My new Windlass Pompeii gladius from Kult of Athena.
Nov 3, 2011 0:39:15 GMT
Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2011 0:39:15 GMT
Ordered from the UK. It arrived this morning, exactly two weeks later. It sat in UK customs, awaiting clearance for almost a week, so no fault of KoA, there; lightning fast delivery on their part.
It is exactly as I expected, nothing more, nothing less. And lovely and sharp,too. My sister thought that the hilt and pommel looked cheap and basic, though; but I explained to her that it is historically, pretty accurate, for the Roman foot soldier's sword was mass produced and purely functional.
The best thing about this sword is the top quality steel and rock solid construction.
It is exactly as I expected, nothing more, nothing less. And lovely and sharp,too. My sister thought that the hilt and pommel looked cheap and basic, though; but I explained to her that it is historically, pretty accurate, for the Roman foot soldier's sword was mass produced and purely functional.
The best thing about this sword is the top quality steel and rock solid construction.
in my experience though its still cheaper than ordering from the uk,koa is right up there though and you can expect to pay around £20 import tax,if it's a katana or wakasashi make sure koa send the relevant papaerwork stating it's hand forged just to be sure (straight blades are safe,anything with a curve is dangerous and needs to be hand forgedridiculous i know
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