A Thousand Years of Budget Swords
Jun 21, 2021 10:57:10 GMT
Post by perignum on Jun 21, 2021 10:57:10 GMT
Hi guys,
I thought I'd post these up. I figured they'd be quite the contrast to the VA and Albion collections.
I bought some of these second hand and others I kit-bashed by cannibalising parts and blades from damaged swords that I got very cheaply.
The main aim was to have a collection that spans a thousand years of military history. So the collection ranges from late viking to the 1828 pattern sword carried by Highland Officers up as far as WW1.
To make a lot of these functional required research and elbow grease. For example, the late viking with the brazil nut pommel was worked on exactly as was done in another thread here on SBG. I STILL have to pare down the quillons, though. Like I said: elbow grease.
Anyway, here's my collection. There are no high-end pieces but I love them all the same in all their ragged glory.
From left to right:
Late Viking circa 900-1000AD
Type X arming sword circa 1000-1200
Type Xviaish Longsword circa 1300-1400
Type Xviiia bastard sword circa 1400-1500
Complex hilt bastard sword circa late 1500s
Swept hilt cut and thrust circa 1600
Pappenheim hilt rapier circa 1640
Glasgow basket hilt backsword circa 1740
1828 pattern Highland Officer's sword 1828 - 20th century.
I thought I'd post these up. I figured they'd be quite the contrast to the VA and Albion collections.
I bought some of these second hand and others I kit-bashed by cannibalising parts and blades from damaged swords that I got very cheaply.
The main aim was to have a collection that spans a thousand years of military history. So the collection ranges from late viking to the 1828 pattern sword carried by Highland Officers up as far as WW1.
To make a lot of these functional required research and elbow grease. For example, the late viking with the brazil nut pommel was worked on exactly as was done in another thread here on SBG. I STILL have to pare down the quillons, though. Like I said: elbow grease.
Anyway, here's my collection. There are no high-end pieces but I love them all the same in all their ragged glory.
From left to right:
Late Viking circa 900-1000AD
Type X arming sword circa 1000-1200
Type Xviaish Longsword circa 1300-1400
Type Xviiia bastard sword circa 1400-1500
Complex hilt bastard sword circa late 1500s
Swept hilt cut and thrust circa 1600
Pappenheim hilt rapier circa 1640
Glasgow basket hilt backsword circa 1740
1828 pattern Highland Officer's sword 1828 - 20th century.
