Albion Alexandria. A full-on one or two handed battle sword with tremendous shearing power and a long, profile tapering to a penetrating tip. It would be as good a thruster as slasher if not for the whip-like flexibility of the blade. But I would rather have the light, thin, extra wide blade than more stiffness and weight. I always loved broad medieval swords with plenty of presence.

ORIGINAL ALEXANDRIA
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I also own what I affectionately call the Alexandria's little brother, the Albion Yeoman, a shorter, wide, one handed sword with a fuller instead of a diamond cross-section.

The Albion Yeoman and either the Principe or the Alexandria or very high on my list of next acquisitions. I love the look of the Yeoman but not sure if I'd like the shortness of it. I'm definitely leaning toward the principe or alexandria i just can't decide which though. Just looking at the original alexandria makes me lean that way more and more.

Hi gents,
i am a sword collector from germany and this would be my first post at myArmoury with some pics of my latest sword, a John Lundemo two-handed viking/fantasy warsword based on his "Morrigan"-designs...a stunning big bad beauty, courtesy our William Swiger who sold that lady to me; she is the heart of my collection now!

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Nice sword Holger. John Lundemo makes some very good ones.

You can definitely go 13th Warrior with that bad boy. :cool:

Well, I just received my first sword (at least that isn't a wall hanger I got when I was a kid). The Windlass Oakeshott Type XIV. I actually got it because I decided I wanted my first "real" sword to be an Albion Yeoman, but then I figured I'd pick this up first. I got it unsharpened for use as a solo drill weapon (also because I didn't like the idea of getting a secondary bevel on it from MRL). I decided to wait to have it in hand to "make sure" the XIV is what I really wanted before I ordered the Yeoman. I'm 5'6" and this type of sword seems like a perfect size for me. I just went ahead and ordered the Yeoman.

1790 NCO Saber. A similar sword appears in Peterson's "The American Sword" (pg 8-9). Bone grip with brass mounts. About 30" long.

This is the first antique sword I've owned. It has a nice, lively feel to it.

That's a nice saber Aaron and in this picture I can really see the fullers and hilt carving well. Looks like excellent condition! Good job.

In Japanese sword terms, the depth of the curve is called sori, and it's interesting to me to see the changes of sori over time in Japanese swords and then look at European cavalry swords as comparison.

The last sword I purchased was this Albion Munich. I've had it for a while but have not posted many pictures of it.

Here it is with my Poitiers type XV and buckler.

J. Nicolaysen is correct, Patrick. I bought it from Parker Brown at Crescent Moon Armoury.

Here's a link to his homepage. He's a pleasure to do business with and does good work.

http://www.crescentmoonarmoury.net/Crescent_M...moury.html

J. Nicolaysen, thanks for the compliments on the Poitiers and Munich. I've gone through about two dozen swords over the last decade and these two are the only ones I've chosen to hold onto. The heft, balance, geometry, aesthetics, grip lengths, blade lengths, pivot points—everything really—on these two specimens feels right to me in a way that other swords I've owned did not. I'm quite happy with them.

It also took me a long time to find a buckler that I like to go with the Poitiers. After much searching I found Parker Brown who was able to make a quality piece to my exact specifications.

Now I have this minimalist collection of just three pieces, but three that I truly love.

My new one is a custom Type XV made by Hungarian swordsmith Viktor Berbekucz. It is based on a well known 15th century sword, published in Oakeshott´s Records and also an myArmoury´s facebook page.
I should receive it within a few days, but here are the pictures I got in advance.

Best wishes,

Mark

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Hello
After some years of plotting and planning,I finaly got a Knecht. Coolest thing i ever handled....well maybe not the coolest,but it`s right up there:-)

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Karl, I'm jealous. I've always wanted one of those.

Congratulations Karl. I've had one for a few years now and it is definitely something special. It certainly introduced me to a few characteristics I had not experienced before, such as the difference in handling that a small pommel cap makes as opposed to a full pommel. As with most historically correct blades there is a lot more going on than you can see in photographs, for example the point and area of blade just before it are deceptively complex. The exposed timber grip slabs are also a great point of interest, flawlessly executed by Albion, transitioning nicely to the lines and detail of the pommel cap. I just wish they had been able to retain the exposed tang but from memory this was causing too many production issues, and these versions of the Knecht look awesome anyway so no great loss with that issue. Although my cutting mediums have been limited it performs better than anything that has come before it for me and based on the fact that it combines a robust blade geometry with acute cutting planes there is no reason to believe it won't be a beast when it comes to heavier targets.

Patrick this would be a great addition to your already enviable collection.