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 blade is diamond section with central fuller. 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 If your colour of choice is out of stock, why not try a different colour. TCS15