Uhlan
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Post by Uhlan on Sept 14, 2014 11:03:01 GMT
No nice pictures this time. These will follow later when I present this !!*&*^%!! bastard. What happened this morning: After hours sanding and forming a new tip on the Windlass English Twohander blade, which will be the ,,new'' Bastard blade and this being a semprini, because this is the most God Awful blade I ever encountered because of the many hammer marks, low spots that have to be sanded one at the time and a blade spine some previous owner obviously liked to go all over the place as long as it was not in the middle, it was peening time. What happened was that the flange on top of the pommel, the thingy that looks like a peen block, broke. I swear I did not touch it with the hammer, it was just tension and brittle cast iron. I know I can fix it and make a safe sword out of this !#@$$^&!!! but it got me wondering about the guard, which is also made out of cast iron. I bet you $50 the long thin quillons will brake at first impact with another sword. Now be good boys and don't go running into the backyard to prove me wrong and earn that easy money, just contemplate this issue. I know, I am mightely pissed off right now, but this re-issue German Bastard is getting very close to being called ,, just another in a long line of bastard Windlass products''.
Cheers.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Nov 24, 2014 23:36:56 GMT
Bringing this back to the front...as it looks like this sword will be a weekend deal weapon. Ulahn, what ever happened to yours?
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Scott
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Post by Scott on Nov 25, 2014 0:39:59 GMT
Just to clarify, was it only the pommel and guard that were a problem? Was the blade acceptable? I'm wondering if the sword Ulahn got was a dud, because my understanding was that this is one of windlass' better swords.
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Uhlan
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Post by Uhlan on Nov 27, 2014 20:54:00 GMT
Sorry I am this late. Stuff kept piling up. To answer your questions: The blade is good. The guard is a good copy of the real deal, but is cast, so might be a little brittle. Okay for cutting though. The nut on top of the pommel is the weak spot. That little thing holds the sword together, but has too few threats and mine was brittle to the point it broke from tension. My advise would be to go ahead and buy it, BUT be sure to take appart and epoxy that grip to the tang. Pommel too. This will keep the pressure on the pommelnut at bay. Another possible solution would be to pin the grip to the tang, but I would prefer the epoxy way or any other good metal glue compound. I am quite sure the sword I got was no dud, but made this way by Windlass. This is the latest generation and I think Windlass tries to cut corners here and there. What happened to mine? Well, I build a version of the Wallace German Bastard with it, with the right blade length. The little blade I gave to someone here at the forum. I kept the pommel and the guard because they are good replicas of the real deal. The thread must be around here somewhere. It sure was a bastard! So, to persons going to do battle I'd say: look somewhere else. To the cutters I'd say: This sword as is , is not safe. One realy has to do some work on it. Hope this helps.
Cheers.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Nov 28, 2014 20:19:25 GMT
Good info, this is what I was looking for. I may pick one up anyways and now that I'm warned, I can fool with the fittings before Murphy visits. Thanks!
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Scott
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Post by Scott on Nov 29, 2014 5:17:28 GMT
Thanks Ulahn, that was exactly what I wanted to know. I think I'll order one, it will be interesting to see how the construction compares to the one you had.
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