Getting ready; only scabbard left to work on! We are impressed!
“I'll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to Old Virginia, I'll even 'hari-kari' if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun!” - Alan Alda
"We must remember that absence of surviving physical evidence is not necessarily evidence of their non-existence" - Craig Johnson (Arms & Armor)
"I do not kill with my gun. He who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father. I kill with my heart." - Roland of Gilead
That locket+chape set looks insane!! Reminds me of Pisces. It goes well with Arwen's escape scene with the power over water.
I ain't an astrology guy, but just wording it that way makes me want such a scabbard, as I'm a pisces haha. Would be a nice subtle nod to it, not to mention the scabbard posted here looks amazing. As does the sword. The inlay work is impressive
Dandelion: you suddenly made me realize what's missing in my collection. A powerful chopping blade that can be held with two hands. That looks like something korgoth the barbarian would use. Or Conan
Dandelion: you suddenly made me realize what's missing in my collection. A powerful chopping blade that can be held with two hands. That looks like something korgoth the barbarian would use. Or Conan
Who in the name of Santa Semprini f*ck is Korgoth?
“I'll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to Old Virginia, I'll even 'hari-kari' if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun!” - Alan Alda
"We must remember that absence of surviving physical evidence is not necessarily evidence of their non-existence" - Craig Johnson (Arms & Armor)
"I do not kill with my gun. He who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father. I kill with my heart." - Roland of Gilead
Dandelion: you suddenly made me realize what's missing in my collection. A powerful chopping blade that can be held with two hands. That looks like something korgoth the barbarian would use. Or Conan
Who in the name of Santa Semprini f*ck is Korgoth?
Oh yea, weird I chose to name korgoth before Conan lol.
Who in the name of Santa Semprini f*ck is Korgoth?
Oh yea, weird I chose to name korgoth before Conan lol.
Check it out on YouTube.
Erhh... just did.
“I'll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to Old Virginia, I'll even 'hari-kari' if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun!” - Alan Alda
"We must remember that absence of surviving physical evidence is not necessarily evidence of their non-existence" - Craig Johnson (Arms & Armor)
"I do not kill with my gun. He who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father. I kill with my heart." - Roland of Gilead
Dandelion: you suddenly made me realize what's missing in my collection. A powerful chopping blade that can be held with two hands. That looks like something korgoth the barbarian would use. Or Conan
Who in the name of Santa Semprini f*ck is Korgoth?
That locket+chape set looks insane!! Reminds me of Pisces. It goes well with Arwen's escape scene with the power over water.
I ain't an astrology guy, but just wording it that way makes me want such a scabbard, as I'm a pisces haha. Would be a nice subtle nod to it, not to mention the scabbard posted here looks amazing. As does the sword. The inlay work is impressive
Dandelion: you suddenly made me realize what's missing in my collection. A powerful chopping blade that can be held with two hands. That looks like something korgoth the barbarian would use. Or Conan
Neither do I dig astrological stuff. But I love the Greek mythology aspect of it. Aphrodite turning into a fish escaping from a pursuer seems to fit the LotR’s Arwen chase scene.
Getting ready; only scabbard left to work on! We are impressed!
I like the shape of that pommel! What inspired the design of this sword?
A polish or czech original; but the pommel was ultra big and the blade just was a 70 cm shaped plate of 5 mm thick spring steel - with a one-sided grind and no taper. also the guard was very thick. We had it some time ago... the whole thing was around 2,5 kg and called "Elf Sword"... Holger asked the guys if they could make it more refined with a little taper and a two-sided grind, but they said not possible. So the idea for this came up when we read all the good feedback for Purna and saw the results!
“I'll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to Old Virginia, I'll even 'hari-kari' if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun!” - Alan Alda
"We must remember that absence of surviving physical evidence is not necessarily evidence of their non-existence" - Craig Johnson (Arms & Armor)
"I do not kill with my gun. He who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father. I kill with my heart." - Roland of Gilead
This is looking really great ! Please do keep us appraised on the handling.
For the scabbard, did you go for something special ?
No, Holger just wanted basic khukuri style; Purna offered to add the same loops as with the Hadhafang interpretaion and a simple brass tip.
“I'll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to Old Virginia, I'll even 'hari-kari' if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun!” - Alan Alda
"We must remember that absence of surviving physical evidence is not necessarily evidence of their non-existence" - Craig Johnson (Arms & Armor)
"I do not kill with my gun. He who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father. I kill with my heart." - Roland of Gilead
“I'll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to Old Virginia, I'll even 'hari-kari' if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun!” - Alan Alda
"We must remember that absence of surviving physical evidence is not necessarily evidence of their non-existence" - Craig Johnson (Arms & Armor)
"I do not kill with my gun. He who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father. I kill with my heart." - Roland of Gilead
(will really try taking and posting better pictures when the opportunity arises and I get better at taking pictures because I suck so bad at it... after I'm finished with accounting )
Purna shipped the sword last monday and it actually arrived last friday.
