Is that the one which blade is pattern welded (the remains of it anyway)???

Here are a few more of one of my favorite pommel types.
As far as having replicas, I've got a couple in progress.
I hope this helps,
Dan

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Greg, Ah, I've been looking for a shot from that angle, cheers.
Michael, I think a few of those other things in the display case are on the cards haha
Dan, Whoa, cool, those are very helpful, I'll have to send those off to the smith I'm currently in negotiations with.
The more I see, the more I want one :lol:

Found this doing an unrelated search of images from the Maciejowski Bible. The knight with the sword raised high above his head, near the centre of the image, has a pommel that looks like a Type D.

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Just wondering if there have been any recent finds or repro's that have been discovered?

I don't think this one has been shown. It is said to reside at the Musee D'Armes and have a blade of 37.4"

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This sword is currently housed in Nuremburg's Kaiserburg-Museum, inv. no. W2445, on loan from the city (Dan posted Geibig's photos and drawings of this sword above, Kat. nr. 52):

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And here's a few more of the DHM's W880 (the inspiration for Albion's Ritter, posted above) - my apologies for the poor photo quality.

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Whoa.
Thanks C.L., those are some awesome photos.
I want one more and more :lol:

Thanks for this thread and all the photos. It seems like there is a definite family of very similar long bladed Xa/XI swords with similar D pommels and type 1 and 2 crosses. One might suppose they were all made by the same workshop, cranking out different versions of the same sword over the span of several (?) decades in the 13th century.

Based on this notion, I just commissioned a new sword based on a combination of features I found interesting from this thread. With some luck we'll be able to post some pictures here before the end of the year.

Bringing history to life is fun!

-JD

Dan, I am very interested in the swords you posted above, particularly the first one. It has odd proportions, very different from the typical very long blade and short grip. As you mentioned making replicas of some of these, I thought I would ask, do you have any measurements you can share? I would like to do a replica of one of these short-bladed/long-gripped swords but I find the proportions a little confusing.

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I just came across this thread and figured I would add what I have. An older model MRL/Del Tin. I re-did the handle in twisted wire.

For a short time I had an Albion Ritter in my hands, so took some photos to compare it with my A&A D-pommel sword. Here they are together:

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Dang! That A&A sword is huge! The Ritter is a big sword but just looks so small next to it... Great stuff JD!