Hello, I was always tempted by the Valiant Armoury Crusader, Kriegschwert, Savoy and Malatesta swords, but was not able to find them anywhere anymore on the net, so I got myself an Albion Earl and an Albion Chevalier. But surprise! I just found by pure luck that these 4 swords are all disponibles in a small shop not too far from my home. Now, here is the question: how do the swords by this maker compare themselves to Albion products. I know that they are not as good as Albion products, but for their price (which was around 500$, costlier than the suggested price, but I would not have to pay shipping, plus they come with a nice looking scabbard), are they a good value? I did not have the time to handled them, so I would like to have an opinion about that.

Cheers.

Most people who have them are very satisfied with them and they are very good value for the price, but some people don't like their hex nut hilt construction and would prefer regular peening.

Lucky you. They're such good and attractive semi-budget swords that retailers keep running out of supplies. Indeed, this is their main disadvantage: the demand outstrips the supply capability by a huge margin!

The designs on these are historically inspired, but end up looking too modern to my eyes. Some combine historical features that appeared decades apart, making them look out of sync with themselves.

The scabbards are nice, and the price is good. Overall, they're better than a lot of swords in that price bracket, however, they still miss the mark a but for me. And the hexnut is a non-starter in my world.