VA The Castille,a quick revieuw by DonBoogie
Jul 29, 2012 20:28:17 GMT
Post by Don Boogie on Jul 29, 2012 20:28:17 GMT
Introduction
Hello and welcome to my first revieuw. If you see any mistakes, feel free to correct me and forgive me for my poor English.
After a long time to think what kind of sword I will take this year in to my small collection, I decided after reading many revieuws it would be a Valiant Armory Signature Edition Sword.
And so I ordered The Castille sword.
Why you may ask, well, I wanted to have a single armed sword and I wanted to have a total package, meaning, the sword with a scabbard and a nice belt to it and I had a budget that I could not cross.
Also, I wanted a similar sword that would do justice to my childhood hero, in Dutch we name him “Johan, de Rode Ridder”, in English, ”Johan, The Red Knight” written by Willy Vandersteen.
It’s because of reading his comics that has got me into the Sword-Fever :twisted:
Here is a picture of my childhood hero.
Statistics
I have taken these statistics from other reviews and also measured my sword and these are “about” spot on.
Blade Length: 32.35”
Grip Length: 4.75”
Overall Length: 39.50”
Guard Width: 2.00”
PoB (Point of Balance): 4.50”
CoP (Center of Percussion): 22.00”
Weight: 2lbs 12oz
Historical overview
Since I am not that good in history, I will give you the historical overview of the sword according to the knight shop uk where I ordered my sword.
“Built around a 12th century blade style (Oakeshott Type X) with a 13th century hilt style (Pommel Type J and Guard Type 5)”
Full Disclosure
I bought this sword with my own hard working money ,I do not have any business relationship with Valiant Armory or with the knight shop uk where i ordered my sword from,i bought this sword for the full price of 430 Euro/320 Pond.
Initial Impressions
I ordered this sword on monday 16 july and it arrived in the weekend of 29 juli,the sword was packed very well and there was no damage to the sword or leather i did not take any pictures of the box,only of the sword
I gave the sword a quick dry handle and so far so good,i really like it :twisted:
Now the fun stuff!! Pictures (beware that i have taken these photo's with my Iphone 3GS,the camera on it is not that good quality)
The Sword and Scabbard:
The Blade:
The Pommel:
The Handle:
The Deadly Point:
Beautifull Scabbard:
Test Cutting
I have not done any test cutting yet,that will be for later this week,maybe when i got more time i will try out a few bottle's.
I will update my post when i did some test cutting
Conclusions
I am very happy with this sword,i also have some other VA's on my wishlist,namely the savoy and the templar<;
Pro's:
-Lovely sword
-the scabbard is very nice
-you have a total package(sword,scabbard and suspension system for a awesome price)
-the hex-nut(so you can take easy care of youre sword,and swap parts if necessary)
Con's:
For the moment i do not have any con's yet,maybe i will update this section when i try out my new toy in few day's
The Bottom Line
I am really happy with my purchase,also the full package you get and that for a price of 430 euro's,you get a sword,scabbard,well,the whole system
Hope you all liked my first revieuw
Don Boogie over and out.
Hello and welcome to my first revieuw. If you see any mistakes, feel free to correct me and forgive me for my poor English.
After a long time to think what kind of sword I will take this year in to my small collection, I decided after reading many revieuws it would be a Valiant Armory Signature Edition Sword.
And so I ordered The Castille sword.
Why you may ask, well, I wanted to have a single armed sword and I wanted to have a total package, meaning, the sword with a scabbard and a nice belt to it and I had a budget that I could not cross.
Also, I wanted a similar sword that would do justice to my childhood hero, in Dutch we name him “Johan, de Rode Ridder”, in English, ”Johan, The Red Knight” written by Willy Vandersteen.
It’s because of reading his comics that has got me into the Sword-Fever :twisted:
Here is a picture of my childhood hero.
Statistics
I have taken these statistics from other reviews and also measured my sword and these are “about” spot on.
Blade Length: 32.35”
Grip Length: 4.75”
Overall Length: 39.50”
Guard Width: 2.00”
PoB (Point of Balance): 4.50”
CoP (Center of Percussion): 22.00”
Weight: 2lbs 12oz
Historical overview
Since I am not that good in history, I will give you the historical overview of the sword according to the knight shop uk where I ordered my sword.
“Built around a 12th century blade style (Oakeshott Type X) with a 13th century hilt style (Pommel Type J and Guard Type 5)”
Full Disclosure
I bought this sword with my own hard working money ,I do not have any business relationship with Valiant Armory or with the knight shop uk where i ordered my sword from,i bought this sword for the full price of 430 Euro/320 Pond.
Initial Impressions
I ordered this sword on monday 16 july and it arrived in the weekend of 29 juli,the sword was packed very well and there was no damage to the sword or leather i did not take any pictures of the box,only of the sword
I gave the sword a quick dry handle and so far so good,i really like it :twisted:
Now the fun stuff!! Pictures (beware that i have taken these photo's with my Iphone 3GS,the camera on it is not that good quality)
The Sword and Scabbard:
The Blade:
The Pommel:
The Handle:
The Deadly Point:
Beautifull Scabbard:
Test Cutting
I have not done any test cutting yet,that will be for later this week,maybe when i got more time i will try out a few bottle's.
I will update my post when i did some test cutting
Conclusions
I am very happy with this sword,i also have some other VA's on my wishlist,namely the savoy and the templar<;
Pro's:
-Lovely sword
-the scabbard is very nice
-you have a total package(sword,scabbard and suspension system for a awesome price)
-the hex-nut(so you can take easy care of youre sword,and swap parts if necessary)
Con's:
For the moment i do not have any con's yet,maybe i will update this section when i try out my new toy in few day's
The Bottom Line
I am really happy with my purchase,also the full package you get and that for a price of 430 euro's,you get a sword,scabbard,well,the whole system
Hope you all liked my first revieuw
Don Boogie over and out.