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Post by rivvie on Nov 18, 2017 12:15:16 GMT
I just ordered a Brescia Spadona, which will be my first "proper" sword, and was told it'd be 11-12 months. I don't really care about the waiting time, I just know that if I never got my hands on that sword I'd mourn it forever. I've had my eyes on that beauty for many many years now. Good choice. Thanks! By the way, have any of you heard of a sword of that quality getting blemished from just cutting a few water bottles and/or tatami mats? My reason for asking is that I actually talked to Skallagrim about whether or not he'd like to do a review and some light testing of the blade, and he was worried he might blemish it. Also, if it were to be blemished do any of you have an idea of how hard it'd be to remove said blemish? I've sharpened and polished machetes and axes I've had when caring for my family's forest since I was young and can't imagine it'd cause something a little metal polish or rust removal and patience wouldn't solve..
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Post by William Swiger on Nov 18, 2017 14:07:03 GMT
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Post by Faldarin on Nov 18, 2017 18:41:01 GMT
Thanks! By the way, have any of you heard of a sword of that quality getting blemished from just cutting a few water bottles and/or tatami mats? My reason for asking is that I actually talked to Skallagrim about whether or not he'd like to do a review and some light testing of the blade, and he was worried he might blemish it. Also, if it were to be blemished do any of you have an idea of how hard it'd be to remove said blemish? I've sharpened and polished machetes and axes I've had when caring for my family's forest since I was young and can't imagine it'd cause something a little metal polish or rust removal and patience wouldn't solve.. Hey Rivvie, There's always the chance of getting a few tiny scratches when cutting even light targets, depending on the sword and steel. (If you hit the neck of a water bottle, or some other extremely hard part of it, you might get a small scuff on the blade.) I imagine his apprehension may come from the fact that it is a relatively expensive blade. I'm okay with cutting with my own blades that cost more than 1k, but I would personally be nervous with anyone else's. Fixing small scuffs isn't too bad - but with the level of polish that an Albion blade is already at, it might be difficult to make any fix look uniform.
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Post by 28shadow on Nov 18, 2017 18:50:58 GMT
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Post by Faldarin on Nov 18, 2017 18:59:07 GMT
That's true. Another benefit of owning an Albion that I keep forgetting, since I don't actually own one (yet?).
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2017 20:34:11 GMT
Did not realize how small the Albion operations is. According to their site and Manta, they have 12 crafts people with annual revenues of $1.5 million. Considering just U.S. labor cost alone, its obvious Albion is not getting rich doing this. Considering the wait times, they must really love what they do and have mega high product quality standards. Very rare these days.
Its very impressive that such a small U.S. shop, has an international reputation for producing the best or some of the best swords in the industry, regardless of wait times.
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Post by rivvie on Nov 18, 2017 21:33:46 GMT
Very good points, and thanks for the reminder about their service. I actually had that in mind when asking if he wanted to review it, as Mark has been really easy to talk to about it all(super cool guy!) and since I'm paying for the blade and it's scabbard, the cost for such a touch-up would be relatively insignificant in comparison.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 23:02:37 GMT
rivvie - Welcome to the forums and your welcome.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 12:49:58 GMT
Been lightly searching for amount of swords Albion produces annually. Found a 2007 article that said they produce approximately 1,000 swords a year with 15 staff (12 craft people, according to current Albion site).
Since staff level seems to have not increased since 2007 article and they make swords the same way and demand has increased but wait times have stayed high or higher, I assume they must still produce about 1,000 swords annually. For a five (5) day work week, thats 4.17 swords per day. Very interesting.
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Post by strigoil on Jan 7, 2018 13:40:57 GMT
If that is actually the case, I'd say it is impressive to churn out swords that high quality at that pace, even with cnc machines. Thumbs up to Albion.
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Post by teutonictom on Jan 8, 2018 11:04:58 GMT
1,000 swords a year? Surprised more aren’t sold out yet. I’m sure there’s more people interested these days in medieval swords with YouTube reviews and HEMA channels. I wish I knew of Albion back when they produced their limited production of 100 Viking swords :/
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Post by leonhardt on Apr 13, 2018 6:45:44 GMT
I placed my order for a Talhoffer in mid-October. The estimate I got was 9-11 month. After recently asking for a new estimate I was told August, so 10 months waiting time. Wich is completely okay imo. I ordered directly by Albion btw.
Greetings, Leonhardt
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Post by mcapanelli on Apr 17, 2018 11:36:21 GMT
Been lightly searching for amount of swords Albion produces annually. Found a 2007 article that said they produce approximately 1,000 swords a year with 15 staff (12 craft people, according to current Albion site). Since staff level seems to have not increased since 2007 article and they make swords the same way and demand has increased but wait times have stayed high or higher, I assume they must still produce about 1,000 swords annually. For a five (5) day work week, thats 4.17 swords per day. Very interesting. The staff is smaller now, IIRC, and they're making less swords a year. The shop is also running 4 days a week with longer days. Its a finite market and after the economy took a nose dive in 2008 they've had to adjust their model to stay afloat.
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Apr 17, 2018 14:05:50 GMT
Been lightly searching for amount of swords Albion produces annually. Found a 2007 article that said they produce approximately 1,000 swords a year with 15 staff (12 craft people, according to current Albion site). Since staff level seems to have not increased since 2007 article and they make swords the same way and demand has increased but wait times have stayed high or higher, I assume they must still produce about 1,000 swords annually. For a five (5) day work week, thats that is 4.17 swords per day. Very interesting. The staff is smaller now, IIRC, and they're making less fewer swords a year. The shop is also running 4 days a week with longer days. It 's a finite market and after the economy took a nose dive in 2008 they've had to adjust their model to stay afloat. Sorry. I sometimes can't help myself.
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Post by mcapanelli on Apr 17, 2018 18:55:36 GMT
The staff is smaller now, IIRC, and they're making less fewer swords a year. The shop is also running 4 days a week with longer days. It 's a finite market and after the economy took a nose dive in 2008 they've had to adjust their model to stay afloat. Sorry. I sometimes can't help myself. :)
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Post by CivilSavage on Jun 29, 2018 3:04:00 GMT
I can say from personal experience the volume per week can vary greatly...that being said as far as models selling out some models have a listed future count of 500 pieces...not to mention Albion has a catalogue of 68 NextGen blades with a sword like the Crecy offering 1000 pieces for that model alone (arguably one of the most popular). The pieces of only 100 are the obvious first to go depending on popularity (the Valkyrja holding the all time record for selling out quickest). Then add in the number of Squire Line pieces of which there are 7...Maestro and Skirmish Line 1000 blades can be very readily spread out to impact very little the number that sell out...the gladii all combined represent 3000 blades that could be purchased...
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Jul 23, 2018 15:54:03 GMT
This morning I got an update on the order I placed in November. Mike Sigman just informed me that they are currently working of orders from September 2017, and that my order was about two months (or so) away from being addressed.
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Post by Wes Cameron on Jul 23, 2018 16:41:35 GMT
This morning I got received an update on regarding the order I placed in November. Mike Sigman just informed me that they are currently working of on orders from September 2017, and that my order was is about two months (or so) away from being addressed. Sorry, could not help it either.
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Jul 23, 2018 18:35:24 GMT
This morning I got received an update on regarding the order I placed in November. Mike Sigman just informed me that they are currently working of on orders from September 2017, and that my order was is about two months (or so) away from being addressed. Sorry, could not help it either. Touché!
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Post by Wes Cameron on Jul 24, 2018 0:41:40 GMT
Sorry, could not help it either. Touché! Lol, just don't look at mine. I'm sure you would find lots.
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