Ahoy lads,

Perhaps you can help me out with something I've been thinking about.

I currently have an Albion Crecy Grete Mark 2. It's a very nice sword.

A few months ago, before I got the Crecy, I put a deposit down on the Christian Fletcher Huntsman limited edition sword. I also have a deposit down on one of the first-run CF Borderwatch swords.

As you may or may not know, the CF Huntsman uses the Albion Crecy blade. I believe it is the Mark I Crecy blade, but the differences are minimal.

I'm looking at my collection and I'm trying to determine if I need the Huntsman alongside the Crecy or not. I have asked CF if I can move my Huntsman deposit towards the Borderwatch and he is cool with that, so it's just a matter of me making up my mind.

The upside:

> Having a limited edition CF sword that looks very cool
> Anything built off the Crecy platform is going to be an awesome, solid sword

The downside:

> Spending $700.00
> Having a Huntsman that is very similar to the Crecy
> Huntsman styling can be purchased at a lower price from Arms & Armor (Erbach sword, Bohemian broadsword)

Your thoughts?

Ah, a news flash... thanks for the update. I had heard that Christian got his allotment of the Crecy blades back before the change-over to the Mark 2. My sources were incorrect.

For what my opinion's worth, move the deposit to the Boarderwatch and get one of the A&A swords. ;) Both of
those swords are nice.

BTW, what blade are you getting for your Boarderwatch?

Everyone's opinion is worth something :)

That might be the route I go down, since I do not own a A&A piece as of yet.

I ordered the 1313 blade for the Borderwatch. I like the broader fuller. :)

Tim,
I like M. Taylor's idea. You definitely want the Borderwatch and you have a way-cool Redeemer, so even though there's no such thing as too much CF, you might as well mix it up a bit.
Plus I'm another person who likes to sample swords from different places, and I also have yet to procure an A&A piece.

Meanwhile, have fun with the Crecy!

Thanks Josh. I don't want to come off as if I'm shortchanging CF's work by not wanting the Huntsman... that's the farthest from the truth ;) I do want the Huntsman, but the cost of it AND the Borderwatch might be too hard to handle.

I suppose I could try to sell the Crecy II to help offset the Huntsman cost, but honestly the Crecy II is very much a favorite of mine right now. I love the way it looks and handles. That might change when I get my NG Sempach, but I'm not sure. There's also the matter of having the Huntsman next to the Crecy as sort of a duality thing, one being a simple design, the other being the same sword but with a much more refined appearance.

Oh, what a tangled web. ;) In the end, it may just come down to money. And space, as I'm running out of room for swords. ;)

Another option would be to ask Christian what other blades would be appropriate for the Huntsman hilt, like a Type XVIII for example :)

Possibly, yes. Although I figure that he's keeping the Huntsman components limited to the Huntsman alone, to preserve the limited-edition aspect of it ;)

Much to think on, much to think on...

I've reserved a Huntsman as well. The Crecy has been something I've been wanting for some time, but never pulled the trigger on for one reason or another. I had also been wanting to get a CF customization for a while now. So when I saw the Huntsman and learned it was using the Crecy blade I didn't stand a chance. :)

If you don't have collection size or fund limits, buy them all. Nothing wrong with having several of the same thing if you like them.

What I might do is wait for my Sempach, which should be coming soon, and see how it compares to the Crecy. Since they are very similar, I may wind up looking to sell the Crecy and use that to offset the cost of the Huntsman.

Oh, I meant in terms of overall design. Short fuller, steel hilt components, leather-over-cord wrap, similar length overall... those aspects.

The topic returns from the grave!

I've made my decision. I moved the Huntsman deposit towards my Borderwatch.

Someday, in place of the Huntsman, I will have this:

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The A&A Schloss Erbach.