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Post by markus313 on Nov 6, 2019 21:56:02 GMT
This sword has some quite good ratings on the net, and while not being that much into sabers really, I decided to give it a try. I like the design, the flair of the originals it’s supposed to replicate and the stats didn’t seem too bad. Now that I have an exemplar at my hands, I must say it’s even (if not much) better than expected. Especially in the handling department. I don’t have any original civil war sabers to compare it with (though I did own an Ames 1860 naval cutlass and several other antique sabers), but it doesn’t disappoint in the handling department, not at all, especially considering the price point. Of course it could use around 30% more mass towards the base of the blade and around 30% less at the foible, but still. Not bad at all. No rattling, blade is straight without twists or bends, flexes nicely. Grip fits my glove size 10 hands well. Love the rather straight blade shape and the fittings as well. It comes with a nice scabbard (blued steel). I actually really enjoy this sword and can recommend it.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 7, 2019 18:35:43 GMT
Nice, thin blades work too!
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Post by markus313 on Nov 7, 2019 20:15:40 GMT
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Nov 8, 2019 0:05:34 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2019 0:06:13 GMT
My India made "College Hill" is similarly almost straight and a sword I had initially bought to drill with. I don't have it on hand but I did end up sharpening it for cutting and thinning the cross section a bit with a file. It was already sharper than we see with Windlass stuff that aren't sharpened out of the box. IIRC, the weight is very close to your numbers and it shares the same fairly round grip. My gloves in lieu of a wrap I guess. The Windlass labeled offerings are less pricy and even 15 years ago, I think I still paid $179 for the College Hill, something like that. Cheers GC www.blockaderunner.com/Catalog/catpg8.htm
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Post by pellius on Nov 8, 2019 0:54:19 GMT
Congrats on a nice saber. Thank you for sharing your impressions.
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Post by christain on Nov 8, 2019 1:29:19 GMT
I'm not really a 'saber-guy', but that's a pretty sword, marcus. It kinda rings a bell for an old Southern boy.
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Post by markus313 on Nov 8, 2019 17:52:41 GMT
That "College Hill" looks like a sword to my likings. Love those lines. Thanks for sharing, and the link.
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Post by markus313 on Nov 8, 2019 17:54:36 GMT
Congrats on a nice saber. Thank you for sharing your impressions. Thank you, Pellius. It's a nice one. From the repro sabers I've handled, this is the one I enjoy the most.
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Post by markus313 on Nov 8, 2019 17:57:36 GMT
I'm not really a 'saber-guy', but that's a pretty sword, marcus. It kinda rings a bell for an old Southern boy. Oh, I can believe that. Even for me, it exudes a certain vibe. Nice to fondle and to look at. And the handling is sweet. A good oomph where it counts, and not too slow or tiring.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2019 18:01:34 GMT
Legendary Arms is another of the US outlets of India made stuff www.legendaryarms.com/Pretty much all the listings go back to Windlass or associated shops. A difference with some of these sabers is having backstraps. Cheers GC
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Post by themuffinslayer on Nov 14, 2019 20:59:37 GMT
And of course it’s more fun with a grip wrap! What did you wrap that with exactly? I cant for the life of me find anything that works all that well.
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Post by markus313 on Nov 14, 2019 21:21:20 GMT
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Post by themuffinslayer on Nov 14, 2019 22:16:12 GMT
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Post by pgandy on Nov 18, 2019 2:06:13 GMT
I had an interest in that one. I like the PoB, actually all of the statistics. What I was afraid of was a blade <5 mm that long being whippy. Evidently not, I’ve several good reports on it.
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Post by markus313 on Nov 19, 2019 19:27:52 GMT
Without reservation, I can say I’m thoroughly impressed by the handling of this saber. Repro saber always failed to satisfy me – this one does not. It fits my hands perfectly and moves nicely. From the elbow, wrist or shoulder, very well. Doesn’t twist around its longitudinal axis when it shouldn’t, offers power all the way through the strike and impacts lustily along the length of the foible, changes directions at the endpoints easily. Well done, Windlass, well done.
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Post by pgandy on Nov 20, 2019 12:37:22 GMT
OK, you sold me. Your comments are all that was needed to get me over the hump. Unless I have a change of mine after Christmas. I had started several times. A thought just popped into my mind. You appear to be cutting with it, but how is that thin blade with a thrust?
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Post by markus313 on Nov 20, 2019 13:30:34 GMT
OK, you sold me. Your comments are all that was needed to get me over the hump. Unless I have a change of mine after Christmas. I had started several times. A thought just popped into my mind. You appear to be cutting with it, but how is that thin blade with a thrust? Mine is not sharpened. I use it on my hanging bag. I can derive and have no doubt that if sharpened it would thrust just as well if not better than the CS English Backsword, and most likely cut at least just as well – the foible is a bit thicker, but in turn it has more blade presence. Would make for nice match between those two. For fencing, I’d prefer the Backsword for its hand protection. The Saber would make for a great carry sword, and would serve well in self-defense and battle. I’m very sure you’d like it a lot.
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Post by rschuch on Nov 26, 2021 11:25:26 GMT
I got mine maybe 15 years ago from a store in historic Savannah GA. Did they have them in production back then? Could the specs and builds have been changed? I think it's a Windlass....it's peened with brass hardware and a blued steel scabbard, but the weight is wrong as well as blade shape. Mine is curved, not straight and VERY blade heavy. The sword alone is over 3 lbs and it doesn't flex much with a spine thickness of 1/8". Blade length is 33" and total length is 39". PoB is around 8" in front of the hilt. There is distel tapering, but this thing is a chopper for sure. Is there such a thing as a repo of a repo or could this be another brand? sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/66219/csa-sabre-reproduction-weight
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