Hi All,
Picked up my new sword from Mark Vickers of St George Armoury last month,
based off a sketch and description in Ewart Oakeshotts The Sword in The Age of Chivalry,page 79,ref fig45,
Basic stats,
overall length, 45 1/2"
Blade length, 35 1/2"
Blade width at riccasso,lugs and at crossguard 2 1/2"
riccasso, 3"
Blade width at 1 1/2" from point 1/2"
Blade thickness slightly thicker last 4-6" of point
Fuller length 11 1/2"
Point of Balance 2-3" from point of eccusson,hard to gauge on riccasso, :eek:
centre of percussion 12" from point
Guard width 9 3/4" guard ,Type 10 ?
sliight centre rib to guard either side of ecusson flared ends,
Handle length 6 3/4" not inc pommell,
Cord over wood,leather covered,raised mid centre,
pommell length,2 1/2" peened with peen coller, modified, T.5
Weight 3 pounds 2 ounces,
Price point £320.00
www.stgeorgearmoury.co.uk

There is alot of detail in the blade not obviousley apparent from my pics,
the riccasso is slightly hollow ground either side, notably thicker at the lugs and crossguard,
after the riccasso the blade goes into flat diamond feathered into hollow ground from around the last inch of the fuller to the last 4-6" before the point,the last area of the point flares slightly thicker for thrusting,
i cant give you exact thicknesses as my calipers still seem to be awol :( ,but the differences can be seen by eye,
Handles amazingly, as a single hander,tracks easily,stops almost with only the thought,two handded use is awsome,havent cut with it yet but it's a sharpie and from dry handling alone i think cuttings going to be a fun day,
Fit and finish is very nicely done,
handle leather is pretty easy on the hand,pommel is nicely finished,very tidy peening with a little detailing to the peen coller,very tight fit to the hilt assembly,beautifull ring to the blade when tapped,
After having this sword a few weeks the most notable impression i'm left with is whether i need another hand and a half,
if this was the last sword i could buy i wouldnt mind shocking as that is to say,from the collecter perspective,it wont be though :lol:
Thanks for looking and i hope it all made sense,

I would also add a note of thanks to Nathan Robinson and Peter Johnson for some fantastic help behind the scenes via pm and email,
Two fine gentlemen in the sword community,

Now onto to usuall :eek: pics,

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Couple more pics,
Outside was bad weather so the pics in the bathroom were the brightest of the 150-200 i took, :blush:
Apologies if i double load an image,confusing myself with all these pics. :confused: :)

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Great lookin' sword! Congrats! I like the way the ricasso is slightly waisted. It certainly gives the sword more character.

Beautiful sword :cool: . Very interesting choice of example to commission. There are a few makers with training swords of similar design, but it adds a whole different dimension to the design seeing it made as a sharp. Also looks to be quite a value for the price. Congratulations!

Glad you can make out the general stuff from the pics,
I took The Sword in The Age Of Chivalry on holiday to read in 04,and was struck by the sword purely from the general pencil sketch that is shown,spent alot of time looking for info mainly coming across the practise swords you mention J, or the mentioned larger versions of the two handers,but EA mentioned two real ones so,,,,,
could be a case of a couple of people at the time liked their practise type so much or accrued bad habits relying on the lugs? couple of thoughts that struck me as i was looking into this one,
price point,
i checked with mark before listing it,
i was expecting to pay more but thats what mark decided was in it,so,i was down at marks for 4+1/2 days working on his house and workshop so it was a time for time thing,cover the sword etc,gotta say i think i had the better side of the deal,working and talkig swords and armour,kiddie in a sweet shop :lol:
Mark's a real nice chap and his other half Jo is a good laugh,very easy going friendly people,but that could be said of the majority of swordy people me thinks :cool:
He's of the opinion of thats what it takes me to do it so thats what i charge, :cool:
Had alot of fun working up there,long hours aside,got to see some very nice sword types i hadnt thought would be my cup of tea,
mark also has some great books, i also got to see his back catologue of previous work but regretfully i had forgot my digi camera,so sorry all,

Congratulations, Lee. Your new sword has a great style to it, the blade in particular. It seems from the pictures that the sword is well made. And it looks like a very quick one, too!

Cheers Steve,
very well made,mark has a good reputation in the sword circles our side of the pond for high quality blunts for reenactors/users, sharps for cutting and reguler supplier to the various museums over here,
mark seems to generally prefer historically accurate,but will with some arm twisting accept more out of the box swords like my last ringhilt, :cool:
i was lucky enough to see a couple of hangers just before they went to the tower of london for display,but didnt have my camera on the day :(

Wonderfull weapon.I'll think about buying similar-but with black grip of course ;) It should be perfect for half of the XV cent...

That's really nice, Lee......... Glad to see someone actually reproduce that type........

Cheers Gus,
:cool: of you to say :)
Trying to even out my love of commisioning the stranger stuff with some more historical swords, :D,