FYI: The Windlass "15th c. Longsword" is in the "Deal of the Day" bin at MRL for $122 this weekend: http://www.museumreplicas.com/p-188-15th-century-longsword.aspx

Read the myArmoury.com review here: http://www.myArmoury.com/review_ws_15cls.html

I don't think much of this piece overall as-is, but it's a very useful collection of parts and certainly worth the DOTD price (and I just put my money where my mouth is).

Demonstrating the versatility of this sword, here's what I've done with just one of these. The Swedish sword uses the Windlass blade (with ricasso turned into tang) and the reversed/modified Windlass pommel. The side-ring C&T sword uses the modified guard with a homemade pommel and a cropped-tang H-T longsword blade. If I remember correctly, I broke the end of one of the quillons and had to shorten both as a result. With care, the originals could be straightened and recurved.

The scabbard chape is useful as well.

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Gorgeous. I especially like the single hand sword using the ring guard. How accurate is the ring guard on the single handed sword? Also what do you use to do the grinding on the blades and hilt components?

I'm altering one for my brother. Re-gripped and a different pommel altogether.

I bought mine off Ebay for $75.00.

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Murphy :cool:

That's giving me all kinds of ideas, T.F.! Looking good!
Where did you get the pommel?
Given the ricasso and later guard style, it might work to match the Windlass to the "doorknob" type pommel I have and blue everything for a 1525-1550 German effect, which is what your project reminds me of. The diamond section could be flattened to hexagonal, which would be more appropriate with the ricasso. Lots of possibilities!

Thanks Sean!

The pommel was from a Scottish Battle sword from Windlass.

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The blade and crossguard from the Scottish Battle Sword were added to a home-made grip and ring pommel and is currently this:

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The pommel was left over and when I was looking for a long sword for my brother, I thought the Windlass one would look good if I could "German" it up a little. The pommel was part of that and a new, all poplar and leather grip in a saxon style is making leaps towards the look I'm going for.
Now to grind up that crossguard a little....

Murphy :cool:

Sean, I wanted to say that your "kitbashing" projects, and Kirk Lee Spencer's, are far and away some of the most fascinating posts to read here at myArmoury----at least for me. I really appreciate not only the handiwork you display, but the background research that you put into them, and it's always a pleasure to read through one of your threads and see the way disparate parts come together so well.

I just really like watching the process.