Albion at 2005 Blade Show -- myArmoury.com

James Williams · Industry Professional

Gentlemen,

I stopped by the Albion booth at the Blade Show and was very impressed by the balance of their swords. As one who uses swords daily, both Japanese and western, several of their swords really came alive in my hand. I have not handled any of their blades in over a year and a half and the new generation handle extremely well. I decided to buy a knightly sword as it fit me the best, this was after fondling most of the blades that they had with them. I am going to do some extensive cutting with it and will make both the feedback and the video available for those who might be interested.

Regards,

James

Aaron Schnatterly · Posted: Mon 06 Jun, 2005 2:01 pm Post subject:

James-

I was present for a lot of the handling and involved in these discussions. I appreciated the opportunity to meet you, to discuss the swords and the sword-body interaction with you. I'm sure the Knight will serve you well, and look very much to seeing the videos and hearing your impressions.

Thanks again for sharing!

Allen W · Posted: Mon 06 Jun, 2005 2:05 pm Post subject:

I'm interested.

Nathan Robinson · myArmoury Admin

I was also shocked and impressed with the Knight. This was one of the few models of Next Gens I had not seen before. Fantastic choice, James.

James Williams · Industry Professional

Nathan,

It was good to see you at the Blade Show. As you know I was very taken with several of Albions swords and enjoyed working them in back. The world of western swords and martial arts is really moving along and it is good to see.

Take Care,

James

Patrick Kelly · Posted: Mon 06 Jun, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject:

As I said at the time James, you're going to be impressed by the Knight. It's an excellent sword.

This sword is the 1911 pistol or '98 Mauser rifle of the sword world. Like those other weapons it's just "right".

Chris Lampe · Posted: Mon 06 Jun, 2005 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: Albion at 2005 Blade Show

George Hill · Posted: Tue 07 Jun, 2005 1:45 am Post subject:

I've been looking at one of those my self... They are just gorgous. But the Knight or the Squire? I like both so much...

Thomas Hoogendam · Posted: Tue 07 Jun, 2005 9:40 am Post subject:

Guys, knock it off!!! I've ordered a Knight a week ago, and am trying NOT to think about it, otherwise I might go nuts with antisipation. Big Grin

Mr. Williams, I for one would love to see some videos of you in action with the Knight.

Aaron Schnatterly · Posted: Tue 07 Jun, 2005 10:01 am Post subject:

Darwin Todd · Posted: Tue 07 Jun, 2005 7:48 pm Post subject: Me too!

I also ordered a Knight at the Blade show. I had been trying to choose between it and the Laird and decided to wait until I could hold them both in person. I found the slightly longer grip of the Knight to fit my hand better. Then once my desicion had been made, Harlan started telling me how much he liked the Solingin and almost made me change my mind. The Knight and Solingin both feel wonderful in the hand but do feel different. In the end I went with my original choice.
It would be really cool if there were some area at the show where you had a little more room to manuver. Holding a sword in hand is great but being able to really do some cut and thrust exercises would tell you a whole lot more about how a sword handles.