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Post by swordfriend on Jul 3, 2024 11:27:15 GMT
Some lucky Ljubljana owners here (not at all envious...not at all). I'm interested in the thickness of the blade (since Albion doesn't list it); at the crossguard, at midway of the blade and just before the tip. Anyone can help a fellah out? Mine's 9mm Woah that's a thicc girl.
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Post by curiomansion on Jul 3, 2024 14:10:29 GMT
Woah that's a thicc girl. ![](https://images.app.goo.gl/NjVdBEEGydgoR8fTA) ![1_NEVWE956OQKIWbWhmPjWjQ.png](//storage.forums.net/1694914/thumbnailer/gJbTyEoqzfZHiaP0YZAl.png)
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Post by bwaze on Jul 3, 2024 15:26:42 GMT
Some lucky Ljubljana owners here (not at all envious...not at all). I'm interested in the thickness of the blade (since Albion doesn't list it); at the crossguard, at midway of the blade and just before the tip. Anyone can help a fellah out? Mine is 9 mm at the cross, 6.2 mm at 46 cm from the cross, and it's still 4 mm thick at 88 cm from the cross, 2.5 cm from the tip. I have swords that start at that thickness! Detailed chart of my copy of Albion Ljubljana, measured every 2 cm with digital caliper. The blade actually swells out - gets a bit thicker at 50 cm from the cross, where the fullers end, and the taper isn't linear at all. ![Albion Ljubljana blade thickness.jpg](//storage.forums.net/1694914/thumbnailer/RaOylKtgUPWjTedVucXa.png) And compared to measurements of original, measured by a colleague a long time ago, so it might not be completely accurate: Distance from cross: original Albion 0 9.5 9 20 8 7.6 40 7 6.4
60 6.5 6
80 5.5 4.7
Original is apparently even a bit thicker, although only by about 0.5 mm in majority of the blade, and 0.8 mm near the tip.
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Post by swordfriend on Jul 3, 2024 15:55:58 GMT
Thanks for the indepth information!
I'm seriously considering it, only thing holding me back is that I'm not a fan of the grip handle. Christian Short's on his Ljubljana is more up my alley. Contacted a few Polish smiths but they got such a long backlog that they're not taking any new commissions currently.
Maybe Albion is the way to go...
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