I have been fascinated with it ever since I saw its raw statistics. It is a beast of a single-handed sword. I was captivated by the idea of having such a heavy weapon being functional, and handling like a boat anchor. It should be fair to presume that a master sword smith have originally made such a formidable weapon. It weighs almost as much as my Reagent, and it is heavier than my Duke (both hand-and-a-half swords, though I presume most of the forumites already know that :) ). I could not wait to see how it handled.
For the first few days, after 15-min of dry handling it tired my had very quickly. It is not as agile as my NG knight, but it is much easier to control that any of my hand and a half swords, even the ones that are a pound lighter (NG Cresy). For more details on handling, please refer to Patrick Kelly's wonderful review of the Tritona on this site.
What I want to boast about are its cutting capabilities. I ordered 20 tatami mats from Bugei. Soon I realized that it was a mistake. There is nothing wrong with the mats, but to even feel the sword impacting a target I needed a double mat, and to make it interesting I needed triple mats. For reference, a double bugei wara roll is about the same diameter as a triple Bugei tatami roll. In other words I should have bought the wara........20 tatami mats lasted for a very short time.........
This sword is a beast. That is it. There you have it. My cutting technique is not that great, but I was able to cleanly cut a triple mat with the blade tip, although it took a lot of effort. If I hit with the center of percussion, the cut was almost effortless.
Having seen what a beast the Tritonia is, now I need to do some cutting with my NG Duke. That should be interesting, though I would know to order more mats.
And did I mention that the Tritonia looks stunning. Its simple elegance is hard to put into words, but you can all look at the pictures :)
Many thanks to Pater J. and the Albion team for recreating such a wonderful weapon.
Now I need to save money for the Solingen, and the SoSM Turin
Alexi
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Triple mats are no match for the Tritonia
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Tatami mats, fear for your lives.......