Palegrihm's collection as it's displayed

very nice collection

Never let ANY show from HGTV come to your house to try to redecorate your house. The first thing they'd say is, "Well, of course, all these weapons have to go." And your wife would MAKE you get rid of them for a new living room.

PS, btw, I am in no way saying your house needs a renovation, it looks perfectly fine the way it is! Wonderful collection.

Thanks for the kind words everyone, my collection is the fulfillment of a childhood dream in a big way. I have the intention to have all my bases covered for medieval weapons in general, with the obvious focus being on swords, longswords the favorite there. The top sword on the six-place rack is a Windlas type XIV with a custom handle wrap by DBK and celtic decco bits epoxified onto the pommel on either side. The brazil-nut sword is a Windlas Norman I bought on clearance several years ago. It's grip was also done by DBK, but the scabbard is mine! (proud parent) It is my first wood- core scabbard with wet-formed and hand-dyed leather covering. I finished it this past fall after planning, researching, and procrastinating for years. The top sword on the four-space gun rack is another Windlas I bought on clearance, it's one of the kingdom of heaven swords, can't recall which. I ditched the scabbard and wrapped the grip in hemp cord. It's waiting for my first attempt to replicate the hand-dyed, wet-formed style grip. I have a bit of a thing for buying Windlas swords on sale and fixing them up. While not always as great performance-wise as other manufacturers, the good ones are pretty damn good. Also, the upside of their production turnover rate is that they'll eventually get around to making just what you were looking for . . . and sooner or later it'll be on clearence.