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Post by swordofdamokles on Jan 27, 2024 23:03:02 GMT
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Greg E
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Post by Greg E on Jan 27, 2024 23:37:35 GMT
Peter's marking is so crisp on that blade. Love that sword. Good find. |
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Post by nddave on Jan 31, 2024 6:07:48 GMT
Looks like a replica of the Oakeshott Type XIV shown in Records of the Medieval Sword as XIV.2 on page 117. Info on the original sword from RotMS is it being in the Royal Armories collection formerly in the private collection of Sir Edward Barry as IX.1107. Was a river find, excavated. Dated 1250-1280. |
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 1, 2024 6:47:42 GMT
Yesterday arrived my Windlass 1796 LC replica.  Strong distal taper from 9 mm at the guard concave to 2 mm at the yelman.   False edge sharpened too Very good handling for a replica, can't compare it to other LCs or antiques. My Windlass US 1906 is a bit heavier overall but with more weight in the hilt, the 1796 is lighter but a bit more blade heavy due to the very light hilt. Both are relative agile for cavalry sabers, I'd say like a heavier infantry saber. |
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Post by fayebarca on Feb 17, 2024 5:07:58 GMT
Picked up a new arming sword at SoCal Swordfight to cut at competition in the future with. Replica of Boromir’s sword, made by Colton Maag of Copperthorn Customs/Sterling Armory. Type XVI. I’ll confess that I had no idea it was based off a LotR sword until after I bought it. It just spoke to me to get it.  |
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Post by skelley on Feb 18, 2024 22:17:10 GMT
Boromir's sword was always one of my favorites in the movies. The faceted pommel makes it look much more attractive to me as opposed to the original smooth pommel. Great taste!
I got a pair of LK Chen swords this weekend. The niu wei dao and the Yuan Mongolian saber.
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Post by Madmartigen on Feb 19, 2024 6:12:48 GMT
That Boromir replica looks really nice, congratulations. Handsome but also pretty serious. Cool pick.
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Post by AJGBlack on Feb 19, 2024 14:36:23 GMT
Boromir's sword was always one of my favorites in the movies. The faceted pommel makes it look much more attractive to me as opposed to the original smooth pommel. Great taste!
I got a pair of LK Chen swords this weekend. The niu wei dao and the Yuan Mongolian saber.
You planning on reviewing these? I've been thinking about that Yuan Dao/Mongolian since it came out. |
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Post by skelley on Feb 19, 2024 22:45:43 GMT
Boromir's sword was always one of my favorites in the movies. The faceted pommel makes it look much more attractive to me as opposed to the original smooth pommel. Great taste!
I got a pair of LK Chen swords this weekend. The niu wei dao and the Yuan Mongolian saber.
You planning on reviewing these? I've been thinking about that Yuan Dao/Mongolian since it came out. Unfortunately I'm not a practitioner so I feel my input would be rather shallow and limited but I would say that the handling is relatively similarly LK Chen's wo yao dao from the little dry handling I did this weekend. They have a fairly similar blade shape and profile with the biggest difference being the false edge on the Mongolian saber. The grip on the Mongolian saber is also nicely smoothed. The rivets seem to help with maintaining the grip somewhat but I could see folks wrapping some cord around it to add more retention. Overall, really lovely piece. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to raid Transoxiana!  |
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Post by ggower on Feb 21, 2024 0:08:05 GMT
The Boromir piece is awesome man, congrats! I picked up an Atrim XVI.10 with blued fuller at Valley of the Sun last month and sent it to Zach, who did a superb job on a re-wrap and scabbard as always. |
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Post by toddstratton1 on Feb 26, 2024 21:08:08 GMT
A few recent acquisitions. Some pieces I wanted for quite a while.   |
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Post by fastfash779 on Mar 4, 2024 11:16:50 GMT
A few recent acquisitions. Some pieces I wanted for quite a while. Where’d you find these? I didn’t see these for sale here |
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Post by toddstratton1 on Mar 4, 2024 19:01:27 GMT
[quote author=" fastfash779" source="/post/943561/thread" [/quote] Where’d you find these? I didn’t see these for sale here [/quote] A friend proxy purchased the atrim for me at valley of the Sun and mailed to my California address, I then picked up the gaddjhalt at SoCal sword fight while I was still in Cali. The Mercenary was an order I put in last year from KOA that finally got finished. |
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Post by fayebarca on Mar 26, 2024 15:44:47 GMT
What’s better than new sword day? Two new swords day! 1. Boromir sword by Colton Maag of Sterling Armory/Copperthorn Customs, with wood-core/felt-lined/leather-wrapped scabbard that just got done by Zach Suttles of Valiant Armoury.  2. Albion Fiore with wood-core/leather-wrapped scabbard done by Zach Suttles of Valiant Armoury. Planning to get some DBK pommel markers for this in the near future…  |
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Post by Madmartigen on Mar 26, 2024 16:19:37 GMT
Both swords looks sexy. This Boromir surely stands out, I like it a lot.
