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Ben Sweet
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wow what a stunning beauty, excellent work 
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D. Austin
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I know it's been said, but that is some great work. It should fit in very nicely with your 15th century kit.
Can you see a scabbard for this piece being created in the near future?
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| Fantastic job, Sean! I am a bit envious now. I have seen some very well-done improvement /customization projects lately, this is one of the most dramatic makeovers yet. The rainguard really adds a lot to the look.
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Sean Flynt
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| Joe Fults wrote: | | For grins I feel like I have to ask if you have a before and after shots? |
No problem. The "before" photo is David Kite's, from his Marketplace post.
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Sean Flynt
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| D. Austin wrote: | | Can you see a scabbard for this piece being created in the near future? |
That's the plan--simple, slender scabbard and single-strand belt, which seems to have been common for German longswords of this period (see images below). I'm probably going to change my display setup this summer, and that will require scabbards for at least this sword and my E.B. Erickson/ATrim sword. I want to do this work properly because I really want to do justice to the blades. It would be a crime to display this piece in a rectangular-section beast with chrome-tanned leather. The scabbard needs to be very light, very form-fitting and with historically appropriate leather.
By the way, it's interesting that this form of chappe naturally mirrors the required section of the scabbard--a narrow boat shape. With a riser under the scabbard leather just below the edge of the chappe, I should get a neat fit, as in the case of the Bayerisches sword's scabbard (last photo below).
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I hope the guys over at A&A catch this thread, good stuff all around.
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David Kite
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Well done, Sean! I suppose I should keep you in mind as an option if I ever need a sword rehilted. 
David Kite
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Sean Flynt
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| David Kite wrote: | Well done, Sean! I suppose I should keep you in mind as an option if I ever need a sword rehilted.
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If you WMA practitioners would just stop using swords as they were intended to be used, we wouldn't have to worry about things like rehilting, routine repair and the connection between design/construction and martial effectiveness. You reality-based people make things so very complicated!  In all seriousness, though, I'm very happy to have given this piece a second life. I learned a bit more about sword cutlery and German longsword technique, and about how these influence each other.
As for the rest of you who insist on using fine swords for the purpose of clarifying and expanding our knowledge of sword technology and practice....keep it up! You know where to find me when it's time to retire your tools. 
Thanks for the Dürer, David!
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Was looking through the photos here and I noticed something in the corner of shot of a display at the Invilades. Its not the whole sword in the shot so no way to be sure but along the left side...
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Sean Flynt
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Thanks! I need to find that one!
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| Has this project taken the place of the Windlass Erbach you were working on earlier? Because as nice as this one is, I'm curious as to how the Erbach will turn out.
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| Josh Maxwell wrote: | | Has this project taken the place of the Windlass Erbach you were working on earlier? Because as nice as this one is, I'm curious as to how the Erbach will turn out. |
This one happened first. is there ever really an end, though? There's always more that can be done, so overlap happens.
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Yes, this is an "old" project. As Nathan says, projects tend to overlap and inform each other. This Dürer was an educational opportunity for me. I've learned much more since then so now I look back at it and see lots of things I'd do differently. I'll have it back on the bench soon to redo everything--file details on the cross, make at least a new grip cover and chappe, if not an entirely new grip. I'm especially eager to get back into this piece now that I've seen the one in the 16th c. artwork below. I might go that direction with it.
As for the Erbach project--you can see my progress on that below, too. I've succeeded in getting away from the original Erbach sword as well as the A&A reproduction. My project is unique but historically appropriate. Unfortunately, I get very little time to work on anything like this--minutes a day, at best, in a typical week. When I can take a vacation day and spend a couple of hours on a project, it goes incredibly quickly.
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