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Tim Lison
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Thanks Jean!
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Jarno-T. Pälikkö
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Location: Helsinki, Finland Joined: 18 May 2007
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Good photo Jean! ...Somebody's been using flash - naughty, sir!
As I said, the pommel appears to be made of sheet-iron as well. You can see the thickness (thinness more like) of the material in the crack of the pommel. Also looking at the lower guard and the tang hole, it appears to be similarly punched as the hole of the guard is. There seems to be something wedged in the hole next to the tang - a nail perhaps?
An intriguing piece this one...
JT
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Jean Le-Palud
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| Jarno-T. Pälikkö wrote: | Good photo Jean! ...Somebody's been using flash - naughty, sir!
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As you know already JT I don't speak finnish, so I only showed my camera to the museum attendant and he nodded, saying nothing. I didn't even felt guilty at using flash LOL !
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Tim Lison
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| Jean Le-Palud wrote: | | Jarno-T. Pälikkö wrote: | Good photo Jean! ...Somebody's been using flash - naughty, sir!
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As you know already JT I don't speak finnish, so I only showed my camera to the museum attendant and he nodded, saying nothing. I didn't even felt guilty at using flash LOL ! |
Way to go Jean, the old "I don't speak the language" excuse! We Americans use that one a lot! 
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Jarno-T. Pälikkö
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...Works with us Finns too: lift your eyebrows and say "Häh?" when the custodian yells "Sans flash, monsieur! Sans flash!"...Sadly doesn't work so well here in the local museums...
JT
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J.D. Crawford
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Jeff/Tim, I don't often say this, but I like your sword better than the original!
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Jean Thibodeau
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| J.D. Crawford wrote: | | Jeff/Tim, I don't often say this, but I like your sword better than the original! |
Maybe because the original was made " Good Enough " to be functional while the modern interpretation was using the same aesthetics but made to be " Best Possible " in materials, level of finish and structural integrity ..... i.e. a bit more " railroad engineered " but not past the point where an agile and effective weapon is made slow and sluggish when the desire for robustness overtakes it's qualities of good handling.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Scott Woodruff
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Apparently, not all original swords of this type were so flimsy as the one in the Finnish National Museum. Kazakevicius describes several very similar swords, all of which have blades 7-8 mm thick at the base tapering to about 4mm thick near the point. Some have very narrow blades, starting at only 2.6 cm wide and flaring to just over 3cm with very acute points, while some have blades more like Tim's, about 3cm at the base flaring to 4 cm and a less acute point.
I am just dying of envy, Tim, I have wanted one of these Baltic single-edged swords for some time. It is a real pleasure to see one of these less well-known types being so beautifully reproduced. Any chance you could provide some more stats, especially blade width and thickness and measurements of the hilt components?
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Tim Lison
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I'm glad you like it Scott! I have been on a Baltic streak for a while now. Have a few more Baltic pieces coming soon too... Anyway, the spine is 7mm at the base. Halfway it is 5mm and 2 inches from the tip it is 3mm. It then tapers towards the point very gradually. The hilt components are thin, both pommel and guard are 20cm at their thigkest points and taper gradually. I added a few odd angle pics so you can see some of it a bit better....
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Scott Woodruff
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Thank you very much, Tim. I can't wait to see your next Baltic piece.
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