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Post by ggower on Mar 26, 2024 20:16:54 GMT
Very nice swords and scabbards there. Congrats!
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Post by alientude on Apr 2, 2024 22:36:31 GMT
Windlass Black Prince sword.
I try not to give first impressions of swords, preferring to let my reviews do the talking. But this will be an exception, because there's a few things I want to talk about.
If you're familiar with Windlass's catalog, you'll likely recognize this sword. That's because it is a carbon copy of the Windlass/Royal Armouries Collection/Matt Easton collaboration 14th Century Longsword. Windlass blackened the hilt and added recesses for the pommel markers, but otherwise it appears to be identical. The thickness is right in line with the RAC sword, the weight, all the specs. The leather work on the grip is just like the RAC. As is the edge (more on that in a bit). The biggest difference between this and the RAC sword is that this comes with Windlass's typical leather sheath, rather than the wood core scabbard. And of course the price - half the cost of the RAC sword. I don't know if Windlass asked for and received approval to copy the design this closely - that's something only the Royal Armouries and Matt Easton could answer.
So let's talk about the edge. Windlass sells this as sharp. It's not. It's not the typical thick edge of a Windlass though. It's the refined edge of the RAC swords - ready to be sharpened, but not there yet. That's a bit of a shame because I suck at sharpening so much.
Last thing to note - one of the pommel markers fell out at some point. I can see traces of epoxy in the recess, but it was completely loose. This does give me the opportunity to see the underside of the marker, which shows that it's brass, and the blackening on it is done by a layer of some paint-like substance. It's exactly like the blackening on the pommel and crossguard, so that means the blackening is not done via heat or chemicals. This isn't necessarily a bad thing - the paint (for lack of a better word) will protect the steel from rust, and it looks good. But it's probably also not particularly durable - it could chip off pretty easily I bet. The pommel marker itself will likely be easy to put back in after cleaning out the epoxy residue in the recess.
All in all, this seems like a pretty good deal. It has some Windlass-isms, but it really doesn't conform to the standard Windlass product in this price range.
Please remember that these are simply first impressions, and that my full review may end up contradicting things I said here.
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Post by bwaze on Apr 3, 2024 12:34:56 GMT
I can only imagine Windlass Black Prince as a wallhanger. Chemical blackening / bluing or forge blackening with linseed oil or oxidation may look superficially similar, and all of them can be locally removed with wear or damaged, but chipped paint always looks like chipped paint. And it also looks like quite a thick coat on some spots.
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Post by nddave on Apr 3, 2024 14:15:19 GMT
I can only imagine Windlass Black Prince as a wallhanger. Chemical blackening / bluing or forge blackening with linseed oil or oxidation may look superficially similar, and all of them can be locally removed with wear or damaged, but chipped paint always looks like chipped paint. And it also looks like quite a thick coat on some spots. Why a wallhanger? Is the RA 14th Century Long Sword a wall hanger? As mentioned it's basically the same sword with a few changes to drop the cost down. Brass hilt over steel, leather scabbard over wood core, plus the subtraction of the RA branding including the fancy box, certificate and paste/cloth combo. Probably one of two things resulted in this sword, 1. It's been a while since we've heard of or seen anything regarding the RA/Windlass collaboration which means either the collaboration has been sidelined or canceled. 2. Though apparently popular the cost of the RA/Windlass swords was high and this is a budget minded version to be more accessible to the budget enthusiast. Either one makes sense especially 2. I mean with a near $200 price difference, which I'm sure is from the extra package and whatever RA wanted in revenue. Which again benefits the buyer. If 1. then this is simply Windlass utilizing what they invested in the collaboration since there won't be any new swords designed through the collaboration. Either way I don't see how this is a problem. The RA/Windlass swords were well received and it impressed many enthusiasts that Windlass was capable of making a quality to spec historical replica in the upper range tier similar to Valiant and Albion. So basically what we have here is a $625 sword now available for $350, sounds good to me. |
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Post by alientude on Apr 3, 2024 14:22:19 GMT
I can only imagine Windlass Black Prince as a wallhanger. Chemical blackening / bluing or forge blackening with linseed oil or oxidation may look superficially similar, and all of them can be locally removed with wear or damaged, but chipped paint always looks like chipped paint. And it also looks like quite a thick coat on some spots. 1. It's been a while since we've heard of or seen anything regarding the RA/Windlass collaboration which means either the collaboration has been sidelined or canceled.
Incorrect. Matt Easton has made many references to a second wave of models in the RAC line, including very recently.
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