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Here is a blunt longsword that I received from Baltimore Knife and Sword. This one has about 50% distal taper on it, so they started the blade thickness at .250 inch (6.3 mm) It weighs 3lbs 13oz. COG is very close to the guard. Blade is their standard 32 inches.

(FWIW this thread started on 8-28-03. It must be the longest running thread on the site.)

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My new Albion Talhoffer. Bought it on Kult of athena recently, it was in stock !


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My Albion blades : Talhoffer, Crecy and the Arn dagger.


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Mine was a Windlass Chioggia sword which I snapped up on clearance at MRL last month. Actually, its one of their better weapons, and a real joy to handle - slightly blade heavy, but no more than other single handed arming swords, and quite stiff - ZERO Windlass whippyness. Seriously, you don't have to spend tons to get a good quality sword IF you do your research and know what you're looking for.

I'm also closing a deal on a custom I-Beam trainer from Valiant Armoury, with a Bristol pommel and Crecy curved crossguard. That should look totally slick/sick for HEMA training!

Bob

Type X custom sword from A&A with a Brazil nut

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My custom Valiant Armoury I-Beam trainer arrived yesterday. It has a Crecy crossguard, a Bristol pommel with an ox blood guard and an Allen nut assembly. I wanted a more medieval broadsword look in my training weapon, not a feder with that thin super fast blade. It certainly handles more like a broadsword, with a lot of blade authority, very much like my Darksword Black Prince. It isn't a slow weapon at all, but it does take some leverage on the pommel to execute some movements. I practiced with it in the alley behind my condo yesterday and once I got the hang of the grip and the pommel, movements became much more fluid. If this danged flu ever goes away, I'll take it to HEMA practice tomorrow afternoon. Overall, I'm very happy. Even the cat approves!!!

Bob

Having recently sold off my very first reproduction sword, I picked up a similar sword with some differences. This is a Del Tin 5160 hilt with a type XIX blade. While there are no fullers, the blade stock is an improvement for Del Tin. Although the distal is very linear, the 36" blade is 6mm at the hilt and 2mm just behind the point. The result is a very neutral feel, with the pob five inches from the grip. The weight very close to the stock 5160 stats at KOA at 2lbs 12oz. In revisiting Records of the Medieval Sword, I guess I could long for an exacting reproduction, the blade longer still than even my old Windlass but this variant is very handy. The original long, lean and very pointy.

The Windlass hilt (ring added by me) and this XIX bladed blackened hilt attached below.

Cheers

GC

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I bought a DT5160 12 or more years ago. I didn't care for it - a blade heavy clunker, with little distal taper. When Del Tins did have distal taper back then, it often didn't start until half way down the blade. The one you just bought - I assume it is the new standard DT5160. For this one, what is the thickness measurement around the middle of the blade?

It would be interesting to find out how much Del Tin has redone the blade geometry on all their models.

Really nice sword Harry.

Here's my new DT2070, mini-review elsewhere.

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In hand

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With the A&A Anglo-Saxon top, George Ezell Black Seax middle, DT2070 bottom.

Not a sword, but here is my Christmas present to myself - The Arms and Armor 14th century dagger. Very nice piece

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Here's my latest, an Xmas present from my wife: an Albion Thegn with custom scabbard. What a wife I've got, eh? Sword is light, swings quite well, scabbard is leather over wood core with white metal fittings and buckle. Can't wait to cut with it!

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Christopher, who made the scabbard? Did they do it at Albion?

Custom type XI from Maciej Kopciuch. I asked for an atypical slightly downward curved cross guard. I think it turned out great.

That's a beautiful sword, Luka. How does it handle? That is an unusually acute, tapering point on that blade, presumably to reflect one made before 1300?

Maciej Kopciuch looks like a new bright star in swordmaking. Hasn't he only been doing this for a couple of years?

Thanks Luka and Roger. Yeah I really like this piece....always wanted a long tapering point like this.

The blade ended up being a bit shorter than originally hoped for, its 33 3/4 inches. It handles nice but definitely has a blade forward feel. I think the POB is right around 6 inches.