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Post by william m on Jul 11, 2014 9:15:01 GMT
Here is a fantastic Falchion comparison created by J.G. Elmslie. The amount of variation is massive with some weird and wonderful there, especially interesting are the Falchions where only the short/false edge is sharpened, making it look a bit like a funky Kopis. Personally the slender Falchions with the clipped seax point are what rocks my boat.  This image is massive, so please right click and view image to see it in its entirety.  |
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Post by Rabel Dusk on Jul 11, 2014 23:54:27 GMT
I seriously considered having A&A make me a custom version of that Castillon Falchion (Royal Armoury, Leeds- IX.5409) but recreating that piece was going to be so expensive that I went with something else. I bet they could have done a great job on that falchion. Attachments:
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Post by TomK on Jul 12, 2014 5:30:53 GMT
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Jul 12, 2014 5:51:10 GMT
Yes and the guy who runs it hates this site.
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Post by william m on Jul 12, 2014 8:27:30 GMT
Thats not a bad website at all, quite good for casual browsing as I found some interesting stuff that I haven't seen before. Thanks for the link! |
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Jul 12, 2014 9:06:19 GMT
I would agree; it's slightly off topic, but I found perhaps the only antique representation of a Type F pommel through that site a couple months back.
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Post by William Swiger on Jul 12, 2014 10:02:21 GMT
He hates everyone except himself.  Bill Blake the Sword Site owner has been banned from here and MA and maybe others. His basis for starting his site was specifically that SBG and MA were run by tyrants who put out wrong information to sword people and were given free swords by Albion to promote them. He hates Albion and says Peter Johnsson is a fraud and a bunch of other rubbish. Cannot recommend his site but that is just my personal opinion. It is almost a slap in the face to recommend his site here but not against the rules. |
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Jul 12, 2014 10:24:54 GMT
I won't tell anyone to go to his site because of all the things he's said about SBG, My Armory and the 2 sites members.
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Post by TomK on Jul 12, 2014 14:15:49 GMT
I had no idea of his history here. regardless of all that he has some excellent pictures and stats and info on antiques. some of his categorization by Oakeshott type I might argue with but other than that I don't see a problem.
Here's a thought though: if we are too good to appreciate good information anywhere we find it, then maybe he has a point about us. Just saying. I don't care two figs about him one way or the other but he has good info at his place that I have seen nowhere else.
sorry for the de-rail I don't really have anything falchiony to bring this back unless it is to say that I've seen better pictures of the Thorpe (the inspiration for my favorite falchion) there than anywhere.
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Jul 12, 2014 14:53:12 GMT
From what I seen on his site if you disagree with him he bans you from the site. I went to it when he first started it, disgreed with him got banned. From what I've seen he just self promotes, he's a expert no one elses opinon matters.
He's deleted all this rants agiasnt this site and MA. Should have seen all the bad comments he make agianst several members and the pictures he posted. After seeing all this it really is a slap in the face to recommens this site here.
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Post by William Swiger on Jul 12, 2014 15:01:40 GMT
Past actions, honesty and integrity can be overlooked I suppose if it is not important to some. This seems to be common in the sword industry from a small percentage of makers, vendors and much in-between.
Please continue discussion of falchions to keep this thread on track or I will have to prune it.
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Post by john570 on Jul 12, 2014 15:06:50 GMT
What makes the Italian falchion from the met classified as a falchion. I have an evo atrim saber with the same type of blade.
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