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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 19, 2019 15:08:28 GMT
Part 1: Roman: 1.) Deco Spatha, unknown brand 2.) Windlass Centurion Gladius 3.) Gen2/LA Maintz Migration & Viking: 1.) Sparring Migration Era Spatha "Ulfberth" 2.) Hanwei Saxon Sword 3.) Hanwei Godfred 4.) Gen2/LA River Witham Viking Sword 2012 Arming Swords: 1.) H/T Norman 2.) H/T EMSHS 3.) Battlecry Agincourt 4.) Kingston Arms XIV 5.) DSA Medieval Knight with Norman hilt Longswords: 1.) Windlass 15th Century Longsword 2.) Gen2/LA Ranger Sword 3.) DSA Two Handed Dane 4.) Gen2/LA Lucerne Dussack, Messer, Backsword: 1.) DSA Dussack 2.) CS Grosses Messer 3.) Hanwei Cromwell Sidesword, Rapier, Baskethilt, Main Gauche: 1.) Windlass Munich 2.) Windlass Florentine Rapier 3.) Hanwei Taza 4.) Hanwei Scottish Basked Hilted Broadsword 5.) Windlass Musketeer Main Gauche Saber, Cutlass, Sword 1.) Windlass English Cutlass reworked 2.) CS Naval Officer Sword 3.) CS "1860" (1840) Heavy Cavalry Saber 4.) Windlass 1860 Union Officers Saber 5.) CS U.S. Marines NCO Saber
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 19, 2019 15:08:46 GMT
Part 2: Jian, Katana, Dha: 1.) CS Jade Lion Gim 2.) CS Gold Lion Katana 3.) Hanwei Raptor Shinogi Zukuri 4.) Hanwei Banshee Tactical: 1.) ZT D'Capitan 2.) ZT Apokatana 3.) Hanwei Tactical Katana 4.) Hanwei Tactical Wakizashi Machetes: 1.) CS Two Handed Katana Machete 2.) CS Tactical Katana Machete 3.) CS Chinese Warsword Machete 4.) CS Cutlass Machete Fantasy Swords: 1.) UC Honshu Boshin Katana 2.) Hanwei Dark Sentinel 3.) Windlass Atlantean & Marto Scabbard 4.) Windlass Raptor Axes & Warhammers: 1.) Hanwei Mammen Axe (black paint removed) 2.) Francisca (unknown maker) 3.) CS Spike Hawk (with longer handle) 4.) Windlass German Warhammer 5.) CS Warhammer 6.) Wetterlings Axe Knives & Daggers: 1.) Swiss Officer's Knife 2.) LaGuiole Ebony 3.) Gen2/LA Ranger Dagger 4.) Leatherman Micra (my EDC) 5.) Gerber Gator Drop Point 6.) Gen2/LA River Witham Seax 7.) Muella Bowie 8.) Zero Tolerance 301 (green) 9.) Windlass Florentine Dagger (shell guard relocated) 10.) CS Bushman 11.) CS Espada XL Black Helmets & Shields: 1.) Coppergate Helmet 2.) Padded Coif 3.) Deir el-Medina Late Roman Spangenhelm 4.) Shield with Steel Cross 5.) Windlass Rondella Did I mention my gusto for drinking horns?
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 19, 2019 15:40:18 GMT
Dear God, 45 swords now and one on the way. I had no idea...
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Post by Lancelot Chan on May 19, 2019 16:10:06 GMT
Man you have way more swords than I do.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 19, 2019 16:14:29 GMT
But yours are class, mine are mass! Broad historical interest has its dark side.
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Post by snowbite on May 19, 2019 16:25:29 GMT
This is what my collection aspires to be someday.
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Post by Curtis_Louis on May 19, 2019 17:06:13 GMT
How well does that Windlass Atlantean fit in that Marto scabbard?
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 19, 2019 17:15:05 GMT
It fits well. Not perfectly, but that's more a problem of the Atlantean guard as it is. I assume the guard parts of the Windlass and the Marto Atlantean have the same source. The scabbard has no frog or other attachment system. To put it into an obi is no good idea with this weight.
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Post by Ifrit on May 19, 2019 19:31:24 GMT
I did not expect you to have such a massive collection. I'm jelly
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Post by pellius on May 19, 2019 23:32:18 GMT
You have some nice pieces across the several genres. It is quite a nice collection. Sweet.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 20, 2019 0:01:31 GMT
Thank you! I didn't expect either that I'm in the 40's already with my swords. I found out that I tend to acquire a light and a heavy version of a sword type.
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Post by howler on May 20, 2019 0:42:38 GMT
Lots of practical and utilitarian pieces, very nice indeed. Your four shy of 50, which would get you half of the way to YOUR goal of 100, right?
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Post by markus313 on May 20, 2019 6:59:50 GMT
Einmal nicht aufgepasst und Schwupps! – alles voller Schwerter Kidding aside, this is a nice collection, Andi! Thank you for the pics.
...By the way, how do you like the CS tactical katana machete?
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 20, 2019 7:45:29 GMT
I like it, it's a ultralight but tough katana, only the grip needs some smoothing.
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Post by howler on May 20, 2019 19:05:48 GMT
I like it, it's a ultralight but tough katana, only the grip needs some smoothing. A few years back CS was literally giving them away on one of their Summer/Christmas specials (don't remember which one, but it was being discontinued) for around $10 (don't remember that exactly either), and that included TWO sheaths. I bought one, of course, and maybe should have purchased more. It is a strange and deadly thing indeed.
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Post by tancred on May 21, 2019 8:32:52 GMT
Congrats on your nice collection, Andi. I've kept my eye on the CS Golden Lion Katana. How do you like that one? Do you have any close up pictures of the tsuba menuki, and fuchi-kashira?
Hope you enjoy the swords on the way, too!
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 21, 2019 10:48:26 GMT
I wanted a folded DH light counterpart to my Raptor. First impression was good, later I found some flaws. It was much heavier than advertised, > 200g. Still not a heavy kat, but not as nimble as I had expected. The golden hilt parts are only paint on cast figures - as expected - and here also badly executed. It's still a nice blade with a real hamon visible through the etching. I got it relative cheap for Germany, so I kept it. All in all a bit meh!
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on May 21, 2019 14:49:26 GMT
I'm curious about that Ulfberth Spatha, I've eyed it at European websites. Do you think it is a good sword for the money?
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 21, 2019 15:19:08 GMT
Yes, I think it is. It's not the best looking spatha replika but for the price it's ok for me. It's made of EN45, so probably from India. It's a sparring sword, not only decoration.
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Post by Barahir on Jun 12, 2019 16:15:07 GMT
would you sell the hanwei saxon ? :)
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