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Tue 20 Mar, 2012 9:05 pm
Albion will still be the best source for what variability they consider acceptable.
Here are some examples of discrepancies (or not) from spec:
Solingen: our review has slightly different specs than Albion's website. The
balance point is different by a 1/4 inch and some other specs vary a slight bit. Pretty close, though. Russ's review on Tritonworks.com has some slightly different stats, including POB, COP, and weight (3 lbs 8 oz = Albion, 3.8 pounds = Russ; one wonders whether he typed something wrong).
Brescia: our review lists the OL as 1 inch shorter than Albion's site. Whether one is a typo, I don't know. The Tritonworks review has slightly different blade and overall lengths; it also lists it as slightly heavier (3.25 pounds on Albion's site, 3.4 on Russ's).
Turin St. Maurice: Their specs match our review pretty closely, within what I consider acceptable tolerances given rounding/ measurement conversions, etc.
Tritonia: Our review lists the weight as 3 ounces more than Albion lists. The COP is an inch different between the two. Russ's review has some differences in its stats, too.
Svante: A forum member named Patrick J. once exchanged his Svante because the POB did not match spec. I don't remember how far off it was, as it's been years since it happened. Marc Ridgeway's recent Svante review has the POB and COP different from Albion's (3.4 vs. 2.125 and 21" vs. 18" respectively). The review on Tritonworks.com has the POB at 3.25. That review's weight is .3 pounds higher than any of the rest of them.
It's possible some of these discrepancies are differences in scale accuracy, where someone measures something, issues converting measurements, and/or plain old typos.