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Wed 18 Jan, 2006 10:53 pm
One thing that I really respect about Albion is that they're constantly putting out new products throughout every year. That takes a lot of work and effort, and inevitably some delays will be involved. Many sword companies, especially smaller ones, might release two or three new weapons in a year, along with making the swords or other weapons that they already have for sale. Consequently, they will have little or no delays with orders, since they aren't trying to develop new weapons. Look at the fall and winter of 2005 alone for Albion and Peter. They released the
Agincourt, the Allectus Mainz
Gladius, the Pedite Pompeii Gladius, the Aquilifer Fulham Gladius, the
Poitiers, the Talhoffer, the Bayeux, the Thegn, the Reeve, the Hospitaller, the Senlac, and the Sword of St. Maurice of Turin.
That's 12 swords in the fall and winter alone, a staggering and downright phenomenal increase to their Next Generation/Museum lines. Granted, the shipping for some items has been slow in some cases, but given the number of new swords that Albion's released in 2005 alone, these delays are understandable.