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Post by Curtis_Louis on Nov 15, 2021 17:59:24 GMT
What a collection! More pics of that Seaward would be drool worthy.
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Post by rannh1 on Nov 19, 2021 2:04:16 GMT
What a collection! More pics of that Seaward would be drool worthy. The customization? Will do  Waiting on a potential other Samson, but in talks 
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Post by Curtis_Louis on Nov 19, 2021 3:56:33 GMT
What a collection! More pics of that Seaward would be drool worthy. The customization? Will do :D Waiting on a potential other Samson, but in talks :)
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Post by seth on Dec 15, 2021 22:53:55 GMT
Thanks for sharing these. All works of art.
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Post by rschuch on Dec 16, 2021 15:17:33 GMT
Holy craparoni! All those Albions... and then I got to the Danelli rapier! If you got carried away, take me with you!
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Post by kloborgg on Dec 16, 2021 17:31:42 GMT
I really love the diversity in your collection. You've basically got your own private museum exhibition!
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Post by rannh1 on Dec 17, 2021 7:10:20 GMT
Thanks for sharing these. All works of art. I think so too, and thank you. I have a few more to document and catalogue and a few more really interesting pieces in the work/shipping. The new year will be good me hopes. Holy craparoni! All those Albions... and then I got to the Danelli rapier! If you got carried away, take me with you! I must confess that pound for pound and cost, Albion is the gold standard for mass produced ish blades. And yes, Danelli is something else. I think Patrick Barta's rapiers are a step up from Danelli in terms of inlay and complexity, but that is purely because no one has commissioned a piece like that from Danelli yet.. (YET!) I really love the diversity in your collection. You've basically got your own private museum exhibition! That was my hope at the outset, to end up eventually with a collection I could peruse and derive pleasure from. However given the paucity of space and my wife's patience wearing thin, I have yet to be able to convince her to let me have a room or two to set up a museum esque display But thank you.
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Post by rannh1 on Feb 12, 2022 10:00:31 GMT
Updated with a piece that I am too kicked about to not post |
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Post by soulfromheart on Feb 12, 2022 10:22:11 GMT
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Post by pellius on Feb 12, 2022 15:15:20 GMT
What an amazing beauty!
Again, congratulations!
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Post by rannh1 on Feb 14, 2022 9:12:47 GMT
Have you browsed his other work? The Daghda piece is beautiful as is the Freya knife. What an amazing beauty! Again, congratulations! Ty ty |
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Post by soulfromheart on Feb 14, 2022 13:12:26 GMT
Have you browsed his other work? The Daghda piece is beautiful as is the Freya knife. Funny you say that, the Wisdom of Daghda is probably, in my opinion, the most beautiful sword in the World. (and that pattern again...he makes them so alive...) VK Blades |
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Post by rannh1 on Feb 14, 2022 22:42:43 GMT
Have you browsed his other work? The Daghda piece is beautiful as is the Freya knife. Funny you say that, the Wisdom of Daghda is probably, in my opinion, the most beautiful sword in the World. (and that pattern again...he makes them so alive...) VK BladesBeen trying to find both of the owners of those, but no luck  |
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Post by stormmaster on Feb 14, 2022 23:17:55 GMT
Funny you say that, the Wisdom of Daghda is probably, in my opinion, the most beautiful sword in the World. (and that pattern again...he makes them so alive...) VK BladesBeen trying to find both of the owners of those, but no luck u can do it! |
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Post by rannh1 on Feb 14, 2022 23:35:52 GMT
Been trying to find both of the owners of those, but no luck u can do it! No boss, you can do it, you're like a bloodhound with rare pieces |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2022 11:26:50 GMT
Man, your collection is insane! Crazy good stuff, its like every piece is worth my entire collection lol
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Post by rannh1 on Feb 17, 2022 4:42:24 GMT
Man, your collection is insane! Crazy good stuff, its like every piece is worth my entire collection lol Thank you, but I think the intrinsic value is priceless, and that's true of your collection to you, as much as it is of mine for me! That being said thank you for your compliment. |
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Post by perignum on Feb 18, 2022 10:57:27 GMT
Holy moly, that’s a beautiful collection of swords. That rapier is crazily nice.
On a historical note, that Albion Kern being blade heavy and choppy is a feature, not a bug. Irish ring hilts were used in the context of ‘light’ armour, more akin to the 12th and 13th century than the 15th or 16th century. Heavy plate didn’t really feature on Irish battlefields. Too many bogs and heavily-wooded defiles.
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Post by rannh1 on Feb 21, 2022 9:30:17 GMT
Holy moly, that’s a beautiful collection of swords. That rapier is crazily nice. On a historical note, that Albion Kern being blade heavy and choppy is a feature, not a bug. Irish ring hilts were used in the context of ‘light’ armour, more akin to the 12th and 13th century than the 15th or 16th century. Heavy plate didn’t really feature on Irish battlefields. Too many bogs and heavily-wooded defiles. Thank you. I have come to accept that as being true, that it is part of the handling itself based off descriptions. Thank you though, for adding to that and confirming my suspicions
And yes, the Danelli is stellar.
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Post by Aikidoka on Mar 3, 2022 20:29:57 GMT
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6. Albion Kern
As my fascination with the type XIX's grew, I decided to take the leap with the Albion Kern. I had read a few reviews that the handling was less than stellar, but in a moment of weakness, went for it regardless. Initial impressions of the blade were that the reviews were spot on.
It is till date the blade I like the least. It's not a terrible piece at all and is built superbly like all Albion swords are. But doesn't feel like a type XIX should. The considerably heavier Marozzo training swords feel lighter than it and more agile in the cut and thrust.
It has been reviewed here by @leader Bee (https://sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/39945/albion-kern-review) but I will cut to the relevant bit in his review that I think stands true. "At 1 lb 14.5 Oz this is the lightest sword that Albion offer and I was expecting something that would handle like a dream - what I got however is something that feels much more like a chopper than something with fine point control but I am used to handling longswords and perhaps have been misled by this bias". To which I say, no sir, you are not misled by your bias, that has been my experience too. It is a genuine puzzle for me, I figured this would be my most nimble piece, going by the weight and the blade type.
.......... When you handle the Kern, are you holding it with your index finger over the cross? I strongly believe that is the correct way to wield this sword. |
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