JT has put some additional information about the swords on his site http://www.kp-art.fi/jt/index_eng.html including lengths, weights and point of balance information. Looking good...
(Edited to change the link to the english version of the site.)
Nice looking swords :D . Am I reading the prices correctly? :eek: Maybe I'm just unfamilliar with custom work and it's price range. Beautiful work though.
I particularly like this one.
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And this one.
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And lastly........
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And this one.
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And lastly........
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| Patrick Kelly wrote: |
| I particularly like this one.
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I'm kinda partial to this one, actually...
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Kinda like A&A's 15th C. 2-hander and MRL's "Ravenna" sword. But sleeker, darker, and slinkier, I think :cool:
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Kinda like A&A's 15th C. 2-hander and MRL's "Ravenna" sword. But sleeker, darker, and slinkier, I think :cool: |
I like that description of it! :cool:
Ok this is what I like...
but this "An early iron-age "Akinakes" iron sword" is it european?? I have never heard of - or seen it before....
and is there someone who knows the (exact) price of these swords allready?[/i][/b]
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but this "An early iron-age "Akinakes" iron sword" is it european?? I have never heard of - or seen it before....
and is there someone who knows the (exact) price of these swords allready?[/i][/b]
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| Ok this is what I like...
but this "An early iron-age "Akinakes" iron sword" is it european?? I have never heard of - or seen it before.... and is there someone who knows the (exact) price of these swords allready?[/i][/b] |
There have been found two "Aikinakes" swords, which are curved like that. They are both found from lappland, Finland and dated to about 300 BC. They are supposed to have been brought to Finland from the east. I'll see if I can find photos of the originals. These swords are custom orders and the prices are there just to give you an idea of the price range of that sort of sword. Hence the high price. If you order from JT, I believe you can specify pretty accurately what kind of sword you want. As what comes to the reputation of those swords, I heard that someone sold his car, just to get a special sword from JT :D
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I like that description of it! :cool: |
I was thinking of another description that involved the phrase "black vinyl catsuit" but decided it was too over-the-top. ;)
I find this Medieval Hanger appealing -
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http://www.helsinki.fi/arkeologia/miekatwww/m...t/8.16.jpg
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| Risto Rautiainen wrote: |
| I heard that someone sold his car, just to get a special sword from JT :D |
I'd rather have a good sword than a crappy car. Or did he sell his Porsche? Must have been a really special sword then?
| Kenneth Enroth wrote: |
| I'd rather have a good sword than a crappy car. Or did he sell his Porsche? Must have been a really special sword then? |
I don't know.
Just remember my old saying:
"You can always sleep in your car, but you can't drive your house."
| Nathan Robinson wrote: |
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Just remember my old saying: "You can always sleep in your car, but you can't drive your house." |
Nathan, I like that philosophy (having slept in my truck many a night!), but it's most amusing to hear it from you! :D
Cheers!
Gordon
Those swords do look really awesome! Does anyone know of the quality though? How do they handle? Are they durable (for test-cutting and stuff)? There didn't seem to be a lot of info on the site that I could find. Really neat looking stuff, though.
David Kite
ARMA in IN
David Kite
ARMA in IN
Mr. Windsor, who teaches at The School of European Swordmanship, Helsinki (http://www.swordschool.com) has recommended them in his book "The Swordman's Companion" along the lines: "The best swords money can buy". I've seen some of them "live" and they sure are SWEET. Mr. Pälikkö understands the physics and is capable of making the sword handle like you want it to handle. (Of course in the limits of physical laws). :D
Ready to drool a little more?
There's some new stuff and new hires photos of old stuff on JT's page. That Z-type viking with a blackened hilt is just astounding.
http://www.kp-art.fi/jt/index_eng.html
There's new stuff in almost all categories.
There's some new stuff and new hires photos of old stuff on JT's page. That Z-type viking with a blackened hilt is just astounding.
http://www.kp-art.fi/jt/index_eng.html
There's new stuff in almost all categories.
:eek: Thanks Risto!
Love that merovingian period sword (drool)
reminds me of an sword in my local museum who have a "wingnut" pommel, sorry no pic's of that one!
Love that merovingian period sword (drool)
reminds me of an sword in my local museum who have a "wingnut" pommel, sorry no pic's of that one!
Just came from Helsinki and my my. I went to JT's gallery and got to handle some of that stuff. My my. Sweet. Some of those swords were quite old but they all felt quite nice. I especially liked the new Cavalry spatha, the pompeii gladius and the medieval longsword with a wheel pommel. If you're ever to Helsinki just stop by his store and ask for the sales person to show the swords which are in an old cellar. If you ask nicely you can even handle them, although there's not a lot of space because of the low ceiling. Of course if you're coming from a long way it might be worth while to ask if JT can come and show the stuff personally. And only one kilometer and there's the Finnish National museum with nice swords and... :D
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