roman and medieval 6" 150mm sickle or serpette de vendage with back blade

a  hand forged and water quenched S275JR steel sickle with 6" 150mm long cutting edges suitable for both Roman and Medieval period living history re-enactment use, constructed to a Roman style serpette de vendage with lunulate cutting back edge. hand forged in Sheffield England by Daegrad Tools and comes with a beech wood handle with linen ferrule

a note on the steel we use;
Steel grade S275JR is a structural steel that meets the requirements of the EN 10025-2 standard. this steel has a carbon equivalent value of 0.4% carbon, all our S275JR steel products are water quenched ready to use and give an acceptable level of sharpness for woodworking use