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Gary Grzybek
Location: Stillwater N.J. Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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James Byrnes
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Well I guess Peter and the folks at Albiion either had an ace up their sleeve or they listened. Either way, that Sempach is damn sweet!!!!
James
"Farewell sweet friend, I was a thousand times more evil than thou. "
Rocky Mountain Historical Combat Guild
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Robert Busch
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| Posted: Wed 21 Jan, 2004 5:01 pm Post subject: Hey Gary, |
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Thanks for posting this, I'm rather partial to the Sempach myself. It is almost unfortunate that I am going to have to wait awhile for one of these NG swords, too many irons in the fire at the moment....but they are some rather nice irons, so I can't complain ;)
Bob
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Robert Busch
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Hi James, looks like we all do the have the same tastes, lol. Beat me by a coupla minutes on this one. The Sempach looks really sweet, and I just love the pommel. These are great times we live in bro, so much cool stuff from so many makers.
I'm taking the Durer to clas with me tonight, so Bill can ogle her, the more I handle this sword, the more I like her. Did you get that amazing custom job from CF today?
Bob
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Douglas Peters
Location: Baton Rouge,LA Joined: 17 Nov 2003
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Very nice, I've been looking for a good scottish single hander! I like the Laird, so I'll definately place an order as soon as I get the money for it.
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J.G. Grubbs
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| Posted: Wed 21 Jan, 2004 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Sempach! |
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| James Byrnes wrote: | Well I guess Peter and the folks at Albiion either had an ace up their sleeve or they listened. Either way, that Sempach is damn sweet!!!!
James |
I totally agree! I really like the pommel on this one.
"The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour."
Samurai Proverb
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Nathan Robinson
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Joe Fults
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I like that Sempach too, but I think I'm going to wait until I can see more than concept drawings before I buy more (mostly so I just don't buy more before I get current stuff paid off).
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Bill Grandy
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Oooo, that Sempach's nice...
Hmmm. Already have the Landgraf on order. Now I'm contemplating calling Albion up and asking about switching the two while it's still early. The thing is, I like the looks of the Landgraf's guard more, but as a guy who likes to "pommel" the sword when holding it, the T2 pommel on the Sempach is really crying out to me.
Decisions...
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Allen Johnson
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I found it! The lairds mine! Now thats one I've been waiting for... I really like that Caithness too! Oh yeah, now for the money part ...
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Brian M
Location: Austin, TX Joined: 01 Oct 2003
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Well, we know Albion listens to their customers. I recall that Eric (?) mentioned some time ago that alternate hiltings were under consideration for the NG line, but I hadn't heard anything since, until now. They really do look nice. If only Albion would consider hilting the Clontarf as a "Norman" or "Knightly" type-X... ;)
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Markus Haider
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The Sempach looks great, but I have already 3 swords on order, so it sadly has to wait.
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Peter Johnsson
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Hey Guys,
This was a quick reaction!
The Scottish swords you´ve seen were actually not the final versions. Oops...:eek:
(Sempach is final version; with slight margin allowed for tweaking during production)
The difference is not great though:
-Both swords will have the same cross guard.
-Pommel on the Laird is slightly bigger with a better defined rivet block.
-Pommel on the Caithness is more compact and a bit more angular, as seen on effigies in the National museum, Edinburgh.
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Peter Johnsson
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And the Caithness, final version:
(Sorry about this confusion!)
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Gary Grzybek
Location: Stillwater N.J. Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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| Peter Johnsson wrote: | Hey Guys,
This was a quick reaction!
The Scottish swords you´ve seen were actually not the final versions. Oops...:eek:
(Sempach is final version; with slight margin allowed for tweaking during production)
The difference is not great though:
-Both swords will have the same cross guard.
-Pommel on the Laird is slightly bigger with a better defined rivet block.
-Pommel on the Caithness is more compact and a bit more angular, as seen on effigies in the National museum, Edinburgh. |
Sorry Peter, my fault :(
I was so excited to see more that I should have waited for the official announcement.
The anticipation's just too much :D
Gary Grzybek
ARMA Northern N.J.
www.armastudy.org
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Robert Zamoida
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I like the Caithness; definitely a rather unique hilt :) . Now if we could put the pommel from the Sempach on the Landgraf I would be a really happy man :D
Rob Zamoida
"When your life is on the line, you want to make use of all your tools. No warrior should be willing to die with his swords at his sides, without having made use of his tools."
-Miyamoto Mushashi, Gorin no Sho
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Peter Johnsson
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| Gary Grzybek wrote: | ...I was so excited to see more that I should have waited for the official announcement.
The anticipation's just too much :D |
Ahh, but anticipation is a good thing. Frustrating at times, but good ;)
No problem, it would just be sad if someone fell in love with an early version that did not get through the critical eye of the needle: to find his anticipation never to be met by a design come true. That would be sad.
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Peter Johnsson
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| Robert Zamoida wrote: | | I like the Caithness; definitely a rather unique hilt :) . Now if we could put the pommel from the Sempach on the Landgraf I would be a really happy man :D |
He he...
Its almost like at the local Pizza bakery: Even if they have 58 differrent pizzas, I will still want one that is a mix of two or three :D
-Why is that, you think?
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Robert Zamoida
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He he...
Its almost like at the local Pizza bakery: Even if they have 58 differrent pizzas, I will still want one that is a mix of two or three :D
-Why is that, you think? |
Creativity is infectious; in some cases more virulent than this year's flu! :D
Rob Zamoida
"When your life is on the line, you want to make use of all your tools. No warrior should be willing to die with his swords at his sides, without having made use of his tools."
-Miyamoto Mushashi, Gorin no Sho
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Gary Grzybek
Location: Stillwater N.J. Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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| Robert Zamoida wrote: | | Creativity is infectious; in some cases more virulent than this year's flu! :D |
LOL :lol:
Gary Grzybek
ARMA Northern N.J.
www.armastudy.org
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