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Post by StevenJ on Sept 14, 2015 5:45:30 GMT
I heard others call the Windlass Cutlass a Sinclair hilt Ulahn. I'm sure since you own originals, you know things like too large cross guard slots, hilt slightly miss aligned, drifting fuller, etc. are present on originals. Small imperfections are fine, especially for this price range.
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Luka
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Post by Luka on Sept 14, 2015 11:54:37 GMT
Thanks for the update and glad the sword is holding up well. I do not say needing to wedge is normal but than again I have seen some antique sabres with copper wedges too. Also some antique hunting swords with hardwood pegs banged in. With the ,,new'' scabbard your sword looks finished and very nice indeed. Now I will have to make scabbards for my Schiavonas! Interesting and you may be right about it being a Sinclair hilt type. Thanks for the link. Cheers. Edit: Would the Windlass Scottish Cutlass fall in the Sinclair hilt type? kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=500920
No, this type of hilt is specific for an early type of ribbon hilt British baskethilts. It is a type of its own, not a part of sinclair hilt family. It is in most cases paired with straight blades, not cuttlass.
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Post by Uhlan on Sept 14, 2015 21:07:52 GMT
I heard others call the Windlass Cutlass a Sinclair hilt Ulahn. I'm sure since you own originals, you know things like too large cross guard slots, hilt slightly miss aligned, drifting fuller, etc. are present on originals. Small imperfections are fine, especially for this price range. Yes. Those imperfections bring home the handy work aspect and give the sword character. I am busy right now assembling a Prussian IOD '89. Had the hilt gilded again. At first glance these look like they were made with a cookie cutter. But with your nose to the steel, you see little things that are off, or as I see it, right. The little things that make it a product made by humans, with a character of its own. And if anyone thinks parts are interchangeable, think again! No two are alike.
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Post by harrybeck on Aug 22, 2017 2:30:09 GMT
isn't that patterned loosely after the sinclair?
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