LeMal
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Post by LeMal on Jun 30, 2021 17:54:17 GMT
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Post by perignum on Jun 30, 2021 21:52:29 GMT
It's hard to tell from the angle but the blade profile looks like a Xvia.
The fuller is too long, though. Xvia blades had fullers a third to a half down their lengths.
But I'm sure there are historical examples of xvia swords with longer fullers. Oakeshott's typology isn't proscriptive, it's more a continuum. Some swords are bang on the money, ticking all the features. Others are still identifiable as a certain type but with an untypical element here or there; a xiia with a scent stopper pommel, a Xva with a fuller etc.
A particular workshop or geographical region might even have its own take on things. For instance the Passau group of war swords tended to be heavier and more massive than other xiia and xiiia swords of the time.
TLDR: Your sword looks like xvia with an untypical long fuller.
OR a xiia with a slightly convex profile.
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Post by LeMal on Jul 1, 2021 8:05:55 GMT
TLDR: Your sword looks like xvia with an untypical long fuller. OR a xiia with a slightly convex profile. Yeah, that's what worries me--round-out-my-collection-wise. Already have a XIIa I've long been happy with. (Albion Squire Line--older pommel no less, which I preferred.) Also have the Tinker longsword and bastard in various incarnations and plan on a Hanwei Albrecht at some point--arguably XVIIIa's that are "kinda sorta almost" XVIa's--but with too-short fullers. A XVIa with just-a-bit-too-long a fuller would be a good balance. But I would really want it to have a nicely diamond-ed tip and still be far from a XIIa. Just wish they had better pics.
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Post by RambleTree on Jul 2, 2021 19:35:20 GMT
I bought one sometime over the past year, with plans to change out the guard/pommel. Re: typology: It's a beautiful blade, and rather stiff. It has some distal taper, but quite thick at each portion of the blade. Even though the fuller is more like a XIIa, the stiffness factor and 'awl-like' point make it feel more like a XVIa or XVIII.
It's kind of my 'ultimate blade', as far as proportions/capabilities. I was going to build my 'dream sword' out of it - except I haven't been able to remove the pommel and guard. Basically rounded out the inside of the hex nut. Zero movement. Removed the wood/leather grip. Tons of epoxy, and still zero movement from guard or pommel. I'm going to list it on the Marketplace when I get a chance. Maybe someone wants to re-grip, or has the time/tools to deal with the epoxy.
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Post by RambleTree on Jul 2, 2021 19:41:12 GMT
I bought one sometime over the past year, with plans to change out the guard/pommel. Re: typology: It's a beautiful blade, and rather stiff. It has some distal taper, but quite thick at each portion of the blade. Even though the fuller is more like a XIIa, the stiffness factor and 'awl-like' point make it feel more like a XVIa or XVIII. It's kind of my 'ultimate blade', as far as proportions/capabilities. I was going to build my 'dream sword' out of it - except I haven't been able to remove the pommel and guard. Basically rounded out the inside of the hex nut. Zero movement. Removed the wood/leather grip. Tons of epoxy, and still zero movement from guard or pommel. I'm going to list it on the Marketplace when I get a chance. Maybe someone wants to re-grip, or has the time/tools to deal with the epoxy.
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Post by snubnoze on Jul 2, 2021 21:24:18 GMT
Is this the same manufacturer for Ronin Katana? Looks REALLY similar, especially the grip/scabbard.
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Post by RambleTree on Jul 4, 2021 14:42:46 GMT
Is this the same manufacturer for Ronin Katana? Looks REALLY similar, especially the grip/scabbard. I think it’s been noted before on the forum - many of the details appear identical between ‘Kawashima’, Ronin and various no-name offerings from eBay and AliExpress sellers. I also have a Ronin Euro #2 (which I got scratch-and-dent, unfortunately appears to have a major tang weak spot at the shoulders - speculatively similar to what another forumite was describing recently, but I won’t get into that here). The finish, relative blade/edge geometry (different type/length blades), steel color, ‘China’ mark, etc. of the Ronin and Kawashima are identical, and look like they came from the same workshop, using the same materials.
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Post by snubnoze on Jul 4, 2021 16:21:18 GMT
RambleTree I have the #7 Longsword, fortunately zero issues it's been a great sword, but yes these do look identical in materials/construction.I feel pretty confident it's the same manufactuer.
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