SZCOSupplies 3 Piece Functional Medieval Feasting Set, Multicolor, HS-7885

I had to put 1 star so I can write a comment... spoon ok, fork ok, knife Completely dull, and all of them came with rust...

Absolutely perfect for my survival bag. Very sharp, great durability and quite easy to clean

I bought this set of Viking cutlery for a friend of mine, and he was extremely happy to have them. I have a similar set that I bought myself some years ago. They are grateful, a camping pack, camper, trailer, or just to eat like a Viking in your own home.

Beautiful pieces, and as most people have pointed out they come coated in grease/oil to prevent rust supposedly - however because of that I don't know if I'd ever use them for eating, I never bought them with that intention, they're just a prop for a photoshoot, and they are beyond perfect for that.The leather case, I don't see the point. It's too small to adequately fit the utensils properly without jamming them in there - unless that's by design, which I'm personally not too keen on.

Just received my set today and after reading all the reviews, questions and answers I feel I need to add my opinion, for what it is worth. I've been involved in Living History for over 40 years, all different periods. I've handled and used any number of iron (and bare steel) implements from knives, to cooking pots to muskets. Anyway, the utensils are coated in oil to prevent rust, they are HAND FORGED not cast iron so they have a black coating on them from the forging process, it isn't the oil it won't kill you, though the oil is a bit dark. I washed mine off in hot soapy water and dried, don't scrub them. I put them in the oven on a cookie sheet at around 250 F for a while til they were dry - this will get rid of any water and help open the pores of the iron. I coated them with food grade mineral oil - you can find it at your local pharmacy, it is safe to consume, but you aren't going to be drinking it your just coating your eating utensils with it. Mineral oil will definitely help inhibit rusting along with the black forge coating. After use wash them and coat with a little more mineral oil. Olive oil is nice, but it could go rancid. Just wipe the oil off before using, not a big deal. I guess if you really wanted with a little work you could buff them shiny but I'm leaving mine "rustic".Lastly, the leather pouch is decent though I might make my own for my impression. If the pocket isn't loose enough to hold the knife, fork and spoon you can dampen the pocket a bit with water, don't soak it just a little slightly warm tap water run over it for a minute or two, it will soften the leather and you will be able to stretch it out a bit more to your liking, it won't hurt it. If you do this before you wash off the original oil you can put the utensils in to help shape it and let it dry with the utensils in it, or you can cover them with plastic wrap before inserting them.Hope all the above is helpful to someone. Cheers.

These look great right out of the package. I had to sharpen up the knife and fork (then reblacken the fork) for them to be perfectly functional. The pouch has a belt loop, which is nice, but the little string to hold them all in does not retain the flatware