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Geoff Wood
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Kirk
Belated congratulations. You really have an eye for this sort of thing (and the manual skills of course). You make me like designs that I'd normally dismiss.
Regards
Geoff
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Thomas McDonald
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| Joseph Minarick wrote: | | Thanks Mac. I took a picture of the hilt, so maybe this will be of some help. By straight I was refering to the lack of curve in the guard, it is still a fan type. |
Hi Joe
There are two other Irish rings that I'm aware of with straight guards.
1.) The Portglenone (fan shaped ends are rolled but lie in same axis as the remainder of the quillon)
2.) The Tullylough (fan shaped ends are counter-curved)
The Townparks-Galway, River Suck-Galway, and Lough Neagh-Antrim/Derry, all have S shaped guards .
Mac
*Images: "Sixteenth Century Irish Swords In The National Museum Of Ireland", by G.A. Hayes-McCoy, Dublin, 1959.
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Thomas McDonald
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Forgot one ....
I believe this has a straight guard, with counter-curved fan ends !
* Photo: The Thirteenth Park Lane Arms Fair, 1996, D.A. Oliver.
Article: Scottish "twa handit Swerdis", by Tony Willis. (Fig. 3)
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Bob Burns
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My wife "Gayle" who takes a certain amount of interest and appreciation of fine replicas and is herself an amateur photographer wanted me to let you know that she thought your sword was magnificent (to use her words) and that she really loved the photography, especially the photo of the close up of the Celtic Cross on the blade. Her other hobby is gardening, so combine this gorgeous sword with the nice photography and the autumn leaves it got a "10" with here, just to let you know.
Truly a pleasure to the eye,
Bob
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Kirk Lee Spencer
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| Posted: Mon 05 Dec, 2005 7:20 am Post subject: Re: eye |
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| Geoff Wood wrote: | Kirk
Belated congratulations. You really have an eye for this sort of thing (and the manual skills of course). You make me like designs that I'd normally dismiss.
Regards
Geoff |
Thanks Geoff...
After the Cold Steel Scottish Baskethilted Cutlass, I have an Albion Del Tin St. Maurice of Turin sword I am working on.
ks
Two swords
Lit in Eden’s flame
One of iron and one of ink
To place within a bloody hand
One of God or one of man
Our souls to one of
Two eternities
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Kirk Lee Spencer
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| Bob Burns wrote: | My wife "Gayle" who takes a certain amount of interest and appreciation of fine replicas and is herself an amateur photographer wanted me to let you know that she thought your sword was magnificent (to use her words) and that she really loved the photography, especially the photo of the close up of the Celtic Cross on the blade. Her other hobby is gardening, so combine this gorgeous sword with the nice photography and the autumn leaves it got a "10" with her, just to let you know.
Truly a pleasure to the eye,
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Hey Bob...
It's good to hear from those with a kindred spirit for these things... Tell Gayle thanks for the encouragement. 
In terms of photography, I think the close-up of the the Celtic Cross is probably my favorite of the batch also.
ks
Two swords
Lit in Eden’s flame
One of iron and one of ink
To place within a bloody hand
One of God or one of man
Our souls to one of
Two eternities
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Geoff Wood
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| Posted: Tue 06 Dec, 2005 8:49 am Post subject: Re: eye |
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| Kirk Lee Spencer wrote: | | Geoff Wood wrote: | Kirk
Belated congratulations. You really have an eye for this sort of thing (and the manual skills of course). You make me like designs that I'd normally dismiss.
Regards
Geoff |
Thanks Geoff...
After the Cold Steel Scottish Baskethilted Cutlass, I have an Albion Del Tin St. Maurice of Turin sword I am working on.
ks |
Well, I already like that one, so I'll expect to be dazzled!
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