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Michael S. Rivet
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 Posted: Thu 21 Jun, 2007 2:02 pm Post subject: XVIIIb Feature |
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Okay, here's something that's been niggling at me for a while. This sword: http://www.myArmoury.com/view.html?features/pic_spotxviii18.jpg#
It's one of my favorites and the inspiration behind the Albion Munich. Here's the question: that extension off the grip that descends over the cross. Is that a rain guard or what? Is it integral with the grip or a separate piece of leather? How is it affixed?
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Gary A. Chelette
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It should be a rain guard and should be made of the same material as the cross guard. It maybe attached between the cross and the handle.
Are you scared, Connor?
No, Cousin Dugal. I'm not!
Don't talk nonsense, man. I peed my kilt the first time I went into battle.
Oh, aye. Angus pees his kilt all the time!
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John Cooksey
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Peter Johnsson would know!
It could be of several different materials, and is probably (?) of a different material from the guard. Some swords had a leather chappe, while others were made of various decorative alloys.
The Peter Johnsson/Albion "Svante" sword has a leather chappe at the juncture of guard and blade.
I didn't surrender, but they took my horse and made him surrender.
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Chad Arnow
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Craig Peters
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| Posted: Thu 21 Jun, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: XVIIIb Feature |
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| Michael S. Rivet wrote: | Okay, here's something that's been niggling at me for a while. This sword: http://www.myArmoury.com/view.html?features/pic_spotxviii18.jpg#
It's one of my favorites and the inspiration behind the Albion Munich. Here's the question: that extension off the grip that descends over the cross. Is that a rain guard or what? Is it integral with the grip or a separate piece of leather? How is it affixed? |
Michael,
If you'd like a better look at it, I posted a large photo of the Munich's hilt furniture in its "Introducing" thread: http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...p;start=50
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Chad Arnow
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Michael S. Rivet
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Thanks, gentlemen! It rather looks like the rain guard is integrated with, stitched to, or overlapped by the grip leather. Or am I mis-seeing it?
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Sam Barris
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It looks to me like the leather of the rain guard terminates in that band and the leather of the grip secures it in place by being wrapped over it. I could be mistaken.
Pax,
Sam Barris
"Any nation that draws too great a distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools." —Thucydides
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