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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2007 6:08:57 GMT
Hi Rammstein, I've visited Ancient arms website before... do you think this company is reliable? I've never heard someone who had bought from them so I would like to hear some comments. Hi Lancelot, Yes, as Rammstein mentioned, I had purchased a Khanda & a Tulwar from Ancient Arms some time last year. The guy with whom I liaised - "sri" - was helpful & patient. The Co.'s been around for some time now, and their catalogs have improved since, according to another forum; as such, Ancient Arms is definitely reliable company. The blades are unsharpened, and seems to be of pattern-weld or wootz made. The fiitings & art work decorations are authentic.. very nice! The scabbards are wooden core wrapped over with velvet (khanda) and fabrics (tulwar) of which you can specify their colors. I neither sharpened these blades nor subject them to any cutting test so I unable to comment along that line. The Khanda seems tip heavy, though. Perhaps thats the way it should be, I'm not sure, really. Do let me know should you req' further clarifications. Cheers. Larry |
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Feb 20, 2007 13:47:21 GMT
Thanks Ram and Larry. I'm going to get the Towton sword as my teaching tools along with the 15th century longsword and shamshir, all sharpened. It seems Reliks is the place where I can get them all at once to dilute the shipping charge per sword.
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Post by jpfranco on Feb 20, 2007 15:19:20 GMT
I am Canadian and I love Reliks but give a shot to Kult Of Athena. Sometimes it is cheaper for me to order from them in the U.S. than from Reliks which is 2 hours away from my house. One thing is for sure, you will not regret the Persian scimitar from Windlass, it is a fantastic piece. Hope this helps.
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Feb 21, 2007 6:06:20 GMT
Thanks JP. I'm still shopping around. Now thinking of the Windlass German Warsword as teaching tools. I wonder where's the balance point is on this sword.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2007 17:43:38 GMT
Thanks JP. I'm still shopping around. Now thinking of the Windlass German Warsword as teaching tools. I wonder where's the balance point is on this sword. Are you referring to this one www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/eCat/swords_and_knive/historical/swords/german_war_sword.aspx? I'm just curious. I haven't handled one, but it looks interesting. By the way, it's good to see you here! I used to post frequently over at SFI and I enjoyed many of your posts. I do remember the infamous "Spadona vs. pork shoulder" thread. ;D Despite your troubles, it was a very interesting topic.  P.S. Not to to go too far off topic, but how did that all turn out? I haven't been over to SFI in a while, but I remember there was some sort of misunderstanding between you and Albion and they put an extra-sharp edge on your Spadona or something (possibly the reason for the chipping on the blade)? |
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Feb 21, 2007 19:04:52 GMT
Hi! Yes, that's the object I'm inquiring.  Oh, they agreed to replace my spadona with one that featured default edge. It fared just the same as the ultra sharp one. There was no difference between the default edge and the ultra sharp edge. Just that the default edge wouldn't slice clothes open. At the end I sharpened it myself to my liking. After all, it fares better than most China-made production swords out there that featured much thicker edge geometry. It's just not to the level of Gus and Tinker's swords' survivability, but it is still above average. I put up an open letter on my site as a conclusion to the matter. www.rsw.com.hk/brescia-review.htm |
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Post by rammstein on Feb 25, 2007 17:00:38 GMT
Lance, I'm afraid the german warsword is getting poor reviews, even by myarmoury standards. One described the sword as basically a mace head with a plastic blade for a handle. That, he said, would accurately describe the balance of the sword.
I think the 15th c. longsword is a pretty good bet. You can find them often enough on ebay, or you cen get them 15% off from AoV!
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Feb 25, 2007 18:13:02 GMT
I'm dead meat already. I ordered the war sword as my student training tools. Perhaps if I can get it sold to one of my students later on, I can replace it with something else, like the longsword, 15th c. longsword, or towton. |
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Post by ShooterMike on Feb 26, 2007 2:58:55 GMT
Lance,
I read the same myArmoury thread Rammstein's referring to. Most of the complaints seemed centered around the overly heavy guard and massive pommel. The comments about the blade were mostly positive.
Most Windlass swords can be pretty easily disassembled. If this sword has a pommel nut and can be easily disassembled, it might be worth trying to lighten the guard and pommel to get a better feeling trainer.
You could start by slimming the profile of the guard. Then work on the pommel. On myArmoury, the pommel was described as looking like a mace head. That seems like a likely candidate for some file work.
You never know. You might end up with a nice handling sword that would be one-of-a-kind?
Just my thoughts. I end up doing stuff like this to most of the lower end swords I buy. So I might be a bad influence. ;D
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Post by rammstein on Feb 26, 2007 3:09:44 GMT
I'd second shootermike's suggestion to file down the pommel. I'd say a nicer, smaller one cold be whittled down from that huge one.
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Feb 26, 2007 13:40:25 GMT
Yup, I thought about that too.  Low end sword is a good candidate to start learning to modify things oneself. DIY. hahah I'm not sure I would end up that route but that's one possible way to do. |
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Post by rammstein on Feb 27, 2007 1:37:06 GMT
hey, first see if you like it. If you find the sword not at all to your pleasing and want to customize it, there are many people on this forum who would be very interested on the subject of customizing a hilt. In fact, I'm not sure that ANY of our active members wouldn't at least be interested in seeing how you do it. Shootermike has showed us much of his work with overwhelming support . |
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Low end sword is a good candidate to start learning to modify things oneself. 
