The Naue II sword represents one of prehistoric Europe’s great technological and cultural success stories — a design so effective that it persisted essentially unchanged through the transition from bronze to iron metallurgy, and spread from its origins in northern Italy to sites as distant as Ugarit on the Syrian coast. Large numbers have been recovered from Crete and the wider Aegean, confirming the type’s particular importance in Greek Bronze Age warfare.
This bronze-hilted version features a blade of 5mm steel for modern durability, with a bronze hilt riveted directly to the thick tang for exceptional structural solidity, just as surviving ancient examples were constructed. The integrated guard and disc pommel reflect documented archaeological forms, bringing genuine typological accuracy to this reproduction.
Deepeeka’s bronze handle Naue II offers a tangible connection to one of the Bronze Age Aegean’s most significant and widely distributed sword forms — ideal for collectors of prehistoric Greek and Mediterranean material culture.
