Marquenching® or martempering of steel consists of quenching the steel in hot oil at 150-175°C, and holding it in the quenching medium until the temperature of the workpiece is essentially uniform and equal to the temperature of the oil. This minimizes or eliminates distortion of the workpiece which occurs from unequal transformation rates normally found in conventional quenching. Tinker Pierce Bastard Sword    $304  Expedited Shipping Available! E-mail service@strongblade.com or call 866-7SWORDS    Please select the model that you would like to purchase, Then click on the Add to Cart button. Tinker Pierce Marquenched Bastard Sword - Sharp   Model# SBCH-TINKER-BASTARD-S  $324       Ships in 3-5 days   Tinker Pierce Marquenched Fullered Bastard Sword - Sharp   Model# SBCH-TINKER-BASTARD-FS  $326       Ships in 3-5 days   Tinker Pierce Marquenched Bastard Sword - Blunt Theatrical   Model# SBCH-TINKER-BASTARD-B  $304       Ships in 3-5 days   Replacement Blades Tinker Pierce Replacement Blade - Bastard Sharp   Model# SBCH-TINKER-RS-BASTARD  $164       Ships in 3-5 days   Tinker Pierce Replacement Blade - Bastard Sharp Fuller   Model# SBCH-TINKER-RS-BASTARD-FULL  $162       Ships in 3-5 days   Tinker Pierce Replacement Blade - Bastard Blunt   Model# SBCH-TINKER-RB-BASTARD  $144       Ships in 3-5 days   Overall length: 42 3/4" Blade length: 33 3/8" Handle length: 9 3/8" Weight: 2 lb 10 oz These weapons are hand forged, so specs will vary slightly from piece to piece.

When Strongblade refers to a "Battle Sword," we are referring to most European medieval swords with blades longer than 35” or so. These type of swords included hand-and-a-half swords (sometimes refered to as Bastard Swords) and the big two-handed swords. Real battle swords had blades well in excess of this, and, in fact, a 35" sword was considered a bit skimpy for fighting skirmishes. But for home use and light sparring, a 36" blade is fairly long.