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Post by leviathansteak on Jul 29, 2019 15:32:18 GMT
I JUST saw tod from tods workshop post 2 repros of this sword on instagram. His quality should be through the roof if you want one
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Post by stormmaster on Jul 29, 2019 15:38:37 GMT
Theres better ones then the arms and armor one, tod comes to mind and crown forge could do one
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Post by stormmaster on Jul 29, 2019 16:19:30 GMT
Yes I'm sure but also at a much higher price then the A&A. for sure, its just that u said the a&a one is the best replica u could find of it and i have to say nay lol
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Post by leviathansteak on Jul 29, 2019 23:51:38 GMT
If you don't have faith in the budget piece, perhaps buy it for the fittings and slap them onto a new blade
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Post by stormmaster on Jul 29, 2019 23:58:59 GMT
the fittings look ok, not much to lose at that price point
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Post by Siward on Jul 30, 2019 17:23:08 GMT
If it includes the scabbard then the price is pretty good.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2019 2:24:57 GMT
Not a bad looking replica for the price. At the very least, it would look lovely on a wall. I'm not sure about it's physical characteristics, or how it would handle, but it certainly is the best one can get on a budget. It's strange this sword is not replicated more often, but does one suppose that the bronze fittings are difficult to fabricate?
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Post by elemmakil on Aug 19, 2019 21:46:37 GMT
Yes I'm sure but also at a much higher price then the A&A. for sure, its just that u said the a&a one is the best replica u could find of it and i have to say nay lol What are the main drawbacks of the A&A version? Ignoring price, where does their reproduction fall short with regards to accuracy or construction? Put another way, what would you have them do differently to get a better product comparable to, say, Tod's offering?
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Post by stormmaster on Aug 19, 2019 22:15:20 GMT
for sure, its just that u said the a&a one is the best replica u could find of it and i have to say nay lol What are the main drawbacks of the A&A version? Ignoring price, where does their reproduction fall short with regards to accuracy or construction? Put another way, what would you have them do differently to get a better product comparable to, say, Tod's offering? tod's historical accuracy is unmatched and it is basically a better version of the original, being cleaner but not sterile and better materials, you can see it in his video, if you want a 1 for 1 recreation thats even better then the original go with tod. If u wsnt a high end reproduction thats very close but not exact go with arms and armor which is also very nice, both are nice just depends how nice do u want it to be and you pay a premium for accuracy
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Post by stormmaster on Aug 20, 2019 0:00:34 GMT
Stormmaster, just curious, and I don't mean to make it seem like I'm having a go at you but do you know any of this first hand? Have you owned the A&A version or handled it? I wouldn't be surprised if TOD or someone else CAN make a better one but I just think I would appreciate a little more context before such claims are just kind of tossed out there. I mean for example when you said "tod's historical accuracy is unmatched and it is basically a better version of the original" I would imagine almost any current functional reproduction is probably a "better" version then the original sword made of period materials centuries ago. Don't misinterpret this, just making a point. I have owned a a&a version a while back, I have not owned anything outside of daggers from tod thus far but I want to and from first hand accounts of people who have owned both they all say tod's is better. Tod will make works that have the same hand made characteristics as the originals but cleaned up, alot of the originals actually had pretty crude fittings or blades that would just not be acceptable to sell in the modern day, so tod tries his best to stay true to the originals but elevates it to better quality as the modern market demands and ofc we just have better materials now I also feel arms and armor could do better in the fit and finish department for the majority of their swords too so i might be bias there but thats understandable since they might have more then 1 person working on a sword. The increase in quality for the tod version is not as dramatic as it is from say the royal armory version and the arms and armor version but it is still there
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Post by stormmaster on Dec 28, 2019 20:26:52 GMT
nice, does the price include the scabbard?
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Post by snowbite on Dec 28, 2019 21:40:57 GMT
We're sword collectors. Here's what you'll get with our budget...
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Post by paulmuaddib on Dec 28, 2019 21:47:02 GMT
We're sword collectors. Here's what you'll get with our budget... Exactly. 😵haha
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Post by stormmaster on Dec 29, 2019 0:19:01 GMT
nice, does the price include the scabbard? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I guess we'll see... I would ask lol, the one in the pics with the sword looks really neat too
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Post by Scott on Dec 29, 2019 0:39:23 GMT
I don't know, it's only 18 gauge, it's more of a costume coffin really.
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Post by Scott on Dec 29, 2019 4:57:32 GMT
I don't know, it's only 18 gauge, it's more of a costume coffin really. Recommend me a better one plz. As soon as I can find someone making coffins out of tempered spring steel, i will.
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Post by ballenxj on Jan 2, 2020 23:50:06 GMT
Very nice looking sword, and I like that Royal Armouries give a bit of history to go with it.
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Post by mrsmitty on Mar 8, 2020 18:45:48 GMT
They no longer offer the sword on their website. You probably will get the last one.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Mar 9, 2020 2:26:55 GMT
Lucky guy Brother Nathaniel :)
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Post by ihutch1 on Aug 4, 2020 9:08:17 GMT
The grip on Tod's always strike me as looking rather longer than the original, and it's a little too nice when you know how imperfect IX.949 (like many period swords) is. I have the Royal Armouries version, it's surprisingly decent, especially for the price and the fact that it is made by Deepeeka. It is a few millimeters shorter than the original, and unfortunately significantly lighter, probably due to much less distal taper, but it actually handles quite pleasantly. However, even it is more nicely/cleanly finished than the original, but at least the central ridge is a little wavy and less than perfect.
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