This would be my favorite Neil Burridge sword since it has my name on it and it is in the mail! Neil has been so nice to work with and there are several other types I am passionate about so I assume I will have a few more eventually.

Ewart Park and a Welsh Type Late Bronze Socket Ax

There are a few threads about scabbards for bronze swords here. I don't really know how to design a scabbard; I don't want to make one myself, but I know little about the art styles that might be incorporated to be able to suggest anything to a maker like Tod's stuff or Sonny at Customswordshoppe.

Anyone want to chime in to show off scabbards or cool historical ideas for scabbards? :D

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Beautiful sword there J. I really like the color and finish of the wood parts. That axe head is really cool too.

Thanks Eric! I hope to have as good of a display for it as you did with yours.

After a brief and uninteresting holdup at the post office, the sword came home yesterday. I'm a neophyte at the sword pic thing, but here is a somewhat crappy in-hand photo that might give an idea of the size.

There's more bronze swords I'd like to get: Naue II, Mindleheim, Khopesh, but this one has been on my list for the better part of 7 years. It's very beautiful and feels very good.

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Nice pic! The Ewart Park is certainly a classic. All of my Neil blades are Aegean styled, and I'm hoping to eventually get a European one. I really like the Urnfield and bronze hilted Carp's tongue swords he has on his site. There's also a really cool looking "Tanum" sword under the workshop link on his website. I've been meaning to ask him about that one, but not sure if he offers it for sale.

Finished making the grip for my Mycenaean G2b sword.
Wooly mammoth ivory grip
Olive wood burl pommel
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I'm still a beginner at this sort of thing. There is a good side to the grip, and a not-as-good side. This is the good side. My next project is a scabbard for this sword.
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Finished making the scabbard. I dyed the sheath dark brown, but it came out almost black. Oops. It looks dark brown in direct sunlight.

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I just received an Ewart Park sword from Neil. The sword is gorgeous - a work of art. Neil was very easy to work with. This was one of the smoothest transactions I've ever had. He cast the sword one day after I paid him and then kept me updated throughout the process. It was maybe a couple of weeks total from the time I first emailed Neil to receiving the sword.

I went with the oak hilt - looks very nice with the bronze. the sword is sharp.

This is my first bronze sword, but probably not my last. What next?

Oh wow, that dark wood looks incredible! I may apply some wood stain to my standard oak handle as the contrast between blade and hilt is quite lovely. With regards to whats the Kopesh designed after tutankhamun's sword is quite popular. I have handled it and although it is slightly shorter than you imagine, it handles great and is very different to what most people think of as a sword.

I agree William, the dark wood handles seem to look best on the bronze swords.

Whoa very nice updates in this thread! Love the finish on Type G2B and Ewart Park. It's always nice to see another finished Neil blade.

A good thread deserves a resurrection. And so, here are my favorite Burridge swords (all five of them). I have made some great deals on the Marketplace, lately (special thanks to Eric Lu!):

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AArrgh, you got Eric's Type G2B? Glad it went to a good home. I really really wanted that one, but I have another commitment right now. Otherwise...Well he did a beautiful job on that.

How do you like the Khopesh? I am hedging between that and the Mindleheim for next year.

Also, you should tell everyone the swords in your picture. I know three out of five and think I know a fourth, but not sure.

*edited to correct the Type G2b

Great photo there Dave! And what an awesome collection. I agree, I'm glad those blades went to a good home, and among other awesome swords :D Very interesting seeing how they look next to the khopesh. I'm seriously thinking about getting one from Neil at some point, but I need to finish up my Type G first.

Is that the Naue II on top? What a beautiful sword. Quite the bronze age beast!

Here's my in progress Type G, held together by tape at the moment haha. (keeping this one as it was my first Neil blade)

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That G is coming along nicely!

The top sword is the Naue II, and it is the bruiser of the lot, with some definite blade presence. Below it is of course the G, followed by the G2B, then the type F, and below that the khopesh.

I really like the khopesh, it is deceptively dainty when you first see it in person, but it absolutely begs to cut, and I think could do damage well out of proportion to it's size.