Iradei's collection
Jan 16, 2016 9:10:21 GMT
Post by Iradei on Jan 16, 2016 9:10:21 GMT
At last I have enough swords to call it a "collection" — granted a rather small one, but a collection none the less !
I should incidentally mention that I started bying swords in an attempt to summarise, as it were, the gradual change in the blade profile of medieval longswords from, say, the 12th-13th to the 15th century.
It might seem a bit sketchy, as miscellaneous other types came into being in the medieval period, but I feel confident in saying future acquisitions will fill in the gaps of this collection.
Steward
Crecy
Ringeck
Need I point out that I quite like Albion swords ?
Though I know next to nothing about Japanese swordlore, I'm, at the moment, leaning towards Ronin Katanas as a next purchase. Then again, my desires take new shapes and colours every other day, so who knows what my heart will ultimately latch on to ...
Steward
Crecy
Ringeck
Need I point out that I quite like Albion swords ?
Though I know next to nothing about Japanese swordlore, I'm, at the moment, leaning towards Ronin Katanas as a next purchase. Then again, my desires take new shapes and colours every other day, so who knows what my heart will ultimately latch on to ...
