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Lance K.
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 Posted: Wed 29 Jun, 2005 8:47 pm Post subject: Poll: Favorite Albion sword. |
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I'm curious to see what the most popular Albions are. So what's your favorite? You don't have to own it either.
My vote is....
The Viceroy
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Sam Barris
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| Posted: Wed 29 Jun, 2005 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Three way tie between the Crecy, Svante and Landgraf. I don't own any of them yet, but all things in their proper time.
Pax,
Sam Barris
"Any nation that draws too great a distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools." —Thucydides
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Aaron Schnatterly
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Favorite Museum Line - The Svante, closely followed by the Brescia, closely followed by the Solingen.
Favorite Next Gen - Regent, followed closely by the Knight.
My room mate's favorite (since he's around...) - Ritter, followed by the Squire.
Hard to make a simple 1-sword answer, since I view them on so many different levels... aesthetics. handling, complexity, purpose...
-Aaron Schnatterly
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Fortior Qui Se Vincit
(He is stronger who conquers himself.)
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Micha Hofmann
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A tie between Munich, Regent/ Earl and the Talhoffer.
If things turn out right, I might be holding the first one of these in my hands by the end of this year... :cool:
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Lance K.
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| Posted: Wed 29 Jun, 2005 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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Ok if we are doing more than one.... after the Viceroy follows the Solingen then the Svante.
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Mark Mattimore
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From what I've seen/handled/own it has to be the Regent. :D Hands down the best!!
In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro.
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Eric Nower
Location: Upstate NY Joined: 22 Dec 2004
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I'd have to go with the Baron....thats high on my list :lol: I do love the Sempach too, it's got such a simple elegance to it. :)
May God have mercy on my enemies, for I shall have none.
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Patrick Kelly
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I like all of the ones I own (or I wouldn't own them after all), but I have to say that the Jarl is my favorite thus far.
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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Mike Capanelli
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| Posted: Wed 29 Jun, 2005 10:38 pm Post subject: ...................... |
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though it's hard to norrow down, i'd say the brescia. with the regent and the viceroy a very close second
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Steve Fabert
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A tossup between the Landgraf and the Sovereign.
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Michael F.
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It's a tie between the Regent and Crecy for me. It's not so much the hilt of those that catches my eye but the blades. Both are a design that can both thrust and cut really well. Though the brescia comes really close because it's kind of a conbo between the two types, and that nice long grip...
"Tis but a scratch.....A scratch? your arm's off!"-- Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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Roger Hooper
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My favorite of those Albions I already have - the Castellan. My favorites of those Albions that I don't have, that may or may not exist yet but that I'd sure like to have -- Condottiere, Markgraf, Gallowglass, Reeve
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Nate C.
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| Posted: Thu 30 Jun, 2005 8:16 am Post subject: |
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3 way tie; Regent, Viceroy, Svante.
Once more are in production I may have to change this list :D .
Huzzah,
Nate C.
Sapere Aude
"If you are going to kill the man, at least give him a decent salute." - A. Blansitt
If they ever come up with a Swashbuckling School, I think one of the courses should be Laughing, then Jumping Off Something. --Jack Handy
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William Goodwin
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Unfortunately I don't own any, but if I had my choosing it would be a hard toss-up with the Doge, the Markgraf or the Vassal.
Bill
Roanoke Sword Guilde
roanokeswordguilde@live.com
"I was born for this" - Joan of Arc
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David Kite
Location: Clinton, IN USA Joined: 20 Feb 2004
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Of the ones I've handled (thanks be to Round Tables):
Longswords would be Regent and Brescia. It's a very close toss-up that changes depending on my mood.
Single-handers: Solingen. Hands down far and away.
David Kite
GFS, ARMA in IN
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Joe Fults
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Right now, Regent.
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Shawn Mulock
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Regent is tops in my book. Followed clesely by a tie between the Soverign and the Hauptmann.
"It is not what you have, but what you have done".
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James A. Vargscarr
Location: Englishman living in Canada Joined: 17 Oct 2004
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Has to be the Svante for me, followed by the new Crecy. And the Berserkr is definitely my favourite up-and-comer!
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G. Scott H.
Location: Arizona, USA Joined: 22 Feb 2005
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The Svante, the Tritonia, and, believe it or not, I like the elegant simplicity of the Squire Line 13th C. Great Sword. :)
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Aaron Schnatterly
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| Posted: Thu 30 Jun, 2005 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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| G. Scott H. wrote: | | ... and, believe it or not, I like the elegant simplicity of the Squire Line 13th C. Great Sword. :) |
I'm not surprised about someone putting a SL sword out there. The finish is decent on these pieces - I was pretty surprised, actually. I saw this particular model firsthand - in a rack of Next Gens, this was hard to pick out from a few feet away!
The equation is very complex. Did some cutting today, took 2 swords out. The first won't surprise anyone... the Brescia. The second? The Ritter. I spent more time with the Ritter! The more I play with it, the more I like it. And it's an odd duck piece...
-Aaron Schnatterly
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Fortior Qui Se Vincit
(He is stronger who conquers himself.)
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