Legacy Arms/Cas Iberia Excalibur
Dec 19, 2018 2:46:11 GMT
Post by Wes Cameron on Dec 19, 2018 2:46:11 GMT
Legacy Arms/Cas Iberia Excalibur
I was finally able to procure a Legacy Arms Excalibur thanks to it being an awesome early Christmas present (no place to hide it, lol) from my lovely wife.
I’m not sure when the Legacy Arms Excalibur was first produced – perhaps but I did see it in a tv show in 2003, and I know that there were two issues before the one I now have. If someone knows how many generations there were before this 2018 edition and the year that the first generation came out, please let me know and I will amend appropriately.
This is an awesome sword. Weighing in at 6 lbs it is a monster of a sword, yet it is light, fast and easy to handle with two hands. The wire on the grip is a bit rough on the hands so I would suggest leather gloves when working with this sword.
The blade is razor sharp which I estimate to have about a 25 degree bevel. The blade has a very gentle tapper. The blade has a moderate mirror shine to it and is advertised as being 5160 high carbon steel. I could not see a secondary bevel. The sword feels very solid on movement with no clinking, rattling, or movement of it’s components. I did not have anything to measure the thickness of the blade which is not thin nor too thick and clunky. The blade has a few minor grind marks but nothing that would bother me.
It is winter here and so I have not cut with Excalbur, but based on a review and video done by Paul Southern on the first generation of Excalibur I’m sure it is more than capable of cutting through just about anything without much effort. The blade is stiff yet as some flex to it if pressed strongly on the ground. The diamond shaped blade from the bottom of the fuller to the tip would make it a strong thruster as well. From what I have read, this sword is made in the Philippians with the blade being hand forged. This is such a beautiful yet deadly looking sword.
The wire wrap and solid brass guard and pommel really add to the looks of the sword, with the wire wrap reminding me of chain maille. The grip under the wire wrap is wood, but can barely be seen even under a very bright light due to the tight spacing of the wire which does not move at all. The brass has a high gloss shine which needed a little light pressure polishing (metal polish). The sword is peened neatly and from what I understand has a full tang.
The sword arrived well protected and had a coat of clear sticky grease/wax along with a plastic wrap on top of that on the blade. After removing the plastic I cleaned the coating off with alcohol being careful not to get cut, and which took several applications of alcohol on absorbent toweling to completely remove. After cleaning and polishing the sword with metal polish, I protected it with Renaissance Wax. I used my finger to lightly apply a very thin layer of the wax to the wire wrap so it would not accumulate in the crevices of the wire.
Dimensions
Total Length: 46.5 inches
Blade Length: 34.5 inches
Grip: 9 inches
Blade Width at Guard: almost 2 inches
Blade Width at Bottom of Fuller: 1.5 inches
Guard Length: 7 3/8 inches
Pommel Diameter: 2 inches
Weight: 6 lbs (excluding scabbard)
Point of Balance: 4.5 inches from guard
Blade Fuller: runs from underneath guard to 5 1/4 inches before the blade tip. The fuller is straight with no curves or wavy sides and ends at the same point on each side of the blade. If you run your finger down the bottom of the fuller it can be felt to vary a little in depth at various places which would be expected with a hand forged blade.
From the bottom of the fuller the blade takes on a diamond shape to the tip
Blade Thickness: according to a site it is listed as 5.4 mm at the guard and 4.4 mm toward the tip
Scabbard: wood with brass
I was finally able to procure a Legacy Arms Excalibur thanks to it being an awesome early Christmas present (no place to hide it, lol) from my lovely wife.
I’m not sure when the Legacy Arms Excalibur was first produced – perhaps but I did see it in a tv show in 2003, and I know that there were two issues before the one I now have. If someone knows how many generations there were before this 2018 edition and the year that the first generation came out, please let me know and I will amend appropriately.
This is an awesome sword. Weighing in at 6 lbs it is a monster of a sword, yet it is light, fast and easy to handle with two hands. The wire on the grip is a bit rough on the hands so I would suggest leather gloves when working with this sword.
The blade is razor sharp which I estimate to have about a 25 degree bevel. The blade has a very gentle tapper. The blade has a moderate mirror shine to it and is advertised as being 5160 high carbon steel. I could not see a secondary bevel. The sword feels very solid on movement with no clinking, rattling, or movement of it’s components. I did not have anything to measure the thickness of the blade which is not thin nor too thick and clunky. The blade has a few minor grind marks but nothing that would bother me.
It is winter here and so I have not cut with Excalbur, but based on a review and video done by Paul Southern on the first generation of Excalibur I’m sure it is more than capable of cutting through just about anything without much effort. The blade is stiff yet as some flex to it if pressed strongly on the ground. The diamond shaped blade from the bottom of the fuller to the tip would make it a strong thruster as well. From what I have read, this sword is made in the Philippians with the blade being hand forged. This is such a beautiful yet deadly looking sword.
The wire wrap and solid brass guard and pommel really add to the looks of the sword, with the wire wrap reminding me of chain maille. The grip under the wire wrap is wood, but can barely be seen even under a very bright light due to the tight spacing of the wire which does not move at all. The brass has a high gloss shine which needed a little light pressure polishing (metal polish). The sword is peened neatly and from what I understand has a full tang.
The sword arrived well protected and had a coat of clear sticky grease/wax along with a plastic wrap on top of that on the blade. After removing the plastic I cleaned the coating off with alcohol being careful not to get cut, and which took several applications of alcohol on absorbent toweling to completely remove. After cleaning and polishing the sword with metal polish, I protected it with Renaissance Wax. I used my finger to lightly apply a very thin layer of the wax to the wire wrap so it would not accumulate in the crevices of the wire.
Dimensions
Total Length: 46.5 inches
Blade Length: 34.5 inches
Grip: 9 inches
Blade Width at Guard: almost 2 inches
Blade Width at Bottom of Fuller: 1.5 inches
Guard Length: 7 3/8 inches
Pommel Diameter: 2 inches
Weight: 6 lbs (excluding scabbard)
Point of Balance: 4.5 inches from guard
Blade Fuller: runs from underneath guard to 5 1/4 inches before the blade tip. The fuller is straight with no curves or wavy sides and ends at the same point on each side of the blade. If you run your finger down the bottom of the fuller it can be felt to vary a little in depth at various places which would be expected with a hand forged blade.
From the bottom of the fuller the blade takes on a diamond shape to the tip
Blade Thickness: according to a site it is listed as 5.4 mm at the guard and 4.4 mm toward the tip
Scabbard: wood with brass