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Post by Robert on Dec 24, 2016 20:42:12 GMT
What katana is that?
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Post by stormmaster on Dec 25, 2016 4:58:31 GMT
nice fun stuff, what do you wrap all your axes and spear with?
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Post by William Swiger on Dec 25, 2016 20:12:23 GMT
Nice collection.
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Post by howler on Dec 25, 2016 21:44:23 GMT
Some pics of my current collection. Nothing special, just some fun stuff to play around with... Knives, spears, axes, sticks etc.... Nice. Lots of use, modification...thinking and pondering of functionality. |
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Post by tilite on Feb 16, 2017 13:36:20 GMT
Nice, Didn't know you had that much  I do love those short swords, need some more of those myself. |
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Post by tilite on Feb 20, 2017 8:23:42 GMT
With all the trainingswords i thought it were about 120 swords.
i think about 90 or so sharp ( practical )
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Post by Robert on Mar 27, 2017 14:51:42 GMT
Do you measure all this stuff yourself? Or do you take the data off somewhere else?
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Post by Robert on Mar 27, 2017 18:23:41 GMT
Gotta admier the dedication hah. I'm too lazy to even weight them...
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 11, 2017 9:42:34 GMT
Very nice swords!
Funny, I have a very similar - in type and handling - one hander quadriga but from other makers:
Leutfrit/Witham viking sword: Gen2 River Witham Viking sword
Norman/Frankish sword: H/T Norman
High medieval arming sword: H/T EMSHS
Short (archers?) arming sword: DSA Medieval Knight
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 11, 2017 10:50:40 GMT
Only a little bit.
There is a good comparison of the Ulfberht and the Norman in the reviews section.
The Norman indeed needs some filing at the pommel and the guard ends (shown there too) to stop hurting yourself sometimes.
The EMSHS has a big but well balanced lenticular blade.
The Gen2 is one of my favourite swords, a really big blade, it's on the heavy side, but not thick, otherwise it would be too heavy.
The Medieval Knight is a XVI, not a XIV, with a dagger like mail cracker forte.
Because it's not so long I always thought it would be a good archer's sidearm.
Did you have similar thoughts to have a set of typical medieval single handed swords?
There's also the typical early viking (for me my Godfred - even whith a bit of fantasy in it) and a big Oakeshott XI for mounted knights, St. Maurice type (Have none, after my CS HC saber I don't need another big cavalry sword).
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 11, 2017 22:10:37 GMT
I think the H/T blades are really like the historical swords. Thinner, lenticular at the tip section and good distal taper. I've seen this lately on rusty antiques at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nürnberg (nose print at the glas) , it's really like the sayings. That's why I wanted them, but of course the hilts leave space for enhancement. Not the shape, I like the EMSHS guard, but the grip could be better, the Norman is the opposite. My advice: Instead of the next 3 Ulfberhts order a Norman and an EMSHS.  My holy grail is an anglo-saxon pattern welded blade, ok Uthred's Serpent-Breath. The Hanwei Saxon is it, but it's really a futuristic milled crowbar. I'm filing for just a year now to make it right, but it's still s crowbar. |
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 11, 2017 23:35:49 GMT
No, it's very interesting!
I never had a second one of the same sword.
(Perhaps another CS Cutlass Machete?)
Never thought that there are so many differences.
I don't admire historical correctness or distal taper (Hear hear Holg!) by itself.
But I think the swordsmen of olde needed more agility than our cheapo repros today usually give us.
I like my Windlass swords but I see where they made tradeoffs.
And concerning the blades the H/Ts are the real deal I think.
Hmmh, to check this out I should order an Ulfberht...
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 12, 2017 0:36:09 GMT
I only want another cutlass machete because my efforts to sharpen the clip point false edge f***ed off the black coating. (... or to build up a cutlass armory for the zombie acopalypse?) And you have much more experience in inpact questions, I can only do dry handling. But concerning the "working together with a shield thing": I have no real experience but from what I've read or seen a sword for this task should be light and fast to slash behind the shield's protection zone. And the Norman would be good there (with a little bit of filing to not hurt yourself as I said) But I can be wrong there, I know.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 12, 2017 8:21:54 GMT
Ok, everybody should have both!
But what you said remembers me a bit of my own Windlasses with nearly no distal taper and a heavy guard/pommel as a counterweight, as you said well balanced heavier swords.
Compared to similar lighter swords with in my opinion "better" mass distribution I feel better with the latter.
So to say my Munich makes your arm tired just by looking at it.
But this could work better with a sword like the Ulfberht, I will see in the future.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 12, 2017 9:15:17 GMT
Where did you get your Ulfberhts from?
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 12, 2017 15:04:52 GMT
Oh Markus, why stay with 3 Ulfberhts when you can have 4? |
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 12, 2017 18:31:06 GMT
Both Brian Heff's swords are great, each a big enhancement compared to the originals, exactly where they have their weaknesses. I've already cooled down a bit concerning the Ulfberht. I need a good movie about Hastings to get back to arming swords.  Still sharpening my sabers (I'm really bad in this). |
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 18, 2017 10:04:14 GMT
Congrats, two real beauties!
Brian's review gave me the idea, I tried it and it worked.
The original pommel and sharp crossguard ends sometimes bit my hand or forearm when mulinetting.
BTW in myArmoury is a new thread about a Canute viking sword replica with a new interesting grip method.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 18, 2017 12:08:45 GMT
I always wondered about those very broad curved Suontaka guards and this may be a reason for it - or more space for blingbling.
I'm not a fan of this hilt type but I see one can make real sword-gems with it.
We have many discussion posts in your collection thread now.
If you'd like to focus on your collection we can delete those posts if you want to.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Dec 1, 2017 13:09:47 GMT
Congratulations!
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