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Post by Dandelion on May 9, 2020 11:16:17 GMT
Hi, does anybody know / has ever seen this strange fantasy swords by Windlass? They popped up on several euro vendors at an insanely cheap price of around 70 Euros; most probably wallhangers, though theyre advertised as tempered high carbon steel... O.o Attachments:
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AndiTheBarvarian
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 9, 2020 13:36:48 GMT
Ah, you've seen them too.
Good question.
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Post by Dandelion on May 10, 2020 9:07:11 GMT
Ah, you've seen them too. Good question. Wos sois... i hob se bschdellt, mi leggsd am Oarsch! xD |
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Post by pellius on May 10, 2020 13:03:41 GMT
The top one reminds me of “Cleglaw’s Tooth” from Diablo II.
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Post by mrbadexample on May 10, 2020 13:43:19 GMT
I sort of dig the bottom one. It looks like a blend of fantasy art.
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Post by tancred on May 10, 2020 16:13:41 GMT
Neither are my cup of tea, but I'm not really in to fantasy swords. I do have many older MRL catalogs. I haven't looked through them lately, but I don't recall seeing either of these models in them.
The guard, hilt, and pommel (but only those) on the bottom sword look familiar; I do think Windlass made a Chinese war sword with a wide jian type blade at one time. Jian blade and a similar guard, hilt, and pommel. It looked nice to me, definitely better than this one. It looks like the Chinese hilt was matched with a cutlass/falchion blade.
Not at all familiar with the first sword. Are you tempted to buy either of these?
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Post by Dandelion on May 10, 2020 16:53:45 GMT
Neither are my cup of tea, but I'm not really in to fantasy swords. I do have many older MRL catalogs. I haven't looked through them lately, but I don't recall seeing either of these models in them. The guard, hilt, and pommel (but only those) on the bottom sword look familiar; I do think Windlass made a Chinese war sword with a wide jian type blade at one time. Jian blade and a similar guard, hilt, and pommel. It looked nice to me, definitely better than this one. It looks like the Chinese hilt was matched with a cutlass/falchion blade. Not at all familiar with the first sword. Are you tempted to buy either of these? Hehe... i already ordered them. Worst case they would do good wallhanging; at 70 Euro each you cannot o much wron. Or project blades maybe? |
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Post by LeMal on May 11, 2020 0:11:36 GMT
With a blackened blade and etched with runes that first one would make a nice Stormbringer.
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Post by Dandelion on May 11, 2020 16:08:40 GMT
With a blackened blade and etched with runes that first one would make a nice Stormbringer. Exactly my thoughts - but too small! ;-) |
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Post by Paul Muad’Dib on May 11, 2020 19:55:46 GMT
I like that second one although the handle looks round instead of oval. As always, let us know what you think when you get them.
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Post by Dandelion on May 11, 2020 20:07:42 GMT
I like that second one although the handle looks round instead of oval. As always, let us know what you think when you get them. Honestly, i like Windlass a lot... but i really dont expect much here! O.o |
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Post by JonSchwertFechter on May 12, 2020 5:04:29 GMT
Dandelion : the first Longsword-esque piece was Windlass/MRL's "Warhammer" Officially Licensed sword- Will try to find the Exact name('Kingslayer maybe') ,later. was in the CAtalog in the Early 2000s with some of there ..Best.. other Fantasy pieces of the time. Im very interested in the second Falchion like piece- Im pretty sure that was not a Regular catalog model-- But I like it alot.. Can you send me an WebSite/order- link Please.?
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 12, 2020 11:51:19 GMT
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Post by JonSchwertFechter on May 13, 2020 2:12:26 GMT
Thanks for the Links Andi- yeah I remember now, I knew It was a WarHammer piece- but you got it -'Archaon' was, I believe the proper name.
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Post by JonSchwertFechter on May 16, 2020 3:29:39 GMT
The Blade is different on this Piece though. (The original Archaon had Undulations /notches in the blade).
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