Coustille Sword

The Coustille was a short sword favoured by French brigands and soldiers of the 14th and 15thC. Short enough to be handy in a tight place and easy to wear and carry, long enough to be really useful.

There are no museum examples that can definitively be called a Coustille, but there are hints in original artwork and the descriptions are fairly uniform, of a short double edged blade with an acute point and a sword hilt.

Our Coustille comes with a wheel pommel with inset brass disc, cord bound leather grip and slightly downturned quillons with an octagonal form. The hand forged blade is diamond section with central fuller and is made from 1060 spring steel. It is a wickedly fast performer.

The sword comes with a wood cored naturally tanned leather scabbard with incised and stamped decoration a brass chape and belt with period correct buckle.

Edge sharpness

Semi-Sharp is ‘butter knife sharp’; it has a very fine flat on the edge. Sharp has been ground to give a reasonable cutting edge, but final honing, if required, is by the customer.

Blade length 50cm/19.5″

Overall length 65.5cm/25.75”

Grip length 10cm/4”

Weight 650g/1lbs7oz

Point of balance 9cm/3.5”  from hilt