The contest is over and we have a winner of the Albion Armorers Riding Sword!!
Our winner is:
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Christian Henry Tobler
We chose six names. Christian came up the winner. The "near misses" of the drawing were Karl Knisley, Taylor David Bolinger, Gabriel Lebec, Søren Niedziella, and Douglas Peters. There will be more contests in the future for these guys, and others, to try their luck on winning new prizes.
Here's what Christian says about himself, his collection, and his interest in the hobby:
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| Hello, I'm Christian Tobler. I'm the author of "Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship", a researcher and teacher of Western Martial Arts and a co-founder and Grand Master of the Order of Selohaar. In addition to writing, I do scientific programming, product development, marketing, and web design.
My current collection includes: Armour: - Christian Fletcher built German High Gothic full armour - (mostly) Christian Fletcher built late 14th C. armour after the Churburg #13 harness, with maille elements by Vistar Armoury and Black Prince Armoury - Hybrid late 15th C. gothic armour including a Windlass gothic cuirass, Sallet, and Christian Fletcher limbs - Coat of Plates & Kettle Helm by Brian Price (featured in his book "Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction") - 16th C. Half armour from Windlass - Robert MacPherson Pembridge Great Helm (vintage 1986) - Three different Windlass Great Helms - Windlass Kettle helm, Burgonet, Morion, Open face sallet, and Barbute - Sundry demi-gauntlets - Maille skirt by Vistar Armoury - Maille Coif by Black Prince Armoury - Riveted maille hauberk from Raffaello Mazzeschi in Italy - Various soft armours including Gambesons by Revival Clothing (who I model and do web design for) and Historic Enterprises - Plaque belts, spurs, and assorted other knightly panoply Swords: - Del Tin's: 2130, 2140, 2153, 2164, 5130, 5140, 5143, 5150, one MRL arming sword with a DT blade that isn't currently catalogued - Johann Schmidberger Landesknecht Two-Hander - Windlass two-hander - Windlass Black Prince sword - Windlass Cut & Thrust sword w/companion dagger - Pair of Arms and Armour Manufacture longsword blunts - Pair of David Baker aluminum practice Fechtbuch swords Other Weapons: - Windlass battleaxe and war hammer - Unknown maker two-handed war hammer - Del Tin Sempach Halberd - Arms & Armor Knightly Pollaxe - Several spears of varying manufacture - Two medieval handgonnes - New World Arbalest Crossbow - Sundry daggers - Various shields and bucklers I'm sure I've missed something...but this is most of the good stuff. |
What Christian has won:
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This straight, double-edged sword is based on Albion's popular forged Riding Sword. It's intended as a back-up sidearm for civilian wear when traveling and hunting. The blade is hand-ground 1075 steel with a handmade mild steel guard and pommel. The grip has a stabilized wooden core and is wrapped with cord under leather. Blued fittings and oxblood leather complete the package. The blade is etched with the myArmoury.com logo on one side. This piece is one of only 25 of these Limited Edition swords created and has a value of around $400 US.
Overall length: 32.25"; Blade length: 25.875"; Blade width (at base): 1.5"; CoG: 4.125"; CoP: 17"; Weight: 2 lbs
Follow this link to read the details of the contest.