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Post by fayebarca on Jun 19, 2023 19:28:07 GMT
Hello all,
Is there some resource compiling differences between Angus Trim blades within the same Oakeshott Type (e.g. his XVIa.1 vs his XVIa.4)? My understanding is that there are meaningful differences between the variations based on particular aspects Mr. Trim is going for.
I’ve only been able to pick up on these differences when different models are brought up in other conversations, and wonder if there’s a better resource as opposed to what is essentially oral history.
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Post by toddstratton1 on Jun 19, 2023 20:25:53 GMT
Yes major differences there is changes in width, length, POB etc between the different blades which can fall under the same typology. My XV1A4 is much different than my XVIA5. The XV1A5 is 35 inches instead of an almost 38 inch blade, and is considerably wider and beefier of a sword. It has more fullers as well, they are by no means close to being the same sword. But both feel and handle excellently. Likewise the XV1A7 I believe is only 33 inches and much lighter than both of these swords at 2 pds 10 ounces. Whereas the XVIA5 i believe is 3 lbs 6 ozes
Edit* sorry completely missed the point of your question. The best way I've found is to look at his different sword models on Kult of Athena , age of chivalry, or his old posts about a specific sword on Facebook he would share. You can also find stats of the swords from sbg sale or review threads. I don't know where a list is compiled but that would be nice.
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Post by mrstabby on Jun 20, 2023 8:56:52 GMT
I wish KoA kept the info on swords they no longer sell in an archive. They have the best information, sometimes even better than the maker.
If you need a list comparing specific swords KoA doesn't have you probably need to visit multiple shops or reviews and make a spread sheet yourself. Some shops are not really accurate with the sword stats though, keep that in mind. I use KoA or reviews as a baseline and compare the stats of some swords in different shops to find the shops with accurate info.
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Post by toddstratton1 on Jun 20, 2023 9:05:40 GMT
I wish KoA kept the info on swords they no longer sell in an archive. They have the best information, sometimes even better than the maker. If you need a list comparing specific swords KoA doesn't have you probably need to visit multiple shops or reviews and make a spread sheet yourself. Some shops are not really accurate with the sword stats though, keep that in mind. I use KoA or reviews as a baseline and compare the stats of some swords in different shops to find the shops with accurate info. the strange thing about KOA to me is how their stats can often contradict with albions own stats for their swords on their own site. Now it's just a matter of which is more accurate, or if each sword has that much difference. Sometimes it will be several ounces or more change in weight, half and inch or more on POB, less often different blade measurement too
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Post by mrstabby on Jun 20, 2023 9:50:02 GMT
I wish KoA kept the info on swords they no longer sell in an archive. They have the best information, sometimes even better than the maker. If you need a list comparing specific swords KoA doesn't have you probably need to visit multiple shops or reviews and make a spread sheet yourself. Some shops are not really accurate with the sword stats though, keep that in mind. I use KoA or reviews as a baseline and compare the stats of some swords in different shops to find the shops with accurate info. the strange thing about KOA to me is how their stats can often contradict with albions own stats for their swords on their own site. Now it's just a matter of which is more accurate, or if each sword has that much difference. Sometimes it will be several ounces or more change in weight, half and inch or more on POB, less often different blade measurement too I have seen this too, for me the swords I get are most often very close to KoA stats. I think they measure it themselves. Some makers have more variance than others. My cold steel Arming sword is quite off from both the manufaturers clainms and KoA. My Windlass swords are spot on for KoA, but windlass themselves don't even spell out the measurements. My LK Chen Gale wind is closer to KoA in weight and PoB than the LK Chen shop says, but the LK Chen homepage has higher measurements in their "information" section, which are pretty close to KoA. With handmade items there is always some difference in result.
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Post by demonskull on Jun 24, 2023 0:02:10 GMT
Hello all, Is there some resource compiling differences between Angus Trim blades within the same Oakeshott Type (e.g. his XVIa.1 vs his XVIa.4)? My understanding is that there are meaningful differences between the variations based on particular aspects Mr. Trim is going for. I’ve only been able to pick up on these differences when different models are brought up in other conversations, and wonder if there’s a better resource as opposed to what is essentially oral history. I don't believe there is a single resource. There are other resources that handle one of more different types of Atrims like our own volunteer resource thread: sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/40975/sword-construction-data-baseThere are at least two Atrims represented (starting on page 2). You'd have to check other online sources and compare the stats however the same represented stats on this thread may not jive with the ones represented on others.
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