Nathan or anyone:

I was just wondering if you ever came across a pic of the tang of your Lowlander disassembled. I presume you still own the sword. I really want a sword like this, but if the tang is weak, I'll choose another route. Just wondering. mcm.

Who are you directing this to?

Patrick, I thought I mentioned Nathan in the original subject header, but maybe I didn't. I believe he owns a Lowlander. I'll direct it to anyone, however, that has a photo of the sword disassembled. I'm just wanting to see how substancial the tang is before I buy one. It won't be used for anything but Faire carry and show........maybe some cutting......if it will hold up. Sorry if I didn't mention a name, but I would swear I did. Hmm. Thanks! mcm.

I've added it to my list of things to do :)

No worries Mark. I just wanted to make sure that we got you the right answer. :D

Thanks, Nathan and Patrick. You guys are the best. mcm.

Maybe I can save Nathan a little time here as I have a Lowlander myself. I bought it about 1 1/2 to
2 years ago, when my interest in swords far outstripped my knowledge of them. If I had known then
what I know now I doubt I would have made the purchase.

It's not a bad looking sword for the price, but the tang isn't all that substantial when you consider the
width of the blade. The end of the tang is threaded so the pommel can be screwed on. However,
rather than just machine the threads into the tang CASI has welded a 1/4 inch (this is an estimate
from memory) threaded rod onto the end of the tang. The steel rod is quite soft as I stripped the
threads on it when I was trying to tighten the pommel due to the poor fit of the handle over the tang.

Hope this helps.

Thank you for the input, Andy. I knew the pommel was a screw on type, and was thinking of modifying this, should I purchase one. By shortening the grip ever so slightly, one should be able to secure the pommel by a stronger means. Just have to see a photo. I know that Macallen Armorers sells a Robert the Bruce Greatsword, and The Mad Piper offers Greatsword models also. Know of any other sources....good quality, that is.......who make these? Lutel comes close. Anyone else? mcm.

Well here's the problem. If by shortening the handle you're thinking of cutting off the rod with the threads that will shorten the handle more than what you want. The rod was 3-4 inches long, so you would probably want to replace it with something better/stronger. However you don't have a whole lot of tang to work with either, so using the method that Lutel uses would be tricky. Given the amount of work this would be I think you'd be better off going with another sword.

Again, for the money it's not a bad looking sword. It's just a display piece though.