Quillon
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Post by Quillon on Jan 29, 2020 5:42:45 GMT
I'm honestly surprised at the number of xiv showing up. I'd expected xii to be more represented. Sword & Buckler seems popular
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Post by Lord Newport on Jan 30, 2020 3:34:21 GMT
I'm honestly surprised at the number of xiv showing up. I'd expected xii to be more represented. Sword & Buckler seems popular The XIV is definitely a sexier blade. That said, the XII and the XIV are my two favorites.
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stormmaster
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Post by stormmaster on Jan 30, 2020 7:48:39 GMT
The XIV is my favorite European medieval sword, if we had migration or viking era typology on this list might be a different looking ranking tbh
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Post by Lord Newport on Jan 30, 2020 14:43:39 GMT
The XIV is my favorite European medieval sword, if we had migration or viking era typology on this list might be a different looking ranking tbh I agree but.... - I dont own or like the migration / viking were blades - It would have made for an even more unwieldy poll... I do encourage anyone who does like the migration / viking era blades to start their own poll. I think my next poll will be to look at manufacturers and see how many of the production /custom smiths we all own.
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Post by MOK on Jan 30, 2020 15:13:32 GMT
I think the popularity of the Windlass Type XIV is one major factor, there.
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Post by Lord Newport on Jan 30, 2020 16:21:38 GMT
I think the popularity of the Windlass Type XIV is one major factor, there. I am surprised the type XII is lagging as much as it is...Maybe its just too boring....
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Zen_Hydra
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Jan 30, 2020 18:06:00 GMT
I think the popularity of the Windlass Type XIV is one major factor, there. I am surprised the type XII is lagging as much as it is...Maybe its just too boring.... Vanilla is a perfectly serviceable flavor, unless there are other options. My eyes tend to be drawn to the extremities of form and function.
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Post by Lord Newport on Jan 30, 2020 19:46:01 GMT
I am surprised the type XII is lagging as much as it is...Maybe its just too boring.... Vanilla is a perfectly serviceable flavor, unless there are other options. My eyes tend to be drawn to the extremities of form and function. I love the type XII blade profile and proportions. I am currently in negotiations with Maciej Kopciuch ( artofswordmaking.com/ ) to commission a custom type XII. I think that the simple cruciform guard / wheel pommel are just not sexy enough for many.
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Post by Lord Newport on Jan 30, 2020 22:50:11 GMT
I love the type XII blade profile and proportions. I am currently in negotiations with Maciej Kopciuch ( artofswordmaking.com/ ) to commission a custom type XII. I think that the simple cruciform guard / wheel pommel are just not sexy enough for many. At this point, I am only going for sexy at least from now on. So many historical museum pieces have some level of embellishment, singularity and flare that I almost see the super vanilla stuff as a turn off now. It's almost as if the very nicely finished, almost perfect BUT plain is more of a modern "take" on a sword then anything. Not trying to ruffle any feathers with people who like the more plain stuff of course. There is no doubt that the surviving examples were a bit flashy as they were status symbols as much as weapons for the nobility. This is why I believe that period grips and scabbards would have been done in bright loud colors as well. Color was one of the primary expressions of wealth and status. The average "man at arms" plain blades have for the most part not survived the ages and the few that have, were clearly "tools" .
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Jash
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Post by Jash on Feb 2, 2020 2:44:19 GMT
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Jash
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Post by Jash on Feb 2, 2020 2:48:05 GMT
Found a picture of the Hanwei Highlander lol
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Post by Lord Newport on Feb 2, 2020 7:06:07 GMT
Let us guess .. you like movies about swords. No gladiator movies?
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 2, 2020 7:59:00 GMT
Diamond cross section without fullers can be XV/XVa or XVIII /a-d XV usually have a stronger profile taper, so the swords without fuller can be rather XVIII a or b, or a very straight XVa. The Kurgan blade with its fuller looks like a XIIa or a XVIa but with an unusual diamond cross section.
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Jash
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Post by Jash on Feb 3, 2020 5:28:20 GMT
Let us guess .. you like movies about swords. No gladiator movies? Haha, not going to lie, I do. I love a sword with a good story behind it. Like many others, my love of swords grew with "Highlander", "Conan", etc... And yes, I do have 3 sword replicas from "Gladiator" I think movie replicas make up 1/4 to 1/3 of my collection at the moment. Diamond cross section without fullers can be XV/XVa or XVIII /a-d XV usually have a stronger profile taper, so the swords without fuller can be rather XVIII a or b, or a very straight XVa. The Kurgan blade with its fuller looks like a XIIa or a XVIa but with an unusual diamond cross section. Thank you so much for the insight. It gave me a good starting point to do more beginner's research. As these are movie swords, I figured they wouldn't be a perfect match to any specific type, but a good exercise in learning about the differences. After a bit more reading, i'm leaning towards: "Black Knight" - XVIIIb. "King Arthur" - XVIII. "Knight's Tale" - XVIIIb. Hanwei Kurgan - XIIa.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 3, 2020 5:45:46 GMT
It's a typology, typically many swords don't fit it exactly. But you can describe a sword with: "A type Y but with Z".
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Post by Lord Newport on Feb 3, 2020 6:03:14 GMT
It's a typology, typically many swords don't fit it exactly. But you can describe a sword with: "A type Y but with Z". Artistic interpretation
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 3, 2020 6:07:26 GMT
In doubt it's a XII !!
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Post by Lord Newport on Feb 3, 2020 6:51:02 GMT
In doubt it's a XII !! Hahahaha.. Exactly!
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Jash
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Post by Jash on Feb 4, 2020 21:45:50 GMT
It's a typology, typically many swords don't fit it exactly. But you can describe a sword with: "A type Y but with Z". Haha - valid point Out of curiosity - does anyone here have the ambition to collect (or already have) one sword from each type....?
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Post by MOK on Feb 4, 2020 22:04:32 GMT
Oh, I have more ambitions than swords.
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