AndiTheBarvarian
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 12, 2022 18:59:30 GMT
What a beast!  |
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Post by toddstratton1 on Aug 12, 2022 21:28:45 GMT
I've been wanting a great sword of war for a while now and my wife graciously ordered me this one for an anniversary gift. It's a DSA Sword of the High King. Specs on mine:
Length 59 in. Blade length 44.25 in. A bit longer than spec. Weight 79.7 oz.
My wife requested that it be well sharpened and it is just that. Both edges have a slight, very even, secondary bevel that is paper cutting sharp. The sheath is quite nice and a very good fit. Great for transporting in the truck, but not really practical for carrying it on my person. My only complaint is that the guard has a wider gap at the blade than I would like. Other than that I am well pleased with my gift. In fact, I may well order another one down the road at some point. I haven't done much cutting with it yet but I learned one thing pretty quick; my recovery technique needs some work!
The last pic is shown with my two CS hand and a half swords for a size reference.
Damn beastly sword! Hows the weight and POB? |
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Post by carbon on Aug 12, 2022 21:34:09 GMT
I've been wanting a great sword of war for a while now and my wife graciously ordered me this one for an anniversary gift. It's a DSA Sword of the High King. Specs on mine:
Length 59 in. Blade length 44.25 in. A bit longer than spec. Weight 79.7 oz.
My wife requested that it be well sharpened and it is just that. Both edges have a slight, very even, secondary bevel that is paper cutting sharp. The sheath is quite nice and a very good fit. Great for transporting in the truck, but not really practical for carrying it on my person. My only complaint is that the guard has a wider gap at the blade than I would like. Other than that I am well pleased with my gift. In fact, I may well order another one down the road at some point. I haven't done much cutting with it yet but I learned one thing pretty quick; my recovery technique needs some work!
The last pic is shown with my two CS hand and a half swords for a size reference.
Damn beastly sword! Hows the weight and POB?
Weight is 79.7 oz. POB is roughly 9 in, in front of the guard. Fast and agile it is not, but it's not as unwieldy as I thought it would be. The long grip makes it easier for this relative beginner to control, and in what little time I've cut with it I have found that a bit of finesse works best. It is indeed a beast, but one I'm very much enjoying taming. |
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Post by cerberus1426 on Aug 12, 2022 21:57:01 GMT
Tods stuff just always looks so crisp
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Post by alientude on Aug 12, 2022 22:25:16 GMT
New ATrim XVIa.5. Buying this is why I'm trying to sell my Lockwood.
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Post by carbon on Aug 12, 2022 23:01:55 GMT
Beautiful! Congrats, and good luck selling your Lockwood.
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Post by skelley on Aug 12, 2022 23:38:18 GMT
I've been wanting a great sword of war for a while now and my wife graciously ordered me this one for an anniversary gift. It's a DSA Sword of the High King. Specs on mine:
Length 59 in. Blade length 44.25 in. A bit longer than spec. Weight 79.7 oz.
My wife requested that it be well sharpened and it is just that. Both edges have a slight, very even, secondary bevel that is paper cutting sharp. The sheath is quite nice and a very good fit. Great for transporting in the truck, but not really practical for carrying it on my person. My only complaint is that the guard has a wider gap at the blade than I would like. Other than that I am well pleased with my gift. In fact, I may well order another one down the road at some point. I haven't done much cutting with it yet but I learned one thing pretty quick; my recovery technique needs some work!
The last pic is shown with my two CS hand and a half swords for a size reference.
What the what!?  Tods stuff just always looks so crisp Honestly, I never used to give much thought to daggers and knives until i got some of his work and it just awoke something in me! New ATrim XVIa.5. Buying this is why I'm trying to sell my Lockwood.
Capable of cutting paper and a whole lot more! Congrats brotha. |
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Post by cerberus1426 on Aug 12, 2022 23:44:14 GMT
Ya i would love a quillon dagger but i know shipping to canada would kill me.
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Post by ggower on Aug 13, 2022 2:31:16 GMT
New ATrim XVIa.5. Buying this is why I'm trying to sell my Lockwood.
Good lord, that's a fine looking sword you got. |
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Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 13, 2022 16:00:12 GMT
New ATrim XVIa.5. Buying this is why I'm trying to sell my Lockwood.
Good lord, that's a fine looking sword you got. Agree 100%. Absolutely stunning! |
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Zen_Hydra
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Aug 16, 2022 1:04:35 GMT
I can't post photos yet, but I will once I've received all of the components back from Purpleheart Armoury. After placing an order from Museum Replicas in February of this year, I've only now received my order of a Lance Head (#601110), and Round Ended Butt Cap (#600226). After receiving them, I've subsequently ordered a 60 inch (5 foot), 1.25 inch diameter, laminated hickory haft from Purpleheart Armoury. I customized my order with tapered ends, and to help facilitate this I have sent them the lance head and butt cap so they can better fit them to the haft. In better days this is something I would have done myself as part of my usual customization process, but current health issues have forced me to lighten my load where I can. My intention is for this to be a short and stout spear, especially suited for dueling, and/or close combat.
