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Post by alientude on Aug 5, 2021 2:02:17 GMT
Arms & Armor Fechterspiel
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 5:53:35 GMT
The "tacticool" part of our latest trade deal... A.P.O.C. "Brutus" tactical gladius! Feels really good, but too heavy as a single hand sword for me. Holger likes it! Ooo. I like. How does it handle?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 5:55:02 GMT
Another Combat Con acquisition, an Albion Steward.
That is a nice sword. Is the pommel peened or screwed on?
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Post by alientude on Aug 6, 2021 5:55:52 GMT
Another Combat Con acquisition, an Albion Steward.
That is a nice sword. Is the pommel peened or screwed on?
It's a peen block.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Aug 6, 2021 13:17:54 GMT
Another Combat Con acquisition, an Albion Steward. That is a nice sword. Is the pommel peened or screwed on? All Albion's are a peened construction and historically done.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2021 3:51:24 GMT
I honestly did not know that. I have loved swords for decades but never really knew much about them. Thank you.
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Post by kjakker on Aug 10, 2021 18:54:18 GMT
My newest purchase an English Cuttoe.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Aug 14, 2021 4:08:54 GMT
Sword day came today, got my Angus Trim sword and took a quick pic, will take a better pic tomorrow in the sunlight.
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Post by alientude on Aug 14, 2021 4:10:10 GMT
Very nice. Looks like a VA scabbard?
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Aug 14, 2021 4:11:53 GMT
Very nice. Looks like a VA scabbard? Yup it is a VA scabbard setup, chocolate brown for scabbard,belt & grip.
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Post by stormmaster on Aug 14, 2021 4:12:29 GMT
va scabbards are really good value for money, congrats
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Post by alientude on Aug 14, 2021 4:12:45 GMT
I love the richness of the brown they use.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Aug 14, 2021 4:18:33 GMT
Yeah I like the different colors of the browns they use, each having a unique look. I think they have 2 or 3 brown colors.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Aug 14, 2021 16:37:35 GMT
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 14, 2021 17:48:28 GMT
A hexagonal cross section isn't typical for a XIIa, the thin fuller with just half blade length also not, I'd assume it's rather a XVIa with not much profile taper and a XIIIa-like tip.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Aug 14, 2021 18:18:02 GMT
A hexagonal cross section isn't typical for a XIIa, the thin fuller with just half blade length also not, I'd assume it's rather a XVIa with not much profile taper and a XIIIa-like tip. Yeah it is a interesting blade shape, it has a 36 1/4" long blade and is only 1.5 inches wide at the hilt so it looks like it is a XIIa but I always thought the XIIa's were at least at or very close to 2.0 inches wide at the hilt as well and the fuller like you said goes 2/3rds the blade length. Seems we have some sort of amalgamation of different styles. I guess I'll have to go and ask Gus what he thinks.
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Post by soulfromheart on Aug 14, 2021 18:34:16 GMT
Congratulations on the beautiful acquisitions !
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Post by nddave on Aug 14, 2021 18:46:44 GMT
It's a XIIIa. Hexogonal cross sections aren't a-typical of the type. It's also a Atrim so Gus kinda does his own thing with a mix in his designs to promote modern practice while holding to historical accuracy. For example he tends to make his Type X and XII swords thinner in profile and his XIII the variety with shorter fullers reaching 1/2 length rather than the average 3/4 length.
What makes this sword a XIIIa are its parallel edges down the profile, thin fuller, spatulate tip and flat hexogonal cross section. Hilt family places it in the Family H which is the general longsword/warsword cruciform hilt family with disc pommels and straight cross guards, that 90% of Type XIII/XIIIa belong.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Aug 14, 2021 18:52:43 GMT
It's a XIIIa. Hexogonal cross sections aren't a-typical of the type. It's also a Atrim so Gus kinda does his own thing with a mix in his designs to promote modern practice while holding to historical accuracy. For example he tends to make his Type X and XII swords thinner in profile and his XIII the variety with shorter fullers reaching 1/2 length rather than the average 3/4 length. What makes this sword a XIIIa are its parallel edges down the profile, thin fuller, spatulate tip and flat hexogonal cross section. Hilt family places it in the Family H which is the general longsword/warsword cruciform hilt family with disc pommels and straight cross guards, that 90% of Type XIII/XIIIa belong. That does make a lot of sense, thanks nddave I guess I always envisioned them with a wider blade which is what threw me off.
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Post by nddave on Aug 14, 2021 19:22:30 GMT
It's a XIIIa. Hexogonal cross sections aren't a-typical of the type. It's also a Atrim so Gus kinda does his own thing with a mix in his designs to promote modern practice while holding to historical accuracy. For example he tends to make his Type X and XII swords thinner in profile and his XIII the variety with shorter fullers reaching 1/2 length rather than the average 3/4 length. What makes this sword a XIIIa are its parallel edges down the profile, thin fuller, spatulate tip and flat hexogonal cross section. Hilt family places it in the Family H which is the general longsword/warsword cruciform hilt family with disc pommels and straight cross guards, that 90% of Type XIII/XIIIa belong. That does make a lot of sense, thanks nddave I guess I always envisioned them with a wider blade which is what threw me off. No problem, yea the width can very on Type XIIIa blades but usually sticks around 2" on average with most historical originals being between 1.75"-2.25". They tend to seem wider to the eye due to being the most parallel in blade profile to other longsword/warsword type swords, which tend to have more profile taper and acute tips.
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