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Luka Borscak
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Is that the one which blade is pattern welded (the remains of it anyway)???
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Sam Gordon Campbell
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Greg, Ah, I've been looking for a shot from that angle, cheers.
Michael, I think a few of those other things in the display case are on the cards haha
Dan, Whoa, cool, those are very helpful, I'll have to send those off to the smith I'm currently in negotiations with.
The more I see, the more I want one :lol:
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Host of Crash Course HEMA.
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Craig Peters
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Found this doing an unrelated search of images from the Maciejowski Bible. The knight with the sword raised high above his head, near the centre of the image, has a pommel that looks like a Type D.
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Sam Gordon Campbell
Location: Australia. Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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Just wondering if there have been any recent finds or repro's that have been discovered?
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Founder of The Van Dieman's Land Stage Gladiators.
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J.D. Crawford
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I don't think this one has been shown. It is said to reside at the Musee D'Armes and have a blade of 37.4"
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Sam Gordon Campbell
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| J.D. Crawford wrote: | | I don't think this one has been shown. It is said to reside at the Musee D'Armes and have a blade of 37.4" |
Ah, nice find Mr. Crawford.
Here's a an interesting pommel that may be one.
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C.L. Miller
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This sword is currently housed in Nuremburg's Kaiserburg-Museum, inv. no. W2445, on loan from the city (Dan posted Geibig's photos and drawings of this sword above, Kat. nr. 52):
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C.L. Miller
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Sam Gordon Campbell
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Whoa.
Thanks C.L., those are some awesome photos.
I want one more and more :lol:
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C.L. Miller
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| Sam Gordon Campbell wrote: | Whoa.
Thanks C.L., those are some awesome photos.
I want one more and more :lol: |
Thanks! I wish that I had more to give - unfortunately, the conditions in the DHM (as is the case in so many museums) aren't especially well suited to photography, macro or otherwise, and the remainder of the photos I took of this sword didn't turn out terribly well. The DHM unfortunately doesn't display much of its substantial holdings, but this single case encloses one of the finest high medieval collections I've ever seen. I'm hoping to return there in a few months' time, and will try to secure some better photos - I'll be certain to post them here if I do.
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J.D. Crawford
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Thanks for this thread and all the photos. It seems like there is a definite family of very similar long bladed Xa/XI swords with similar D pommels and type 1 and 2 crosses. One might suppose they were all made by the same workshop, cranking out different versions of the same sword over the span of several (?) decades in the 13th century.
Based on this notion, I just commissioned a new sword based on a combination of features I found interesting from this thread. With some luck we'll be able to post some pictures here before the end of the year.
Bringing history to life is fun!
-JD
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Scott Woodruff
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Dan, I am very interested in the swords you posted above, particularly the first one. It has odd proportions, very different from the typical very long blade and short grip. As you mentioned making replicas of some of these, I thought I would ask, do you have any measurements you can share? I would like to do a replica of one of these short-bladed/long-gripped swords but I find the proportions a little confusing.
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Benjamin Floyd II
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Here's another one.
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J.D. Crawford
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| J.D. Crawford wrote: | | Based on this notion, I just commissioned a new sword based on a combination of features I found interesting from this thread. With some luck we'll be able to post some pictures here before the end of the year. |
This took a little longer than expected, but looks like the project will be coming together soon. Here's a teaser from the A&A workshop.
(I believe the hilt furniture will be mounted on a somewhat longer blade. ;) )
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Bryan Heff
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I just came across this thread and figured I would add what I have. An older model MRL/Del Tin. I re-did the handle in twisted wire.
The church is near but the roads are icy. The tavern is far but I will walk carefully. - Russian Proverb
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J.D. Crawford
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For a short time I had an Albion Ritter in my hands, so took some photos to compare it with my A&A D-pommel sword. Here they are together:
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Tim Lison
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Dang! That A&A sword is huge! The Ritter is a big sword but just looks so small next to it... Great stuff JD!
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J.D. Crawford
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| Tim Lison wrote: | | Dang! That A&A sword is huge! The Ritter is a big sword but just looks so small next to it... Great stuff JD! |
These were definitely long blades Tim, like your recent XI. I'd like to have a more accurate version of the original 'Ritter': 38" blade.
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