Collection: Viking Scissors, Snips, Shears

Hand-Forged Dressmaking Scissors & Iron Snips / Shears with Leather Snip Sheaths.

These sort of snips / shears were used from Iron age to Viking times. In Viking times they were part of a woman's costume and have been found in many female graves. They are used for cutting thread, thin leather thong, hair or thin cloth. Useful for seamstresses and leather workers alike & handier to use than modern scissors.