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''For blades over 14" in length see [[Regia Langseax|Langseax]]''<br>
''For blades under 7" in length see [[Regia Knives|Knives]]''<br>
<br>== Seaxes==[[File:Gav Seax.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Copy of a seax]]
The short seax is also known as a Scramasax, a Hadseax or just a Sax. The term Scramasax comes from Gregory of Tours writing in 575AD, who speaks of "boys with strong knives (cultris validis), which they commonly call scramasaxes (scramasaxos)." in his History of the Franks (IV, 52). It is not known if this name continued in use into the Viking Age. <br>
It is not uncommon for burials in the Viking age to contain more than one knife. It is likely that small heavy seaxes were in use up until the end of the C10th but that as a weapon it possibly really belongs to the pre-Viking period. <br>
Seaxs from Although primarily an everyday tool, in battle it could be used to finish off a felled opponent, and in the Viking Age never case of some ceorls, a mid to large sized scramaseaxe could have metal fittings unlike taken the pagan Anglo-Saxon examples. <br><br>==Officer Rulings==Please note that there is place of a change to the rulings for this item from the 1st January 2016sword.<blockquote style="background-color: lightgreen; border: solid thin grey;">'''Authenticity Officer'''<br>'''New Ruling from 1st Jan 2016'''<br>For events after 900AD blunt combat hadseax (Scramasax) blade lengths must now be between 18cm and 25cm (7-10”). This replaces Although it contained much the original ruling same amount of iron to make as stated in a sword, the Master-at-Arms Regulations version 3.0 (2005) stating 7-14”.<br>The evidence from Regia’s core period is that scramaseaxe was an easier weapon to make with only one sharp blade lengths vary from between 7-11”edge and a thick reverse edge. Blunting the point for combat reduces the length by 1”.Longer Examples found have both just plain iron blades of up to 14” (sharp) or 13” (blunt) of the appropriate blade form are allowed for events before 900ADpattern welded ones as well as inlaid blades.</blockquotebr><blockquote style="background-colorSeaxes were also almost certainly just everyday tools: lightblue; border: solid thin grey;">'''Master-at-Arms'''<br>Blade length 178mm - 355mm (7” - 14”)<br>NOTES<br>i) The blade and tang must be made from steelbutchery knives, woodworking tools, eating knife, etc. They must be rust . Most blades were broad, heavy and burr free with an angled back sloping in a straight line towards the point and must be of good overall construction and conditionthis is the typical Saxon style.<br>ii) The blade edge must be no less than 2mm Scandinavian style had a more curving back and no the Frankish style a more than 5mm (1/5”) in thicknesscurving blade. In cross sectionBlades were often inlaid with gold, silver, copper or bronze wire beaten into fine channels carved into the edge may be rounded or round shouldered but must not be square edgediron blade. The edges grip was of a weapon must include its cutting surface wood, bone or antler and any back edges alsowas sometimes carved or decorated.<br>iii) Seaxes with The hilt was usually without a blade exceeding 200mm (8”) in length must be made entirely pommel or crossguard, whilst the tang went all the way through the smaller seax handles and was clenched over at the end of spring steelthe grip.<br>iv) The seax tip should be rounded to no less than an 18mm (11/16”) diameter. (i.e. the diameter Scramseaxes were always carried in a sheath of a 1999 5 pence piece). Any angle on folded leather sewn down the back blunt side of the seax blade, which was often decorated. It is unlikely that is must be rounded overa small scramaseax could kill a heavily padded or mailed man, probably just serving to irritate him.<br>v)The blade should not be parallelIt's main employment was probably as an eating and all-edged (back edge to cutting edge)purpose 'pocket' knife.<br>vi) The blade should not blunt reverse edge of the seax could be parallel-sided.<br>vii) The blade may have used as a narrow fuller in one or both sides.<br>viii) Seaxes may have small ferrules on hammer to break bones to extract the hand-grip but must not have a properly developed crossguard marrow, or even hammered through materials via it's blunt back as a pommelsharp wedge. It also gives a lot of strength to the whole knife.<br> '''New Ruling from 1st Jan 2016'''<br>Before 900AD - Blade length 178mm - 355mm (7” - 14”)<br>After 900AD - Blade length 178mm - 250mm (7” - 10”)</blockquote><blockquote style="background-color: LightSalmon; border: solid thin grey;">See also='''Military Training Officer'''<br>{{Regia Accessories}}This is the MTO ruling</blockquote><blockquote style="background-color[[Category: Khaki; border: solid thin grey;">'''Living History Co-ordinator'''<br>This is the LHE ruling</blockquote> ==Research==Regia]]