http://www.odinblades.com/Pages/VenetianSabre.html

http://www.odinblades.com/Pages/OakshotFGSwd.html

I like the saber very much.

very exciting to see some new historical stuff from odinblades :cool:

I like the finger guard sword on the new page, and on "Page V" there is a sword called "Templar Knight Commander":

http://www.odinblades.com/Pages/TemplarKnightCommander.html

It looks like a nicely proportioned war sword. What really intrigued me about it was that the blade was taken to a mirror polish. Maybe this is a question to the collective, but historically was this a more common practice than modern sword recreations would lead us to believe? Is it still the modern aesthetic and or stigmata bred from stainless steel bladed replicas that makes this practice less common in modern swords than in their historical counterparts (aside from the probable increased cost of production, that is)?

In any case, a neat sword, and as time goes on I'm getting more and more into ingraving as embelishment. Really gives a sword a whole different character.

John certainly has a lot of talent! I wonder if like Rick Barrett he likes doing the fantasy swords better or if it's just what comes his way? He's certainly showing that he's very versatile and can do most things...

The Templar Commander is a collaberation piece. The design is by Adrian Ko of SFI, the blade by Angus Trim, and the hilt, blade-refinement and hilt by John Lundemo. It is still one of the most beautifull swords I've ever seen.

And yes, I'm very glad John is getting the change to do some historical stuff. He has a talent for making odd-looking fantasy designs work, but he can do so much more.

BTW, can you tell I'm a fan of John's work?? :D

John definitely does great work. For a while it seemed like all he was getting were leaf blade fantasy commisions based on the LOTR swords. It is nice to see some different stuff from him, and I'm sure he enjoys the variety.

I would like to chime in on this... As a recent how should I say "customer" I read a post by John in which he said how he was looking forward to being able to "make" his own designs and how he had allot of ideas, so... I asked about one in particular and all I can say is WOW about his design. I think given the chance of creating historical designs John will continue to surprise, amaze, and delight us. I know that in about a year I will be able to Ohhh and ahhh with the rest of his customers. (Shameless plug) so if you have an idea for a type of sword and want to see him at work, drop him a line like I did, you will not be disappointed.