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Post by Croccifixio on Apr 20, 2015 1:17:16 GMT
Tinker pearce is making swords again? And charging peanuts for what his skill should call for. Though I don't think he takes sword commissions just yet.
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Post by keltic on Apr 20, 2015 3:11:32 GMT
This is first one from scratch in a few years. She's a buet I really happy with it.
Keltic. / tim seaton
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Post by snap on Jun 27, 2015 22:53:46 GMT
I also have the Hanwei/Tinker Pearce Norman. I've heard that kind of pommel referred to as a tea-cosy form, aren't they different?
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Post by Luka on Jun 28, 2015 12:22:04 GMT
H/T pommel is kind of between brazil nut and tea cosy. Tea cosy has a completely straight edge towards the grip, brazil nut is at least slightly curved... Btw, this sword is not a H/T sword, but a true Tinker, a custom. And yes, you could say it's a tea cosy pommel, but a lot of later dated tea cosy pommels already have a smaller shape with edges tapering in thickness and they are transitional shapes to a true brazil nuts...
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Post by snap on Jun 28, 2015 19:13:24 GMT
H/T pommel is kind of between brazil nut and tea cosy. Tea cosy has a completely straight edge towards the grip, brazil nut is at least slightly curved... Btw, this sword is not a H/T sword, but a true Tinker, a custom. And yes, you could say it's a tea cosy pommel, but a lot of later dated tea cosy pommels already have a smaller shape with edges tapering in thickness and they are transitional shapes to a true brazil nuts... So on the historical timeline is the tea cosy the direct successor of the chunky lobed pommels of the Viking era?
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Post by Luka on Jun 28, 2015 21:53:46 GMT
Her you can see the proposed "evolution" by Petersen:
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Post by Gregory P. on Jan 30, 2016 19:25:21 GMT
Here is my Brazil Nut sword - a 'Create Your Own Sword’ by Windlass & Museum Replicas LTD. An excellent review of a very similar sword by JE Sarge can be found here… myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?p=256070This was my first sword purchased. And it really is funny in a way. At least i try to think of it as being funny - rather than disappointing. I had wanted a Del Tin 2130 Sword of St Maurice. I just love the look of that sword so much. But i’d read/seen a number of negative comments regarding the Del Tin’s weight and handling. The Del Tin 2130 is listed at 3lb, 2oz on KOA. So when i found JE Sarge’s review in which he lists his sword’s weight at 2lbs, 9oz, i was very psyched. Here was a sword - very similar to the St. Maurice - but 9oz lighter and less than half the price! I had to have it. It was a late-night impulse purchase - admittedly. It arrived a few days later - well sharpened by MRL. Everything is nice and solid and clean for the most part. The cross-guard did begin tarnishing literally before my eyes once i’d wiped off its packing oil. But i like it. Now here is the ‘funny’ part. I put it on the kitchen scale - and discovered the weight to be a whopping 3lb, 5.5oz!!! So, the sword i bought as a lighter alternative to the St. Maurice - is actually 3.5oz heavier! Oh well - I just have to laugh it off. The other thing i’m not loving is the Brazil nut pommel. It’s just kind of globular - lacking any of the crisply beveled edges as seen on other Brazil nut models (ie: the DT 2130). And to boot, the pommel is asymmetrical - being visibly wider and more massive on one side than on the other. Kind of like an egg-meets-brazil-nut. Despite those drawbacks - i do like the sword. It has a nice overall appearance. And it sure is good for strength training! Would i buy it again - knowing what i know now? Probably not. But i don’t have any immediate plans to get rid of it either. I see it as a good first sword. It would be a good beater or project sword. As i’ve already learned with guitars - buying a cheaper alternative to the thing that you really want - NEVER stops you from wanting that thing you initially wanted. This must be some kind of universal law of nature or something. And so at some point i still hope to acquire the St. Maurice 2130. Attachments:
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Post by Jason Summer on Feb 13, 2016 7:37:28 GMT
Can someone define "Brazil nut sword"?
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Post by William Swiger on Feb 13, 2016 8:03:45 GMT
Can someone define "Brazil nut sword"? There are classifications of pommel types on Viking and medieval swords. A brazil nut pommel resembles a brazil nut. You can google sword pommel types to get more information. Might be more information out there than what you want though.
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Post by barristanthebold on Mar 27, 2016 16:50:01 GMT
SO where do I get to show off my "scent stopper" sword ??!
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Post by JGonzalez on Mar 27, 2016 16:54:49 GMT
SO where do I get to show off my "scent stopper" sword ??! Start the thread!
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Post by hypurr on Jun 29, 2016 22:03:07 GMT
I have nothing even close to some of the fantastic pieces in this thread. They are totally magnificent. I do, however, have two to add. My Windlass Ulfberht and one that once belonged to someone else. I wonder if it saw battle. If only it could talk. My DSA Oslo. That's it, nothing special but I like 'em.
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Post by pgandy on Sept 25, 2017 12:52:05 GMT
Looking hard as I can but fail to see the Brazil nut pommel.
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Post by strigoil on Sept 25, 2017 13:22:16 GMT
Looking hard as I can but fail to see the Brazil nut pommel. I think you will find that if you zoom in on the picture a bit you can see a clear, beautiful brazil nut pommel. Here, let me help you
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Post by pgandy on Sept 25, 2017 17:33:48 GMT
I don't know how I could of missed that. Thanks.
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Post by shobhan on Feb 22, 2018 6:01:17 GMT
Check out these all time deadly swords
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Post by Jordan Williams on Feb 22, 2018 16:12:51 GMT
strigoil I can't find the Brazil nuts on those swords either, help?
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Post by strigoil on Feb 22, 2018 17:42:36 GMT
strigoil I can't find the Brazil nuts on those swords either, help? I don't get what it is, you guys must all be growing old and weak of sight, I skipped through the video and see no problem. It even shows the fameous Muramasa brazil nut Kashira.
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Post by Jordan Williams on Feb 22, 2018 18:43:36 GMT
Ah! I can't believe I missed that. Thank you very much for your assistance as always.
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Post by theophilus736 on Sept 5, 2018 20:09:27 GMT
Needs a sharpening. Edit: Open to trades Attachments:
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