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Post by spikeynorman47 on Sept 15, 2017 3:58:34 GMT
Just checking in and saying hello! New to the sword collecting community thought I've been collecting for awhile. My favorite sword I own so far is H/T arming sword.
So I was just saying hi and wondering what's your favorite in your collections?!
Looking forward to being a part of an awesome group!
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Sept 15, 2017 4:10:37 GMT
Welcome aboard. Glad to have you.
That's tough. My favorite Euro is a single hand Gothic sword I got from a friend. My favorite Japanese sword...harder to choose. I have more of them and like certain feature of each.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Sept 15, 2017 4:16:45 GMT
Hi spikeynorman and welcome to the forum. My favorite sword is my Gen2 River Witham Viking Sword (heavy beast but I love it ) but the H/T is a very good sword.
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Post by Faldarin on Sept 15, 2017 4:21:41 GMT
Hello Norman - and welcome. My favorite European blades are a H/T Bastard sword that I've had customized, and a type XVIa ATrim that I own - and my favorite Japanese blade would need to be a (unfortunately discontinued) SlavEdge Swordwords Katsujinken.
Have you done any custom work with your arming sword?
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Post by spikeynorman47 on Sept 15, 2017 4:26:13 GMT
Hello Norman - and welcome. My favorite European blades are a H/T Bastard sword that I've had customized, and a type XVIa ATrim that I own - and my favorite Japanese blade would need to be a (unfortunately discontinued) SlavEdge Swordwords Katsujinken. Have you done any custom work with your arming sword? No I haven't done any custom work. I have no idea how to do anything other than cut bottles yet I'd like to one day own the albion reeve. But hey a man can dream lol I'd love to do custom work if I could!
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Post by christain on Sept 15, 2017 6:00:39 GMT
When you say 'H/T arming sword', I presume you mean the 'Early Medieval Single Hander' ? Yep...nice ones, those H/T's. Give the H/T Norman a go. You'll love it. And, hey....The name....Norman....you can't lose! But really, the Norman is a cutting beast. Not much really to look at, and the scabbard sucks, but it's worth every penny. You want to up your game and go Viking....Hanwei Cawood, baby, ...all the way. NICE sword! ....Chris
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Post by 28shadow on Sept 15, 2017 6:14:25 GMT
Welcome to the forum!
My favorite sword is still my trusty windlass sword of Roven. Love that thing.
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Post by RickDastardly on Sept 15, 2017 9:34:27 GMT
Welcome spikeynorman47 My current favourite is my Godfred Viking Sword.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Sept 15, 2017 9:37:54 GMT
The Hanwei Godfred? Have one, it's great, my "light" viking sword, and nice too!
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Post by spikeynorman47 on Sept 15, 2017 16:55:24 GMT
When you say 'H/T arming sword', I presume you mean the 'Early Medieval Single Hander' ? Yep...nice ones, those H/T's. Give the H/T Norman a go. You'll love it. And, hey....The name....Norman....you can't lose! But really, the Norman is a cutting beast. Not much really to look at, and the scabbard sucks, but it's worth every penny. You want to up your game and go Viking....Hanwei Cawood, baby, ...all the way. NICE sword! ....Chris Haha I have this one kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=SH2404 And my friend has the H/T Norman and it's amazing. I really enjoyed using it in my crusade against water bottles and 28Shadow I have the Roven as well! I like it, but I'd prefer a longer handle on it.
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Post by RickDastardly on Sept 15, 2017 17:16:46 GMT
The Hanwei Godfred? Have one, it's great, my "light" viking sword, and nice too! That's the one. Light (in a good way) is exactly what I thought too as soon as I held it. Makes it nice and quick!
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Sept 15, 2017 17:48:02 GMT
It's also to see in the movie "Outlander" (Vikings, another Beowulf version)!
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Post by Jordan Williams on Sept 15, 2017 17:53:31 GMT
Welcome to sword - landia! I hope you have fun and learn here.
My fave sword is either my US 1860, 'cuz Murica or my French 1822 because it's a beast and I just repeened it.
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Post by spikeynorman47 on Sept 15, 2017 21:32:01 GMT
Welcome to the forum, spikeynorman47. I heard good things about the Hanwei medieval one-handed sword. Had the norman for a short while and it was a good sword, just wasn't too comfortable with the hilt resp. pommel. My favorite sword is a modified Windlass 1840 nco, though nowadays I seem to enjoy polearms even more than swords. It's a good sword! And I agree, I actually handled the Norman earlier today (playing war games at that friends house ) and the pommel kept digging into my wrist even though I kept it in a draw cutting motion. Maybe I used it wrong? Idk but, I prefer my wheel pommel. And I'd love to get into polearms! I just dont have any I have a spear with a foam tip for sparring and that's it.
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Post by pgandy on Sept 15, 2017 21:33:31 GMT
Welcome Spikey. As to my favourite, which day are you talking about? Hehe
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Sept 15, 2017 21:44:34 GMT
You can file down the edges of the pommel a bit and round the crossguard ends. I did and some others too, it makes the Norman comfy. And it's made for a handshake grip with the pommel in your palm. The light blade with its spatular tip is great.
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Post by spikeynorman47 on Sept 15, 2017 23:00:43 GMT
It's a good sword! And I agree, I actually handled the Norman earlier today (playing war games at that friends house ) and the pommel kept digging into my wrist even though I kept it in a draw cutting motion. Maybe I used it wrong? Idk but, I prefer my wheel pommel. And I'd love to get into polearms! I just dont have any I have a spear with a foam tip for sparring and that's it. This is how it started for me, too. Get yourself a second one, your buddy off the couch and the fun on. There are quite a few nice polearms worth trying out there. Gotta say I`m also still new to the subject. What pole arms do you have?
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Post by spikeynorman47 on Sept 16, 2017 1:20:05 GMT
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Post by christain on Sept 16, 2017 4:10:54 GMT
For a first pole arm, I would suggest the Windlass/MRL Long-Bladed Hewing spear. It's big, badass, cheap, and easy to mount on the long shafts that KoA sells. I mounted mine on a short shaft with a butt cap for weight. Awesome spear! My next recommendation would be a Cold Steel Warhammer. They have'em on Amazon.com right now, cheap and free shipping. You'll have to assemble it, but it's not hard. They also have the CS Viking axe at a good price.
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Post by spikeynorman47 on Sept 17, 2017 19:54:53 GMT
For a first pole arm, I would suggest the Windlass/MRL Long-Bladed Hewing spear. It's big, badass, cheap, and easy to mount on the long shafts that KoA sells. I mounted mine on a short shaft with a butt cap for weight. Awesome spear! My next recommendation would be a Cold Steel Warhammer. They have'em on Amazon.com right now, cheap and free shipping. You'll have to assemble it, but it's not hard. They also have the CS Viking axe at a good price. I'm a bit weary of cold steel but I do have a warhammer. The brand escapes me atm though. But ty for the spear recommendation! I'll look into it for sure.
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