved sabre-blades are characterised by a segment-height between

5–10 mm, their curvature-quotient being between 0–1.5% (map 34, figs.

76–77). 40 blades belong to this type, and examples with crossguards being