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Josh McNeal
Location: N.W., FL Joined: 29 Dec 2008
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Thank you, Mr. Nudel.
It was actually your earlier post on this thread, reviewing the falchion, that led me to contacting the gentleman, in the first place. I really would like to consult with him about making a saber but I emailed about a week ago, and nothing since. I got error messages the first couple of times I emailed, so I kept trying. if you know of any way of getting a message to him, I would still like to order a sword from him.
We are what we do when it matters most.
-an old Masai saying
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Sa'ar Nudel
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No need for "Mr.", first name is enough 
I use this address: berbekuczviktor@vnet.hu
I also have a mobile phone number of his wife. I don't know if this applicable for you but I can send it in a PM.
BTW, my falchion is fitted now with a brand new (aged) scabbard.
Curator of Beit Ussishkin, regional nature & history museum, Upper Galilee.
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Josh McNeal
Location: N.W., FL Joined: 29 Dec 2008
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Sorry, Sa'ar. I was raised to be polite. Army SO and Marine Corps drill instructor relatives made sure about that. That's the email address that I've been using. I wouldn't feel right about calling the man's wife unless the phone number was listed on their website. Proper form, and all that. Thank you for your help, and if you have any suggestions, let me know. How are things in Israel? We see a bit on the news, but the news can be kind of spotty.
We are what we do when it matters most.
-an old Masai saying
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Sa'ar Nudel
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Hey, it's ok, politeness is cool. I use Surename when I address a person for the first time on private mail.
I guess you are right, phone number is reserved for close encounters. I can just offer you to send another email with a recipt option via "options".
Things over here are very hot, but let us leave politics outside the forum.
Curator of Beit Ussishkin, regional nature & history museum, Upper Galilee.
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Josh McNeal
Location: N.W., FL Joined: 29 Dec 2008
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Sorry about that, didn't mean the politics. Meant more living conditions, but you're right. Do you have any luck with the second email? If the gentleman and his wife are just away on holiday then they'll probably get back to me, but if that email is defunct now..... As i said I got some strange error messages the first times I tried to mail.
We are what we do when it matters most.
-an old Masai saying
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Sa'ar Nudel
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| Posted: Tue 30 Dec, 2008 2:28 am Post subject: |
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Josh, I have only the same email address. I offered to send again, with a self-recipt option just to verify that the email went through the net. Allow 5-10 days.
Curator of Beit Ussishkin, regional nature & history museum, Upper Galilee.
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Wayne Kroncke
Location: Glos. UK Joined: 10 Nov 2008
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| Sa'ar Nudel wrote: | Hi Wayne, thanks for posting.
Did you also ordered the scabbards for the two swords? VB usually sells them seperately.
Is your version of the 16th c. saber a blunt one? When I had met Viktor he pointed out that his blunt swords are heavier due to more mass of the blade, he leaves a 3mm edge for safety reasons.
I own one of his falchions, check here http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...+berbekucz ,
it had been bought blunt and I just got it back from sharpening and removing adjacent material off the blade, in order to retain proper blade & edge geometry. The sword lost 200 grams in the process (weight now is 1.450kg) and now balances superbly at 3-1/2".
I believe that with correct feedback Viktor has a great future in swordmaking. |
hi saar, sorry for the delay, had some pc troubles, anyhow, don't have the scabbards tho i'll hopefully order them from victor at some point. both swords are sharp as razors and appear to have come that way, i've honed them a bit with a pocket crock stick since.. the 9c one balances about 5" from the guard, the 16c about 9in. due to the extra blade width and the yelman. i'm more used to some of my other swords that are balanced closer to the grip or guard, tho some of the ones that balance further out still handle well. i bought these two off of a UK horseman who was in search of 'the perfect sabre' and decided these weren't them after he'd done the hard part - ordering and importing them. he did some test cuttings with them on the traditional melons but luckily nothing too hard, no nicks or other damage evident. i have these and a couple of other antique and repro cavalry type sword/sabres but prefer the shorter infantry types as i do not ride & do not plan to. a falchion is on my list for the future.
CAVE CANEM ET SEMPER PARATUS
Dic, hospes Spartae nos te hic vidisse iacentes,
Dum sanctis patriae legibus obsequimur
If they don't want me to eat animals - why do they make them out of MEAT?
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Sa'ar Nudel
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Wayne, thanks for returning to us. It seems the blade of the 16th c. is a beat beefy. Fullers would have done miracles in reducing weight and better balancing.
My falchion is now complete, after it got its new scabbard. I think I will order from Viktor a different customized falchion, of later period.
Curator of Beit Ussishkin, regional nature & history museum, Upper Galilee.
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