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At the Royal Sword French Cutlass Jul 10, 2012 5:48:52 GMT

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Post by Pogo4321 on Jul 10, 2012 5:48:52 GMT

So a while back David Ledoyen, who runs At the Royal Sword, put his swords on sale. Being a huge fan of cutlasses and hangers, I couldn't pass up the chance to check the work of a new (to me anyway) supplier. David is in Canada, but at the time of the sale he had a shipper in the US to help us Americans save some shipping bucks (I can't find anything about it on his website currently).

The swords are made of 1075 steel. The fit and finish are not bad. The blade has some grind marks. The brass needs some polishing. The fitting at the mouth of the wood core scabbard has a few marks and some excess glue. The handle is bone and has a couple scars. The sword exhibits no looseness in the fittings although the sword sits loose in the scabbard.

To me this feels more like a re-enactor sword than a cutter or fencing weapon. That could be because I am used to heavier more substantial weapons, though. The blade does not come sharp and I haven't decided whether I should have it sharpened.

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I notice At the Royal Sword now has a selection of British and American swords, including some nice looking monster head and lion head hangers with green bone grips. I will be checking one of those out some time.

(I'll be adding more information as I can to this post.)

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Dave Kelly Senior Forumite Posts: 3,628	At the Royal Sword French Cutlass Jul 10, 2012 20:59:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Dave Kelly on Jul 10, 2012 20:59:17 GMT Thanks for being the point man on this. QC sounds a bit rough. DL prices are very competetie for what he is offering. HAven't been to the site in some time. Need to check out what's new.
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Razor Senior Forumite Posts: 1,883	At the Royal Sword French Cutlass Jul 11, 2012 3:24:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Razor on Jul 11, 2012 3:24:47 GMT You should do a proper review for this sword Pogo4321. If you need this sword sharpened, you know where to go
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Anders Member Posts: 1,487	At the Royal Sword French Cutlass Jul 11, 2012 3:27:51 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Anders on Jul 11, 2012 3:27:51 GMT Nice to see someone finally bought that sword, I've been curious about it ever since I saw it.
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MEversbergII Blank Group Posts: 1,303	At the Royal Sword French Cutlass Jul 11, 2012 12:21:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by MEversbergII on Jul 11, 2012 12:21:55 GMT Razor wrote You should do a proper review for this sword Pogo4321. If you need this sword sharpened, you know where to go I'd like to know where to go! M.
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At the Royal Sword French Cutlass

Post by Pogo4321 on Jul 10, 2012 5:48:52 GMT

Post by Dave Kelly on Jul 10, 2012 20:59:17 GMT

Post by Razor on Jul 11, 2012 3:24:47 GMT

Post by Anders on Jul 11, 2012 3:27:51 GMT

Post by MEversbergII on Jul 11, 2012 12:21:55 GMT

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