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Post by William Swiger on Oct 10, 2011 6:52:59 GMT
Thanks for the review Dave. I sort of like the design but would pass on this one unless it came up drastically discounted in the For Sale section.
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Post by serge021974 on Oct 11, 2011 10:48:45 GMT
Nice sword, very good review! +1 from me!
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Post by Anders on Oct 11, 2011 16:36:30 GMT
So, is it just me, or is the hilt and blade are misaligned by 0,5 degrees? Or is that just a problem with the photo?
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Post by Dave Kelly on Oct 11, 2011 20:34:23 GMT
Optical illusion. It's not the sword; it's the fuller that isn't true.
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Post by chrisperoni on Oct 11, 2011 21:41:43 GMT
So the entire run of swords has the fuller off?
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Post by Dave Kelly on Oct 11, 2011 21:51:12 GMT
That's one for DSA to answer; but their promo pic shows it, and several commentators have remarked on having this same occurence. ( Sounds like a yes. ) :roll:
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Post by Enkidu on Oct 15, 2011 13:30:32 GMT
The one i have is the one shown on the promo pics, and the fuller is indeed off one one side of the blade. Its not off by much, but it is. Is yours Dave off on both side of the blade ?
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Post by chuckinohio on Oct 15, 2011 14:47:19 GMT
You are referencing the fuller being out of line with the central ridge of the blade itself, and not just being out of line with the point of the guard, as in the guard being shifted to one side, correct??
The reflection from the fuller in most of the pics that I have seen, make it hard to judge the extent of misalignment with the central ridge fully. The big, full sword pic, on the DSA page for the sword seems to show it well enough, but the reflection from the inside edge of the fuller is just enough to make it look like the misalignment may be very slight.
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Post by Dave Kelly on Oct 15, 2011 15:33:25 GMT
Correct. The 3.55 mm wide fuller is centered to the blade and guard at the hilt: but when the fuller finishes it is 3 mm off the centerline ridge of the blade: so it touches the center line still. How many swords have you seen or purchased where the fuller isn't cut straight. ( This is a first in my collection; 1 out of 136 purchased. :lol: ) Honest, I actually do like the coyote, I mean sword...
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Post by chuckinohio on Oct 15, 2011 15:51:52 GMT
The case of the wandering fuller. Actually Dave, I posess an examples, a Jim Hrisoulas side sword. The fuller is a bit wobbly at the termination of the ricasso and the start of the blade body proper. Throughout their length, to the fuler termination, there are some minor variances in width, and the terminations are not the same from one side to the other. I chalked it up to their hand made nature, and truth be told, it gives the blade a bit of character versus the correct to the micro inch machine made glory we all enjoy. It's an odd duck, but owing to the bargain price that I grabbed it at, well lets just say that I don't leave it laying out in the yard. :lol:
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