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Post by Lionhardt on Dec 9, 2020 21:38:21 GMT
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Post by Adventurer'sBlade on Dec 9, 2020 22:42:21 GMT
Looks pretty nice to me. Good proportions and a sort of rangeresque handmade quality. Intentionally darkened in the fuller maybe? Hard to tell. Looks like a better smith than photographer.
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Post by Adventurer'sBlade on Dec 9, 2020 22:52:32 GMT
Made in the Phillipines, I'm guessing.
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Post by Lionhardt on Dec 10, 2020 1:10:44 GMT
Oh?! Did you know about it before my post? I'm really curious about it! I think I can wait until I read your report ; )
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Post by Adventurer'sBlade on Dec 10, 2020 1:23:23 GMT
Kingdom of Arms is Clyde Hollis. He was Gen 2 swords. Long history and lots of involvement with SBG. His are made in the Philippines by Blade Culture International or some neighbor of theirs.
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Post by Lionhardt on Dec 10, 2020 1:46:43 GMT
Hmm! Interesting! So should be decent then. We'll see!
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Post by Lionhardt on Dec 10, 2020 3:48:52 GMT
Blade Culture International stuff is more then decent, I would say at least mid-range, if the Musso Bowie I got from Clyde is any indication of how everything else is. Very cool. Man, maybe I need it NOW then! |
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Post by warriorpoet on Dec 13, 2020 23:03:06 GMT
Oh wow, I was skeptical at first but I'd trust if Clyde is involved. I remember him in the boards in like 2009.
First thought was the fuller looks off to me.
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Post by Lionhardt on Dec 16, 2020 7:34:37 GMT
Oh wow, I was skeptical at first but I'd trust if Clyde is involved. I remember him in the boards in like 2009. First thought was the fuller looks off to me. Something looks super weird about the fuller for sure, exactly what I was thinking. I mean, it's not Borderwatch quality, but I'm pretty curious about it. |
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Post by Lionhardt on Dec 17, 2020 0:17:11 GMT
Are you guys seeing the fuller photos from a small phone screen possibly? On my monitor it clearly just looks like the fuller is darkened. Somewhat like How Atrim does it. No, looking on the computer. It looks dark....but it also doesn't. In that regard it just looks odd. Like it looks like it is dark, but it looks more like it is not, but just appears that way. Which would mean it is what then? Just finished completely different than the rest of the blade? Just can't tell. |
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Post by clydehollis on Dec 19, 2020 1:21:30 GMT
Looks pretty nice to me. Good proportions and a sort of rangeresque handmade quality. Intentionally darkened in the fuller maybe? Hard to tell. Looks like a better smith than photographer. That was the lighting when I took the picture. Thank you. Enjoy! |
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Post by Bear School Witcher on Dec 26, 2020 21:00:24 GMT
I'll be grabbing this in a month or two and I'll let everyone know. Hey Brother Nathaniel, didn't know you were getting this. Wasn't my intention to discourage you from pulling the trigger in any way. Would love to see a review of this sword from you. I've been looking, but no one has reviewed their swords so far. |
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Post by warriorpoet on May 18, 2021 20:57:32 GMT
Did you end end up getting one bro-ham Nate?
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Post by clydehollis on Sept 11, 2021 22:53:15 GMT
Looks pretty nice to me. Good proportions and a sort of rangeresque handmade quality. Intentionally darkened in the fuller maybe? Hard to tell. Looks like a better smith than photographer. That was the lighting when I took the picture. Thank you. Enjoy! We are finishing up several Rangers, Kern Irish, Templars, etc. I know these have been popular and OOS. But that will be remedied. FYI by 1st week of Nov we will have a Strider Ranger Companion dagger. Enjoy! |
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Post by Lionhardt on Sept 16, 2021 11:07:52 GMT
Gotta get some better pictures on the site sir. Makes your beautiful ranger sword look like a cheap plastic-handled toy, which I am pretty sure it is not!
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Post by Lionhardt on Jan 19, 2022 14:58:29 GMT
But also, I am just seeing the matching dagger they released. $400+?!?! Uhh....what?! I don't know of any company that sells daggers for nearly that much, unless they are insanely ornate, which this is not. $150ish would be reasonable...
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Post by clydehollis on Jan 20, 2022 0:07:27 GMT
But also, I am just seeing the matching dagger they released. $400+?!?! Uhh....what?! I don't know of any company that sells daggers for nearly that much, unless they are insanely ornate, which this is not. $150ish would be reasonable... Thank you for your feedback. I hope I can explain. It is smaller than the sword and does have less steel in blade, pommel and guard. Also less in the ornate scabbard, but just a little less. But, it takes just as much forging, hand grinding, hand polishing and hand fitting as in the full length sword. The companion dagger looks just as beautiful as the sword. I hope this helps explain why the price. |
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Post by Kane Shen on Jan 26, 2022 2:15:49 GMT
Holger bought one of this model, and here's the stats per his measurement:
Weight: about 2000g (!)
