Windlass Brass Hilted Military Rapier Review
Sept 12, 2010 19:46:05 GMT
Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2010 19:46:05 GMT
Greetings all,
I was able to pick up a long discontinued Windlass offering the other day and I couldn't be happier. It was listed by Museum Replicas as the Brass Hilted Military Sword Rapier, why they call it a "sword rapier" is beyond me. This is my first real review so please be kind.
Now, lets get started;
Overall length: 44.5"
Width: 1" @ riccaso
Thickness: .20"
Weight: Guessing 1.5 to 2 lbs.
COB: 3.5" out from guard
COP: 15"
Circa: 1570
I received this sword as a trade for five of my SLO's. A good friend of mine was looking for patterns to begin his own line of sharp pointy objects. So after talking, haggling, and begging I was the proud owner of this beauty.
Blade: 38" long, 1" wide. This blade is nothing short of amazing. It has a flattened diamond cross section for the first 12" then smoothly transitions into a regular diamond cross section, with a very nice distilled taper The temper is extraordinary, it is able to flex around 7" out of line and return to true. It's not all that whippy and is fairly stiff for the thrust.
Hilt: Brass hilted half basket design (I'll try to upload some pics)
Pommel: Brass scent stopper with facets. Very nice and it counter balances the blade quite well. It is threaded but that's OK.
Tang: Quite beefy at .40" wide with rounded shoulders, since it is an older model I looked under the hood and was delighted to see the absence of any welds, me happy.
Grip: Wood with leather wrap. The stitching is very nicely executed however with use it tends to get a wee bit slick.
Scabbard: Standard Windlass black leather with a brass throat and chappe, you know what mean.
Overall: This sword is one that eluded me for a looooong time. I was thrilled to be able to get it into my grubby little hands. It is very fast and well balanced. The guard may be considered a tad small for some but with a little bit of "persuasion" it can be made to fit quite well.
I was able to pick up a long discontinued Windlass offering the other day and I couldn't be happier. It was listed by Museum Replicas as the Brass Hilted Military Sword Rapier, why they call it a "sword rapier" is beyond me. This is my first real review so please be kind.
Now, lets get started;
Overall length: 44.5"
Width: 1" @ riccaso
Thickness: .20"
Weight: Guessing 1.5 to 2 lbs.
COB: 3.5" out from guard
COP: 15"
Circa: 1570
I received this sword as a trade for five of my SLO's. A good friend of mine was looking for patterns to begin his own line of sharp pointy objects. So after talking, haggling, and begging I was the proud owner of this beauty.
Blade: 38" long, 1" wide. This blade is nothing short of amazing. It has a flattened diamond cross section for the first 12" then smoothly transitions into a regular diamond cross section, with a very nice distilled taper The temper is extraordinary, it is able to flex around 7" out of line and return to true. It's not all that whippy and is fairly stiff for the thrust.
Hilt: Brass hilted half basket design (I'll try to upload some pics)
Pommel: Brass scent stopper with facets. Very nice and it counter balances the blade quite well. It is threaded but that's OK.
Tang: Quite beefy at .40" wide with rounded shoulders, since it is an older model I looked under the hood and was delighted to see the absence of any welds, me happy.
Grip: Wood with leather wrap. The stitching is very nicely executed however with use it tends to get a wee bit slick.
Scabbard: Standard Windlass black leather with a brass throat and chappe, you know what mean.
Overall: This sword is one that eluded me for a looooong time. I was thrilled to be able to get it into my grubby little hands. It is very fast and well balanced. The guard may be considered a tad small for some but with a little bit of "persuasion" it can be made to fit quite well.