more photos can can be found here:

http://www.albionarmorers.com/news.htm

Best,

Howy

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AAAAARRGGHHHH.... No money.............. Want sword.... no money........ :\ (If I have need to elaborate, well, it is a beauty of a sword in the works... wish I could buy one. One of each of the swords on the Albion site, that is... :) )

Yeah , that one's my fave out of the 3...great stuff.

It looks a lot better on the blade than it did in the render image. Can't wait for the other two (especially the Gotland)

Ya know that was my favorite out of the waxes and now that i see it in real steel............. WOW

<<<<<<<<Looks for credit card...

That looks wonderful -

Unless it is a trade secret, could one of you Albionites (Albionians?) tell me how the grip is affixed to the tang? I had always thought that the grip was a single piece of wood that was slipped down the tang before the pommel was peened over to the tang, but your pictures indicate to me that adding the grip might be the last operation. Is the grip actually two pieces of wood that are attached together around the tang? What role does that hole in the tang play? Please straighten out my confusion :confused: :confused:

I just noticed that no one put up the specs in this thread.

Next Generation Vinland
Draft Specifications
Overall length: 36.875"
Blade length: 30.875"
Blade width: 2.2" (at cross)
CoB: 6.125" (from cross)
CoP: 20.25" (from cross)
Pivot Point: 21" (from cross)
Weight: 2 lbs 6 oz

so is the outside of the grip slab flush with the outside of the tang? like slab handled knives?

hey Howard!
Long time no talk man!!

Thats an interesting process, im interested to learn more!

Vikings have never been my main area of sword interest, but with these next gens my tastes are changing!

Wowzers!

Well, crud... Now that I see all 3 of them fairly well down the path to completion I want all of 'em.... I tell you Howy, you guys seem to be trying to tempt me into a life of crime... Evil, I tell you... ;)

That's really cool to see pics of the swords in progress. I know David mentioned two ways of attaching the grip, and I understand both methods were used, but, just out of curiosity Jason, for custom swords (like that XVII I was thinking about) could it be possible to bore the grip on to a red hot tang before the pommel is attached?

Hands clapping for Albion again. Makes me think of House of the Rising Sun, because the stuff I need to buy at Albion "has been, the ruin of many a poor boy.." LOL. Gorgeous stuff Howy. YOu and all the crew at Albion deserve a pat on the back....even Gherig hehe. I haev been after a great Viking sword and I have been biding my time, not being able to affor a custom peice. I believe that hot boring the hande was a historical method, but I remember Oakshott saying in Archeology of Weapons that many sword handles were joined in two halves. I can say that this sword is my favorite of the ALbion Vikings and I do plan to buy one...someday. Then there is the Svante.... :blush:

Please post some close-up and some full views of the Gotland!!

Right you are Joel. He even says that in ROTMS and examins one that was made where the grip comes apart in two halves. I was just curious if they would hot bore a grip on a custom job. That's all. ;)

Also, I've never really studied any of the viking swords, but your recreations do look fantastic. Do you have any plans of etching the blades with viking mottos (or what ever it was that they etched on them) or gilting the hilts in gold (didn't the vikings do that)?