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Post by naue on Nov 1, 2021 1:58:29 GMT
Hello all,
I've been interested in getting an accurate bronze sword replica for some years now. I've been trying to get a piece by the famous Neil Burridge but I've had no luck, in no small part due to the pandemic.
I stumbled across another bronze sword maker named Ørjan Engedal and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with any of his pieces.
His website:
Thanks!
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Post by stormmaster on Nov 1, 2021 2:26:05 GMT
ive heard of him, his work seems pretty well regarded, no personal experience tho
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Post by naue on Nov 7, 2021 2:15:04 GMT
ive heard of him, his work seems pretty well regarded, no personal experience tho Thanks for the response! His academic publications and pictures of his works on facebook seem to show that he knows what he's doing. I'm just somewhat curious why he's far less known than Neil Burridge. |
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Post by joeb on Nov 10, 2021 4:35:13 GMT
I have several bronze commissions from Ørjan Engedal as well as a half dozen swords from Neil Burridge. The quality is the same. At the moment I have a large 20 unit bronze order with Mr. Engedal, very high accuracy sauroters, which Neil was not interested in making. Both work with high accuracy bronze alloys (tin and copper), but if you are willing to accept aluminum bronze Viking Bronze on Etsy will work with you and your design until you are happy.
Why is Engedal less well known that Burridge? Neil's been a around a long time, is a bit of a character, speaks English and not only makes swords, he is interested in spreading knowledge of bronze sword making as widely as possible. Ørjan is certainly not unknown, but is not a native English speaker and seems a bit more reserved. Both are committed to their craft.
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Post by joeb on Nov 10, 2021 4:36:22 GMT
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Post by naue on Nov 12, 2021 1:50:32 GMT
I have several bronze commissions from Ørjan Engedal as well as a half dozen swords from Neil Burridge. The quality is the same. At the moment I have a large 20 unit bronze order with Mr. Engedal, very high accuracy sauroters, which Neil was not interested in making. Both work with high accuracy bronze alloys (tin and copper), but if you are willing to accept aluminum bronze Viking Bronze on Etsy will work with you and your design until you are happy. Why is Engedal less well known that Burridge? Neil's been a around a long time, is a bit of a character, speaks English and not only makes swords, he is interested in spreading knowledge of bronze sword making as widely as possible. Ørjan is certainly not unknown, but is not a native English speaker and seems a bit more reserved. Both are committed to their craft. Thank you very much! This is exactly the info I was looking for.
Do you know if Mr. Engedal does custom pieces?
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Post by joeb on Nov 12, 2021 15:07:20 GMT
"Do you know if Mr. Engedal does custom pieces?" From what I know of him he will try to replicate any bronze historical sword. I think he'd balk if you asked for a piece outside the realm of what we know. There's a niche market on "biblical swords" some of which are close to historical artifacts and some are what folks think an angel would wield.
If you are interested in Chinese or South Asian swords...well I'd also like to know who makes those, lol.
What type of sword are you interested in?
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Post by naue on Nov 12, 2021 19:14:01 GMT
I was hoping for a long Naue Type II, the 70cm version Neil Burridge makes. Orjan Engedal makes two models of Naue Type II but not the one I was looking for, so that's why I was asking for custom work.
So if Mr. Engedal is only interested in making historical replicas I imagine my request would fall under that category since I believe Neil's 70cm version is based on a find from Hungary.
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South Asian I'm afriad I do not know.
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Post by joeb on Nov 14, 2021 3:03:33 GMT
Ørjan Engedal <engedal@gmail.com>
Send him an email and let us know what he says.
He does not list a bronze sauroter on his website, but he still took my commission as it interested him.
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Post by joeb on Nov 23, 2021 15:01:40 GMT
So did you make contact???
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Post by naue on Dec 14, 2021 16:29:50 GMT
So did you make contact??? Sorry for the late reply. Not yet, things have been really weird in life the last few weeks (inlaws moved in) and I've also found my budget limited. So I figured I'd ask him only when I'm actually able to shell out the cash. |
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