So, the (only ) bad thing first :
The sword was closely plastic wrapped, so closely in fact that it literally stuck to the paint/lacquer of the scabbard. When I removed it, I actually removed a part of the paint/lacquer too. "Don't be so hasty" indeed. (The leather is intact and actually very beautiful under it, don't know why he didn't keep it that way. Protection purpose ? )
For the "neutral" things, what to say...it is different from what I expected. Not in a bad or good way, just different.
It weighs 1226 g (2,702 lbs), made for a two-handed use in mind (but Purna used it totally one-handed ).
I don't know why I expected a very agile and nimble light sword with which one could "sword-dance".
The sword is actually massive. With its 5 centimeters-wide blade and "not-what-I-am-used-to" balance/handling caused by the curved handle shape, this sword is totally screaming "Let me go at it ! I will totally cut THROUGH it !". Even one-handed, it feels good but more strength would be needed to truly feel comfortable (I'm weak )
One-handed, I think it would totally shine on horseback though. The balance is really made to "slash".
Distal taper is...don't know how to qualify because of the ricasso part. The edge part spine is 6mm at its base to 3mm near the tip (the tip itself being 2mm or less something). The ricasso part is like a reverse (Blunt) edge. Not sure how to measure it or how it affects the handling.
There is a hollow grind in the middle of the blade which must be lightening the whole weight.
The bevel is very "Purna like" lol. Don't how to qualify it otherwise (the sharpness is off the roof yet the edge part is kind of beefy yet extremely polished).
The exceptionally good things : The brass works and carvings are just so wonderful. Never a handle has felt so good in hand.
Conclusion : I won't sword-dance with it but can totally clear a wood trail with it without getting tired and my wife may kill me if I try do such thing.
Last Edit: Mar 12, 2021 19:49:27 GMT by soulfromheart
I'm so happy you are pleased with it. The dimensions are similar to the original prop. According to Peter Lyon the original sword was about 4.5mm at the base and tapered to 2mm at the tip. He thought the bevels were VERY annoying to grind. So Purna did a great job with that. Also, the brass inlay is worth the price altogether. It looks very well done to my eyes. The original prop weighed somewhere around 2.5 pounds, so it seems about right. The extra weight is likely the added thickness. I hope your misses enjoys this. It's a fabulous gift.
Purna shipped the sword last monday and it actually arrived last friday.
So, the (only ) bad thing first :
The sword was closely plastic wrapped, so closely in fact that it literally stuck to the paint/lacquer of the scabbard. When I removed it, I actually removed a part of the paint/lacquer too. "Don't be so hasty" indeed. (The leather is intact and actually very beautiful under it, don't know why he didn't keep it that way. Protection purpose ? )
For the "neutral" things, what to say...it is different from what I expected. Not in a bad or good way, just different.
It weighs just a little over 1.2kg, made for a two-handed use in mind (but Purna used it totally one-handed ).
I don't know why I expected a very agile and nimble light sword with which one could "sword-dance".
The sword is actually massive. With its 5 centimeters-wide blade and "not-what-I-am-used-to" balance/handling caused by the handle shape, this sword is totally screaming "Let me go at it ! I will totally cut THROUGH it !".
Distal taper is...don't know how to qualify because of the ricasso part. The edge part spine is 6mm at its base to 3mm near the tip (the tip itself being 2mm or less something). The ricasso part is like a reverse (Blunt) edge. Not sure how to measure it or how it affects the handling.
There is a hollow grind in the middle of the blade which must be lightening the whole weight.
The bevel is very "Purna like" lol. Don't how to qualify it otherwise (the sharpness is off the roof yet the edge part is kind of beefy yet extremely polished).
The exceptionally good things : The brass works and carvings are just so wonderful. Never a handle has felt so good in hand.
Conclusion : I won't sword-dance with it but can totally clear a wood trail with it without getting tired and my wife may kill me if I try do such thing.
The distal taper is quite substantial. How does it balance? 5cm is quite a broad blade. I'm sure your wife can handle it, if Arwen can. Look at that arm! Though do be careful with those barbs on the blade, Liv Tyler accidentally stabbed herself with one of those when filming.
I'm so happy you are pleased with it. The dimensions are similar to the original prop. According to Peter Lyon the original sword was about 4.5mm at the base and tapered to 2mm at the tip. He thought the bevels were VERY annoying to grind. So Purna did a great job with that. Also, the brass inlay is worth the price altogether. It looks very well done to my eyes. The original prop weighed somewhere around 2.5 pounds, so it seems about right. The extra weight is likely the added thickness. I hope your misses enjoys this. It's a fabulous gift.
As I didn't give any measurements to Purna beyond what could be found on United Cutlery site and some video I found on YouTube, I was wondering if you had a hand in that ? Anyway, thank you so much !
Kane Shen The sword balance is definitely not...hmmm...katana-like ? I actually was very surprised by the way it handled. And the main culprit seems to be the curved handle rather than the weight (which is definitely manageable two-handed).
Of course, the sword tends to go "forward" naturally but the handle somehow "accentuates" that motion...something like an acceleration toward the end of the movement. The only way I can describe it is : "it wants to cut".
