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Post by ragebot on Jul 6, 2023 22:25:54 GMT
Well I picked up a used one in the Classified here. It arrived with the nagel and a bolt with a thread at one end in a bag. It seems like it may need some tap and dye work to get it together. Not sure if the guy I bought it from sharpened it or not but it was sharp. The tip was rolled but not so much that a small amount of time with a file would not fix it. Over all I agree with Shad that it is well balanced and easy to move around. Over all I am quite happy with it and at the price it seems like a good bang for the buck. I am by no means a skilled swordsman but as this vid shows water bottles tremble when I approach.
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Post by yelman on Jul 7, 2023 15:59:26 GMT
First bit of cutting done. The CS Kreigsmesser handles well but the Knecht is a bit more agile. I find that the tapered grip on the albion does make an impact on the handling here. I will say (and this is not a surprise) the cold steel messers are sharper. I am very precious with my albions so only using the factory edge. The Knecht is a stiffer blade, but both brands spring back to true and neither took a set . I was far more aggressive with bending the ColdSteel since I have two, so take this observation as you may. More to come as I believe I will be moding one of the CS messers to match the handling on the Knecht and will supply some measurements if folks want to mod their own. Not an Albion owner, but are you saying their swords come less sharp than their less expensive counterparts? Is this a common thing with Albions? One would think for the money they would come sharpest of all.
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Post by The Swordsaint on Oct 10, 2023 23:05:47 GMT
I have found the factory edge on the Albions to be duller than I would like. The CS Kreigsmesser in my comparison was shaving sharp.
Never did start that project I mentioned earlier 🙄.
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Greg E
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Post by Greg E on Oct 11, 2023 2:20:53 GMT
Not an Albion owner, but are you saying their swords come less sharp than their less expensive counterparts? Is this a common thing with Albions? One would think for the money they would come sharpest of all. Albions are not necessarily razor sharp. They have a great edge profile and cut through things, like my palm, very easily. The old compromise between extreme edge sharpness and a robust edge profile that is not compromised on harder targets. All a preference I believe. I have had only 1 Albion that I was concerned about it's sharpness and that was a Squire Line sword that have secondary bevel edges ground on to them and that particular one, not well done. Out of 12+ Albions I have owned.
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Oct 11, 2023 16:40:00 GMT
All of my Albion swords are of different typologies and blade cross-sections. I purchased all of them directly from Albion, and none of them came with edges honed to razor sharpness. I've cut with all of them, and so far haven't felt it necessary to really touch those edges up. My Sovereign has a very acute edge with a lenticular cross-section, and it cuts almost as well as the flattened diamond cross-section of my Principe. My Principe can easily and repeatedly cut 2 liter soda bottles vertically through the cap, neck, and remaining bottle length without any meaningful resistance felt throughout the cut (until it meets my wooden cutting stand anyway). That same Principe will cut a few hairs when drawn across my forearm, but certainly the edge itself isn't close to the sharpness I keep my pocket knives at.
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