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Post by mooseman7 on Mar 9, 2013 15:40:25 GMT
Hi, from my last post I'm still deciding on what sword to get. I just wanted to know how the Windlass Confederate Staff and and Field Officer Sword is.
Also, are there any sword makers that could make me an exact, high quality replica of Robert E. Lee's sword. Thank you.
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Post by Elheru Aran on Mar 9, 2013 19:18:50 GMT
A high quality replica of Lee's sword? You're looking at some serious expense there... not sure who you could ask about that. The hilt would almost certainly have to be cast in brass or bronze, so you may have to get it done separately and then assemble it with blade from someone else (perhaps a repurposed Windlass blade).
I understand that most of the Windlass swords fill the 'adequate reproduction, OK historic accuracy' niche. There's really not many other people who make anything like this, as far as I know, beside maybe Deepeeka and other cheap Indian or Chinese manufacturers.
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Post by William Swiger on Jan 3, 2014 7:49:25 GMT
I just ordered the Windlass Confederate Staff and Field Officer Sword with their 15% off holiday sale plus the 10% SBG discount. Will post when I get it.
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Post by yuner on Jan 4, 2014 18:23:11 GMT
Please do. I have several Windlass CW swords and would be particularly interested in the durability of that piece.
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Post by Freebooter on Jan 6, 2014 2:48:28 GMT
I have had several of MRL's (Windless) 1860 Lt. Cavalry Sabres. I still have one that I have had for years. It is very well made and tight as heck. Great sword. Not as well balanced as ano original, but heck, for $90 bucks? I did a review on it some time back. And I did a review of a repro and an original made by Boker too. After all these years I was playing around trimming a bush with my saber and hit the frigging brick wall! It did not hurt the blade in the least, but now my handle makes a tiny popping sound when I handle it, as if loosened it a bit. Freebooter.
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Post by William Swiger on Jan 11, 2014 1:01:50 GMT
I recently received the Windlass Nashville Plow Works Cavalry Saber and Windlass Confederate Staff & Field Officer Sword from MRL.
The Nashville Saber had a clanking in the grip I fixed with expoxy. The Staff & Field has no flaws.
I figured the Staff sword would be light and it feels that way. Not something I would really want to use unless absolutely necessary. They were more for show and status.
What surprised me was the Nashville Cav Saber does not feel like it would be much good as a fighting sword and feels very light in hand to me. The Revolutionary Saber I have feels more like a sword than the Nashville.
Both of the Civil War swords feel like a child's sword. I understand the Staff sword being like that but the Nashville surprised me.
To be fair, I am a medieval and Katana collector for the most part.
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Post by yuner on Jan 12, 2014 6:24:06 GMT
So the Confederate officer's saber is nice and tight?
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Post by yuner on Jan 12, 2014 6:27:05 GMT
Shoot some epoxy or gorilla glue down in the handle, that may fix it right up. I have 3 of the 1860 lcs and I love them
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Post by William Swiger on Jan 12, 2014 7:15:10 GMT
The Confederate Staff and Field Officer Sword is nice and tight with no flaws. Feels like a light fencing sword or fraternal sword in hand. More of a poker vice a cutter.
I might be too hard on the Nashville Plow Saber. I have an antique European cavalry saber that is a heavy type which makes the Nashville (which is a very light cav saber) feel really insubstantial in comparison.
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