This sword is a reproduction of a Danish sword from the middle bronze age . The original can be seen in many books and publications on bronze age Europe and bronze age Denmark including , Time Life books " The northern men " The sword weighs 2 lbs. And measures 30 inches in length. The handle has wooden spacers as did the original have some sort of organic material wood ,bone , horn or amber. The piece is designed and cast by me. The sword is cast bronze.