I just want to say that my A&A 15th Century Two Hander arrived today. Even though the UPS gorillas tore the side of the box open, the sword was undamaged. What an absolute beauty! Of course it's a big sword, but it handles beautifully and has excellent mass distribution. If the weather clears, I will get some pics this weekend.

Excellent please do. A full report would be a wonderful idea.

Ooh...I wanna see a pic of you completely destroying something with that sword! I always thought that was one of their cooler pieces.

I'm wondering Joel how this particular one handles in comparison to the A&A claymore.

Here are some first pics (not all that great). I wanted to show the details that you can't see in the A&A website photos. There is some first class work here. For example:

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Notice the faceted ferrules. Beautiful!!

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Look how the top of the handle becomes faceted to match the shape of the pommel.

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The gorgeous little clamshell on the langets.

Hi Joel

Very nice .... thanks for showing the detail on this one !

Those terminal ends, on the quillon, are a real surprise ( as is the langet detail)

Catalog pic's can be decieving ! Mac

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The A&A catalog photos really don't do the sword justice. I'll try and do a full review when I can get some suitable material as a background to take some much better pics. JUst so there is no mistake, this is a BIG sword. You really get no idea now large and impressive that pommel is. It looks flatter in the head on photos than it is. I mean it is really thick. The blade is a beefy diomond shape with a high central rige that almost looks like it's slightly hollow ground if you didn't know better.

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Looking straight at the blade near the hilt. One beefy blade!