Valiant Armory Castilian Falchion review.
Jul 12, 2024 15:46:17 GMT
Post by blackjack on Jul 12, 2024 15:46:17 GMT
I am a very armature sword collector with a small experience in swords and a very armature back yard cutter.
This is my second sword from Valiant Armory, my first was an Irish ring leaf bladed long sword.
This Sword has an Overall Length: 37 3/4 inch
Sword Blade Length: 30 1/4 inch
Sword Handle Length: 4 inch
Sword Blade Material: Hand Made 6150 High Carbon Spring Steel
Sword Blade Width at Guard: 1 1/4 inch
Sword Weight 2 lb. 3 oz.
COB 3 3/4 inches from the guard
This Falchion is my favorite one handed sword.
Fast, light, nimble and yet stiff. It cuts like a dream.
This sword looks amazing, is an historical reproduction and is simply the best feeling one handed sword I have ever used.
It's 30 inch length makes it much easier to wear and carry compared to the 33 inch Albion Doge or 36 inch LK Chen Ribaldo
and handles better than either of them.
With the exception of one complaint below this sword has perfect fit and finish.
My only complaint is a failure to sand down all sharp corners where a customer may want to grip the sword.
In this case the sword has a ricasso that encourages a user to wield the sword with one finger over the guard.
A finger over guard grip is historical and grants more control over the sword. However, the ricasso, while blunt,
has corners that are far too sharp. Once again I had to take sandpaper to my sword and manually knock the corners off.
This is a very similar complaint I had with my Irish Ring leaf blade sword, where I had to manually knock off the corners on the pommel.
This is an ongoing issue with Valiant products, not just form me but from other reviewers. Just a bit of sanding down corners in all places
where a customer might want to grip their swords would go a long way to perfecting a product that is already so close to perfect.
This is my second sword from Valiant Armory, my first was an Irish ring leaf bladed long sword.
This Sword has an Overall Length: 37 3/4 inch
Sword Blade Length: 30 1/4 inch
Sword Handle Length: 4 inch
Sword Blade Material: Hand Made 6150 High Carbon Spring Steel
Sword Blade Width at Guard: 1 1/4 inch
Sword Weight 2 lb. 3 oz.
COB 3 3/4 inches from the guard
This Falchion is my favorite one handed sword.
Fast, light, nimble and yet stiff. It cuts like a dream.
This sword looks amazing, is an historical reproduction and is simply the best feeling one handed sword I have ever used.
It's 30 inch length makes it much easier to wear and carry compared to the 33 inch Albion Doge or 36 inch LK Chen Ribaldo
and handles better than either of them.
With the exception of one complaint below this sword has perfect fit and finish.
My only complaint is a failure to sand down all sharp corners where a customer may want to grip the sword.
In this case the sword has a ricasso that encourages a user to wield the sword with one finger over the guard.
A finger over guard grip is historical and grants more control over the sword. However, the ricasso, while blunt,
has corners that are far too sharp. Once again I had to take sandpaper to my sword and manually knock the corners off.
This is a very similar complaint I had with my Irish Ring leaf blade sword, where I had to manually knock off the corners on the pommel.
This is an ongoing issue with Valiant products, not just form me but from other reviewers. Just a bit of sanding down corners in all places
where a customer might want to grip their swords would go a long way to perfecting a product that is already so close to perfect.