Due to the shape, it does feel awkward edge up though.
For thrusting, it would be like...bayonetting ? (the ricasso is really great for some kind of "half-swording") I really don't see it one-handed.
Purna blunted the barbs (actually, there's only the one near the edge, the other one was mostly grinded out). I do not worry about the strength of my wife, I worry what she can do to me with it. (her grip strength is phenomenal)
Last Edit: Mar 8, 2021 19:29:44 GMT by soulfromheart
I'm so happy you are pleased with it. The dimensions are similar to the original prop. According to Peter Lyon the original sword was about 4.5mm at the base and tapered to 2mm at the tip. He thought the bevels were VERY annoying to grind. So Purna did a great job with that. Also, the brass inlay is worth the price altogether. It looks very well done to my eyes. The original prop weighed somewhere around 2.5 pounds, so it seems about right. The extra weight is likely the added thickness. I hope your misses enjoys this. It's a fabulous gift.
As I didn't give any measurements to Purna beyond what could be found on United Cutlery site and some video I found on YouTube, I was wondering if you had a hand in that ? Anyway, thank you so much !
Kane Shen The sword balance is definitely not...hmmm...katana-like ? I actually was very surprised by the way it handled. And the main culprit seems to be the curved handle rather the weight (definitely manageable two-handed).
Of course, the sword tends to go "forward" naturally but the handle somehow "accentuates" that motion...something like an acceleration toward the end of the movement. The only way I can describe it is : "it wants to cut".
Due to the shape, it does feel awkward edge up though.
For thrusting, it would be like...bayonetting ? (the ricasso is really great for some kind of "half-swording") I really don't see it one-handed.
Purna blunted the barbs (actually, there's only the one near the edge, the other one was mostly grinded out). I do not worry about the strength of my wife, I worry what she can do to me with it. (her grip strength is phenomenal)
Those are very interesting characteristics. The way you describe it almost reminds me of the 1796 Brit Light Cavalry sabre. I should say the geometry of that grip and the overall silhouette remind me of some of the Chinese willow-leaf sabers, which are quite feminine in form but pack some quite savage slashes.
nerdthenord: Hi, I'm still alive. Doing well again all things considered
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samsthe1: Uhlan, thank you for the information.Derek.
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samsthe1: Uhlan, thank you for the information,
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mrstabby: Mine gets pressed to the top as well, but that way the tip gets ground of, don't like that either. Unfortunately I'm an edge-perfectionist. Also one wrong move when unsheathing and the throat nicks the edge on either side.
Mar 31, 2024 19:02:10 GMT
AndiTheBarvarian: Perhaps I've got one from the batch for Matt Easton ?!?
Mar 31, 2024 18:22:59 GMT
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AndiTheBarvarian: When I draw the saber it's automatically pressed with the spine to the scabbard so there's space for the edge to not touch the scabbard. When the false edge starts it's released but can be carefully draw completely without touching the scabbard.
Mar 31, 2024 8:10:26 GMT
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AndiTheBarvarian: Too little gap for a needle, so also I see no way to get the glue in.
Mar 31, 2024 8:02:34 GMT
mrstabby: I was easily able to poke through the glue on all of my Windlass swords/daggers, then it just seems to wick in forever, it never was thick. I can't imagine how there isn't any dulling though, unless yours is less wide or the scabbard is bigger.
Mar 31, 2024 7:04:12 GMT
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AndiTheBarvarian: There's not really an opening on mine, very good fit of guard and blade and some glue or epoxy in it. Since my scabbard doesn't dull the edge too I seem to be on the lucky side with Windlass this time.
Mar 31, 2024 1:25:54 GMT
mrstabby: Maybe it screams in pain now, but I like it..
Mar 30, 2024 20:35:26 GMT
mrstabby: PSA: Give your Windlass swords some superglue, they appreciate it. My 1796 drank 4g through the opening between guard and blade, now it rings much louder and vibrates much less.
Mar 30, 2024 20:34:25 GMT
AndiTheBarvarian: Not easy to smell without a nose...
Mar 30, 2024 3:17:59 GMT
mrstabby: "Sorry Mr. Johnson, I need to store my sword for a few hundread years until someone worthy comes and gets it, mind if I stick it here?"
Mar 29, 2024 18:54:11 GMT
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AndiTheBarvarian: First you have to try getting it into!
Mar 29, 2024 14:52:50 GMT
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mrstabby: What now, pulling a sword out of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson? Intriguing!
Mar 29, 2024 12:49:08 GMT
AndiTheBarvarian: Dwayne Johnson disagrees!
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rschuch: As anyone who's seen Excalibur knows, getting the sword INTO the rock isn't the problem, it's getting it back out again.
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durinnmcfurren: Movie turned out better than it had any right to be considering how many times a blade was shoved into rock. Yes, even once would be too much, but it was way more than once.
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Ramses1079: Yeah me too, which is a shame because he’s a good author. I guess that’s like when your favorite band releases a new album, and there’s always one or two tracks that you’re like “what were they thinking?”
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