Point of Balance: about 10cm from the guard
Distal Tapering:
6,8 mm at the guard
5,2 mm half way
3,8 mm at a hand span from the tip
Holger's opinion about this sword:
"Much better than the DSA version, lighter, better grip shape, nice scabbard. Choice of leather is poor IMHO, typical thin, hard "Filipino" leather (TFW, Legacy Arms), distal taper is there, but not too much, polish is kinda rough, fuller straightness OK (more better Windlass, DSA is better here), false peen IMHO. At the price they are asking: not again this is a 400 to 450 dollar sword - not more.
Really, really too expensive. I like it, but I feel kinda ripped off."
He sent me some photos, and it appears that the polish is alright. There is some rippling on the blade, the blade is basically symmetrical with the edges and fullers wavering here and there, but not too obvious. The fit of the crossguard is excellent on that one at least, close to Valiant Armoury's fit, still a bit more space than Albion's.
It's a noticeably hefty sword for its type, but handles well, and still a whole lot lighter than Darksword Armory version, which weighs something like 2600g or 5.75 lbs. I don't like the practice of listing it as 400g lighter and having a point of balance 1" closer than reality, on Kingdom of Arms website though. This has happened consistently on several models, for example Phillip Martin noted the KOA's Irish Ring-pommel Arming Sword weighs 2.5 lbs instead 2 lbs as listed (the website seems to have corrected it).
I would say, if you need a functional Ranger sword, this is the version you would like, save for a full custom from Christian Fletcher or Fable Blades which would likely cost 5k or so (with scabbard).
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Post by rschuch on Jun 3, 2022 9:46:01 GMT
I got mine from pattyb0009 recently and am just thrilled with it! Very light and agile for such a large blade. Fit and finish are great. The scabbard is a bit...green...but the grip is a darker green and looks very nice. The blade has some flex, more than I was expecting, but I don't feel it's overly whippy and the blade itself came very sharp, ready to hunt orc....or pool noodles, whichever I find first. I have a few DSAs (Excalibur and Sage) and if they're any indication, I'm VERY glad I went with this version. Probably my favorite sword so far. |
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Post by clydehollis on Aug 20, 2022 17:22:39 GMT
Holger bought one of this model, and here's the stats per his measurement: Weight: about 2000g (!) Point of Balance: about 10cm from the guard Distal Tapering: 6,8 mm at the guard 5,2 mm half way 3,8 mm at a hand span from the tip Holger's opinion about this sword: " Much better than the DSA version, lighter, better grip shape, nice scabbard. Choice of leather is poor IMHO, typical thin, hard "Filipino" leather (TFW, Legacy Arms), distal taper is there, but not too much, polish is kinda rough, fuller straightness OK (more better Windlass, DSA is better here), false peen IMHO. At the price they are asking: not again this is a 400 to 450 dollar sword - not more.
Really, really too expensive. I like it, but I feel kinda ripped off." He sent me some photos, and it appears that the polish is alright. There is some rippling on the blade, the blade is basically symmetrical with the edges and fullers wavering here and there, but not too obvious. The fit of the crossguard is excellent on that one at least, close to Valiant Armoury's fit, still a bit more space than Albion's. It's a noticeably hefty sword for its type, but handles well, and still a whole lot lighter than Darksword Armory version, which weighs something like 2600g or 5.75 lbs. I don't like the practice of listing it as 400g lighter and having a point of balance 1" closer than reality, on Kingdom of Arms website though. This has happened consistently on several models, for example Phillip Martin noted the KOA's Irish Ring-pommel Arming Sword weighs 2.5 lbs instead 2 lbs as listed (the website seems to have corrected it). I would say, if you need a functional Ranger sword, this is the version you would like, save for a full custom from Christian Fletcher or Fable Blades which would likely cost 5k or so (with scabbard). I hope to give an idea what goes on with this. Each of our swords and daggers, the blades are individually hand forged. Just like the originals. I know many people have posted here and on MyArmoury of how each sword was unique, not all handled the same, felt the same, etc. They were all hand done. As is ours. Each blade is hand ground, fuller hand ground, distal taper, hand ground. The guards and pommels, unlike the original that were cast, ours are hand ground low carbon steel. So there is always going to be variations. We try to keep them close, but there is no way to stay perfect. With us. You are getting a all handmade sword. Nothing against the CnC machine cut blades and furniture. They are the same from one to the next. But I know there are those who, like me, prefer all hand forged, handmade. |
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