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Greg E
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Post by Greg E on Aug 16, 2022 1:22:10 GMT
I can't post photos yet, but I will once I've received all of the components back from Purpleheart Armoury. After placing an order from Museum Replicas in February of this year, I've only now received my order of a Lance Head (#601110), and Round Ended Butt Cap (#600226). After receiving them, I've subsequently ordered a 60 inch (5 foot), 1.25 inch diameter, laminated hickory haft from Purpleheart Armoury. I customized my order with tapered ends, and to help facilitate this I have sent them the lance head and butt cap so they can better fit them to the haft. In better days this is something I would have done myself as part of my usual customization process, but current health issues have forced me to lighten my load where I can. My intention is for this to be a short and stout spear, especially suited for dueling, and/or close combat. Purpleheart Armory is my go to place for hafts and spear shafts. Good stuff. |
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Post by legacyofthesword on Aug 16, 2022 3:38:43 GMT
I can't post photos yet, but I will once I've received all of the components back from Purpleheart Armoury. After placing an order from Museum Replicas in February of this year, I've only now received my order of a Lance Head (#601110), and Round Ended Butt Cap (#600226). After receiving them, I've subsequently ordered a 60 inch (5 foot), 1.25 inch diameter, laminated hickory haft from Purpleheart Armoury. I customized my order with tapered ends, and to help facilitate this I have sent them the lance head and butt cap so they can better fit them to the haft. In better days this is something I would have done myself as part of my usual customization process, but current health issues have forced me to lighten my load where I can. My intention is for this to be a short and stout spear, especially suited for dueling, and/or close combat. Excellent! I've got a MRL Javelin Head and Flat Ended Butt Cap that I need to get a nice ash shaft for. I'm planning on making a 7'-8' light-medium weight spear, one that could be used two handed or in one hand paired with a shield. |
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Aug 16, 2022 12:27:56 GMT
I can't post photos yet, but I will once I've received all of the components back from Purpleheart Armoury. After placing an order from Museum Replicas in February of this year, I've only now received my order of a Lance Head (#601110), and Round Ended Butt Cap (#600226). After receiving them, I've subsequently ordered a 60 inch (5 foot), 1.25 inch diameter, laminated hickory haft from Purpleheart Armoury. I customized my order with tapered ends, and to help facilitate this I have sent them the lance head and butt cap so they can better fit them to the haft. In better days this is something I would have done myself as part of my usual customization process, but current health issues have forced me to lighten my load where I can. My intention is for this to be a short and stout spear, especially suited for dueling, and/or close combat. Excellent! I've got a MRL Javelin Head and Flat Ended Butt Cap that I need to get a nice ash shaft for. I'm planning on making a 7'-8' light-medium weight spear, one that could be used two handed or in one hand paired with a shield. I definitely approve. In spite of what I just posted, I am a firm believer in the optimal functionality of smaller, lighter spearheads. In truth, I imagine that any cutting ability of a spearhead is functionally far behind the advantage of a light and deft one. It's not like it takes any serious scholarly aptitude to come to this conclusion. The preponderance of spearheads surviving over the course of human history/archaeology demonstrate the advantage of a lighter thrust-centric head to a heavier cut-and-thrust one. It's not unlike the scenario of a smallsword fighting an arming sword. There is no guaranteed win, but the ability to deliver a definitive injury with a thrust and then retreating out of measure, is more advantageous than the ability to potentially deliver a telling wound with a thrust or cut. I believe this is to be significantly more advantageous when considering polearms. |
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Post by legacyofthesword on Aug 16, 2022 14:51:21 GMT
Excellent! I've got a MRL Javelin Head and Flat Ended Butt Cap that I need to get a nice ash shaft for. I'm planning on making a 7'-8' light-medium weight spear, one that could be used two handed or in one hand paired with a shield. I definitely approve. In spite of what I just posted, I am a firm believer in the optimal functionality of smaller, lighter spearheads. In truth, I imagine that any cutting ability of a spearhead is functionally far behind the advantage of a light and deft one. It's not like it takes any serious scholarly aptitude to come to this conclusion. The preponderance of spearheads surviving over the course of human history/archaeology demonstrate the advantage of a lighter thrust-centric head to a heavier cut-and-thrust one. It's not unlike the scenario of a smallsword fighting an arming sword. There is no guaranteed win, but the ability to deliver a definitive injury with a thrust and then retreating out of measure, is more advantageous than the ability to potentially deliver a telling wound with a thrust or cut. I believe this is to be significantly more advantageous when considering polearms. I agree wholeheartedly! My brother and I (who, admittedly, both had zero martial arts training at the time) once did a sort of "battle royale" for weapons. We took various practice weapons we had, from knives to Dane axes, and took turns comparing how well we did with them against each other. Since we are almost identical in terms of age, height, reach, athleticism, etc, I think it was an excellent test. The 7 foot -ish light pole we were using as a spear analog proved to be the one weapon no other weapon combo could consistently beat. It was simply too easy for the spear guy to aggressively fling a dozen thrusts at the other guy, aimed all over the body, and just too hard to avoid them all for the defender. Reach and speed are where it's at when not dealing with armor. |
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stormmaster
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Post by stormmaster on Aug 17, 2022 1:31:35 GMT
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Post by legacyofthesword on Aug 17, 2022 2:15:13 GMT
Holy f**k dude, those are amazing. What's the pommel and guard on the spatha made out of? Bone? Marble? |
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Post by skelley on Aug 17, 2022 2:35:13 GMT
I'm going to describe that storta as "brutally refined"!
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Post by stormmaster on Aug 17, 2022 3:00:47 GMT
Pier Paolo Rvsticvs Siercovich illerup spatha and White Well Arms late 15thc Italian Storta Holy f**k dude, those are amazing. What's the pommel and guard on the spatha made out of? Bone? Marble? i actually posted the wrong pictures which ive corrected now lol, mine has 2 fullers and a wider blade but otherwise has super similar fittings, its made of elk antler |
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Post by legacyofthesword on Aug 17, 2022 4:23:12 GMT
Oh okay, lol. But dang, that's a high level of polish for antler.
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