My Albion Castellan arrived today. Many people don't care for XVa's and prefer to have swords that are primarilly cutters. I like all kinds of swords, but I do have a liking for finesse blades. The castellan is certainly that.. It is mainly a thruster, seeking the chinks in your plate armor, but it will cut satisfactorilly. It can be used easily with one hand, even better with two, and can stop on a dime. It feels very light, well balanced. it has a great looking pommel thatis also very functional and friendly to the hand, fittling well into the heel of the left palm to add weight to the thrust. the only thing that disappoints me a little is that the blue grip wrap I asked for is so dark that it might as well be black. I was hoping it would be brighter.

I took some pictures. Below are the best of a bad lot.

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Congrats Roger,
Pics two and three show a nice blue handle on my screen,
Nice sword.thanks for sharing,

That's a beauty Roger :D

I kind of like the dark blue which shows up pretty good in the pictures by the way.


That sword is growing on me big time. Well, there's always next year :\

Gary

I'm with Gary. The more I see of this one the more I like it.

Any full length shots available?

Be interesting to see some natural light shots,
The first pic does seem a nearly black colour,
Would this lighten with use, ?
i dont have any colours myself barring black or brown,(in leather)
Good description too,
as the couple of Qs i had you already answered,

Do you have anything planned for this scabbard wise ?