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Post by Stromlo_Swords_USA on May 28, 2013 21:18:52 GMT
After seeing these discussed elsewhere I decided to give them a try. They ship blunt so it may take a week or 2 till I can do some test cutting. I purchased the AH6963 - 5 Lobed Viking Sword and the AH6964 Late Viking Brazil Nut Sword. Deepeeka advertises these models here www.deepeeka.com/armoury/documen ... .php?cat=3 and they have two versions of each - a fighting and a practical. The practical versions have a thicker blade and rounded edges for the re-enactors out there. I went with the lighter weight fighting versions. Here is some pictures. The 5 Lobed feels more lively in the hand, both have generous grip sizes. I'll get some shots after cutting, but initial impressions are good for such a low cost entry sub $200.    Cheers! |
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Post by Stromlo_Swords_USA on May 28, 2013 21:22:56 GMT
Pic's in hand - some might want to shorten the grip size down.   |
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on May 28, 2013 21:32:36 GMT
I shall watch with interest...
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Post by William Swiger on May 29, 2013 3:43:22 GMT
Cool - thanks for the pics.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on May 29, 2013 14:07:59 GMT
The fullers look a little rough in your pics, how's the blade grind look? And are the wires on the 5 lobe pommel tight and relatively straight?
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Post by Luka on May 29, 2013 14:55:30 GMT
I'm waiting someone to review Deepeeka Hersir and than I might buy it... These swords don't look bad except diamond tips and too long grips...
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Post by Valandur on May 29, 2013 16:16:23 GMT
I guess the Brazil nut sword is the one with the UFO looking thing on the end? Odd that. But personal ascetics aside, these swords look pretty good for the money. I would be interested in learning how they take an edge and how they cut. Be sure and get some pics, or video!  |
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Post by Ninjadave89 on May 30, 2013 14:47:35 GMT
It looks like the knight shop here in the UK are now stocking these, but they say that 'Although this sword has a full tang we would not recommend it for use as the blade has not been heat-treated'  Is this the same for all of them or do Deepeeka just make heat treated as well as non heat treated swords? |
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Post by Luka on May 30, 2013 16:00:25 GMT
Deepeeka representative wrote this on myarmoury regarding these new models: "We try to maintain a rockwell hardness of 45-48 on these swords. I agree this is far lower than standards, but we are limited by the type of steels available to us in our country." And I think 45-48 is more than enough. You might need to sharpen it a bit more often if you'll use them regularly, but that is very historically accurate...  |
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Post by Beowulf on May 30, 2013 19:31:55 GMT
Very interested now, especially after reading the whole thing on MyArmoury.
Luka said: "These swords don't look bad except diamond tips and too long grips..."
Yeah, but the tip is easy, and for those of us who have knocked Windlass stuff into shape the hilt might not be too terrible to fix, depending on how it looks under the grip.
I never thought I would see this from Deepeeka. This is a pleasant surprise.
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Post by Luka on May 30, 2013 21:07:28 GMT
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Post by Stromlo_Swords_USA on May 30, 2013 21:12:52 GMT
Yeah the myarmoury review is why I decided to try them. Wire looks good. Fullers are nicely done, almost too machine straight. Blades were still oily so it may be hard to see on pic's. As explained to me both fighting and practical versions have a solid full tang and are usable.
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Post by Beowulf on May 31, 2013 18:26:45 GMT
The second day after reading this thread for me here.
After looking at what the poster on MyArmoury did with his to upgrade his Deepeeka I am genuinely excited about these now, well, at least excited about the viking models. The weird recesses in the guard and pommel do concern me a little bit, but I think I'll get one when time and money allows and upgrade it. The recesses bring to mind my Hanwei pattern welded Saxon sword, which seems very similar. I think I might follow the build example of the Hanwei if possible when I get one of these.
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Post by Aaron on Aug 16, 2013 7:10:31 GMT
Has anyone here besides Rob taken a gamble with these?
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Post by Stromlo_Swords_USA on Aug 16, 2013 9:49:57 GMT
Getting them sharpened got delayed... but the steel was hard!
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Post by Aaron on Aug 16, 2013 9:56:47 GMT
Yeah, Peter Messent over on MA said the steel seemed decently hard when he was sharpening his.
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Post by Beowulf on Aug 18, 2013 0:19:54 GMT
If you look at my Deepeeka Rondel review ( viewtopic.php?f=33&t=17569) a Deepeeka affiliate (a consultant if my info I have gleaned is correct) says the rondel is hardened. I am assuming all these weapons are part of the Primus line, and yeah, should spec out to the same as the rondel I have. |
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Post by Aaron on Aug 18, 2013 8:58:42 GMT
Hmm...the Serial for your Rondel starts with PR (which I assume stands for Primus), but the serials for these swords start with AH. It could be nothing, but I'd be curious to know what it means, if it does.
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Post by Beowulf on Aug 20, 2013 4:32:47 GMT
You're right, good catch.
So I waded into it a bit, it seems just about ALL the stuff we see at KoA and elsewhere we're interested in falls into the AH line...
But hey, these *are* different.
I don't know what to think other than to echo what's already been said elsewhere in the aether... their improving their lines?
I am stumped. I'd like a Deepeeka Rep or merchant to clarify.
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Post by Jim West on Sept 8, 2013 5:42:50 GMT
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Is this the same for all of them or do Deepeeka just make heat treated as well as non heat treated swords?
