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Blaz Berlec
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Posted: Thu 31 May, 2007 7:43 am Post subject: |
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Thank you. Imareal search engine really works wonders. If only my German was a bit better.
If you don't know what I'm talking about - "Institut für Realienkunde des Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit" has a wonderful search engine for looking objects in their database of images (frescoes, altarpieces...). It mostly covers Central European area (particulary Austria). Very useful, images could be a bit bigger, and database for non Austrian countries is not that extensive, but still the best tool for searching references I've ever seen.
http://www.imareal.oeaw.ac.at/realonline/
Sean, you mean this falchion / messer with scabbard and small quiver for crossbow bolts?
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Extant 15th Century German Gothic Armour
Extant 15th century Milanese armour
Arming doublet of the 15th century
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Bob Burns
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Posted: Fri 01 Jun, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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This sword makes me salivate and froth at the mouth
Bob
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Patrik Erik Lars Lindblom
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Posted: Thu 07 Jun, 2007 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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EDIT: No Need anymore, get them 5 min after i posted this post, Thanks N.R
Just checking by, Howy!
Well!! I had a wision in a dream last night there i handle a knecht with an white grip and it was so beautiful,
i know Albion just made them with that wood grip, but anyway is there any handy photo edit guy
who can give it a white or red grip on the photo, please and Thanks!
Hope i not are to O.T in this topic Howy! sorry!
Frid o Fröjd!
Patrik
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David Stokes
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Posted: Sun 10 Jun, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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I GOT to handle this one at BLADE show and WOW, what a nice handling peice! i bet it cuts great!
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Joey Marmorato
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Posted: Sun 10 Jun, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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David Stokes wrote: | I GOT to handle this one at BLADE show and WOW, what a nice handling peice! i bet it cuts great! |
I enthusiastically second that. Although everything they have is gorgeous, the Knecht was an absolute joy to handle, even if only a for little while and in such a populated area. I really hope to own one some day.
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Study Group Coordinator
ARMA Atlanta
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David Stokes
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Posted: Sun 10 Jun, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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Joey Marmorato wrote: | David Stokes wrote: | I GOT to handle this one at BLADE show and WOW, what a nice handling peice! i bet it cuts great! |
I enthusiastically second that. Although everything they have is gorgeous, the Knecht was an absolute joy to handle, even if only a for little while and in such a populated area. I really hope to own one some day. |
I do have to say that the single handed version was very nice too.... itd be a hard toss up as to which i prefered...
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Robert B. Allison
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Posted: Thu 05 Jul, 2007 9:31 am Post subject: |
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Just wanted to post a short report on the Knecht. I had ordered one back in July or August of '05 and it finally arrived just last week. I have to say that it was well worth the wait. I was also appreciative of the fact that I ordered it when I did in light of a couple of significant price increases in the interim to which I was not subject.
This is an absolutely magnificent piece. I don't think that the pictures really do it justice. The blade is just amazing, and the balance/handling is something that I would have expected of a much shorter/lighter sword. I would imagine that is due partly to weight-saving profile of the blade coupled with the long and substantial grip. The grip panels are beautiful, mine were a modestly figured piece of (I think) Black Walnut. I have not tried cutting with it and am not sure I will, but for anyone interested in cutting activities, this one would be first-rate. Great job, Albion!!
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Charlee Garvin
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Posted: Sun 15 Jul, 2007 10:42 pm Post subject: Re: Introducing... The Knecht |
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I'm 13th in line for a Knecht and am looking forward to martial arts practice and test cutting with it. I actually sent pictures of it to Shinkendo founder, Obata Toshishiro, a descendant of Samurai lineage to see what his thoughts of it were because of its katana-like qualities.
Charlee
Howard Waddell wrote: | Move over katana... t here is a new, very mean kid in town for this Memorial Day Weekend...
I usually don't comment much on new models and prefer to leave that for customers who have handled them.
I feel compelled to make an exception in this case. |
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