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Jonathan Blair
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Posted: Mon 05 Mar, 2007 3:25 am Post subject: |
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Nathan Robinson wrote: | Did Clyde ever answer your question?
Looking at the photos of this sword published on the Kult of Athena site, it's evident that the cross-section is a flattened diamond shape. That's really too bad. |
That and the insistence on using suede.
"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." - The Lord Jesus Christ, from The Gospel According to Saint Matthew, chapter x, verse 34, Authorized Version of 1611
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Jean Thibodeau
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Posted: Mon 05 Mar, 2007 4:07 am Post subject: |
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Well this is the first batch and subsequent ones could be modified easily enough without increasing the cost.
The sharp ridge line could be rounded by a little home project work and the suede replaced.
Still looks like a nice sword if one isn't too insistent on a more period lenticular style blade section.
Probably too late in the process for all our suggestions to be applied to this batch but some thing where improved about the pommel lines.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Brian D. A.
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Posted: Mon 05 Mar, 2007 11:43 am Post subject: |
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While not quite perfect, this is still the absolutely best looking Generation 2 sword I have seen. The changes made so far are a great improvement. I'm looking forward to seeing the next one in this series.
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Laurie W
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Posted: Mon 05 Mar, 2007 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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One of the Viking swords in Ian Pierce's book still has most of it's leather wrapped grip. Years ago, while looking through some museum photos online, I found two Carolingian swords that still had leather wrappings along side their modern reproductions. I used to have the in my Runegame.com forum site "The Vikings" in one of my information "stickies". Will go check to see if it's still good and bring it back here.
None were suede, though.
As for black for handles and scabbards. Yeah, we get calls for that too to dye the scabbards with. It does not look right and the problem is whether or not it's even "period" although it might look "Barbarian cool" to some. Soot/lampblack or any other ways of blacking the leather would eventually rub off unless stablized somehow. Especially if your grip is dyed, then you have blackened palms from any sweat. Not to say black could not have been used somewhere, but just don't think it was that common.
(Edited out improper inclusions by Laurie W 3/7/07)
Laurie Wise-Fraser FSA Scot.
Kirby Wise-Fraser FSA Scot.& Son
Arms and Armour
Last edited by Laurie W on Tue 06 Mar, 2007 11:04 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Nathan Robinson
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Posted: Tue 06 Mar, 2007 9:06 am Post subject: |
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Laurie -
This is the Makers and Manufacturers Talk forum. it is described as "Announcements, press releases, and marketing information from the makers, manufacturers, and vendors of arms and armour". As such, it is a place for vendors and makers to to use to generate exposure for their products. As a maker yourself, it is not appropriate for you to steer another maker's topic off-target by showing items from your own shop. Please keep such things in your own topics and respect the other industry professionals that are on this site.
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Thank you.
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Laurie W
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Posted: Tue 06 Mar, 2007 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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Upon reading your post. I edited out the improper attachment.
Laurie Wise-Fraser FSA Scot.
Kirby Wise-Fraser FSA Scot.& Son
Arms and Armour
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Clyde Hollis
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Posted: Fri 16 Mar, 2007 7:02 am Post subject: |
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OK there have been some new pictures taken and you can see everything clearly.
I was not quite happy with the other pictures, other than the handle close-up.
Here is the link: http://imperialweapons.com/swords/Reinhardt/IP-702.html
See if these look better.
Clyde Hollis
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