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Risto Rautiainen
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 Posted: Wed 08 Dec, 2004 11:20 am Post subject: More info of swords in JTs site |
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JT has put some additional information about the swords on his site http://www.kp-art.fi/jt/index_eng.html including lengths, weights and point of balance information. Looking good...
(Edited to change the link to the english version of the site.)
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Nate C.
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Nice looking swords  . Am I reading the prices correctly?  Maybe I'm just unfamilliar with custom work and it's price range. Beautiful work though.
Nate C.
Sapere Aude
"If you are going to kill the man, at least give him a decent salute." - A. Blansitt
If they ever come up with a Swashbuckling School, I think one of the courses should be Laughing, then Jumping Off Something. --Jack Handy
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Patrick Kelly
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I particularly like this one.
And this one.
And lastly........
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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Jeremiah Swanger
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| Patrick Kelly wrote: | I particularly like this one.
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I'm kinda partial to this one, actually...
Kinda like A&A's 15th C. 2-hander and MRL's "Ravenna" sword. But sleeker, darker, and slinkier, I think 
"Rhaegar fought nobly.
Rhaegar fought valiantly.
Rhaegar fought honorably.
And Rhaegar died."
- G.R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire
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Patrik Erik Lars Lindblom
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I really like that scramsax on top
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Bill Grandy
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Kinda like A&A's 15th C. 2-hander and MRL's "Ravenna" sword. But sleeker, darker, and slinkier, I think |
I like that description of it!
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Folkert van Wijk
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| Posted: Thu 09 Dec, 2004 4:33 am Post subject: JT...! |
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Ok this is what I like...
but this "An early iron-age "Akinakes" iron sword" is it european?? I have never heard of - or seen it before....
and is there someone who knows the (exact) price of these swords allready?[/i][/b]
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A good sword will only be sharp, in the hands of a wise man…
I am great fan of everything Celtic BC, including there weapons.
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Risto Rautiainen
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| Posted: Thu 09 Dec, 2004 6:14 am Post subject: Re: JT...! |
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| Folkert van Wijk wrote: | Ok this is what I like...
but this "An early iron-age "Akinakes" iron sword" is it european?? I have never heard of - or seen it before....
and is there someone who knows the (exact) price of these swords allready?[/i][/b] |
There have been found two "Aikinakes" swords, which are curved like that. They are both found from lappland, Finland and dated to about 300 BC. They are supposed to have been brought to Finland from the east. I'll see if I can find photos of the originals. These swords are custom orders and the prices are there just to give you an idea of the price range of that sort of sword. Hence the high price. If you order from JT, I believe you can specify pretty accurately what kind of sword you want. As what comes to the reputation of those swords, I heard that someone sold his car, just to get a special sword from JT
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Jeremiah Swanger
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| Bill Grandy wrote: | | Jeremiah Swanger wrote: |
Kinda like A&A's 15th C. 2-hander and MRL's "Ravenna" sword. But sleeker, darker, and slinkier, I think |
I like that description of it! |
I was thinking of another description that involved the phrase "black vinyl catsuit" but decided it was too over-the-top. 
"Rhaegar fought nobly.
Rhaegar fought valiantly.
Rhaegar fought honorably.
And Rhaegar died."
- G.R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire
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Roger Hooper
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I find this Medieval Hanger appealing -
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Risto Rautiainen
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Kenneth Enroth
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| Posted: Thu 17 Mar, 2005 10:24 am Post subject: Re: JT...! |
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| Risto Rautiainen wrote: | | I heard that someone sold his car, just to get a special sword from JT |
I'd rather have a good sword than a crappy car. Or did he sell his Porsche? Must have been a really special sword then?
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Nathan Robinson
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Gordon Frye
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| Posted: Thu 17 Mar, 2005 8:15 pm Post subject: Re: JT...! |
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Just remember my old saying:
"You can always sleep in your car, but you can't drive your house." |
Nathan, I like that philosophy (having slept in my truck many a night!), but it's most amusing to hear it from you!
Cheers!
Gordon
"After God, we owe our victory to our Horses"
Gonsalo Jimenez de Quesada
http://www.renaissancesoldier.com/
http://historypundit.blogspot.com/
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David Kite
Location: Clinton, IN USA Joined: 20 Feb 2004
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Those swords do look really awesome! Does anyone know of the quality though? How do they handle? Are they durable (for test-cutting and stuff)? There didn't seem to be a lot of info on the site that I could find. Really neat looking stuff, though.
David Kite
ARMA in IN
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Risto Rautiainen
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Mr. Windsor, who teaches at The School of European Swordmanship, Helsinki (http://www.swordschool.com) has recommended them in his book "The Swordman's Companion" along the lines: "The best swords money can buy". I've seen some of them "live" and they sure are SWEET. Mr. Pälikkö understands the physics and is capable of making the sword handle like you want it to handle. (Of course in the limits of physical laws).
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Risto Rautiainen
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Ready to drool a little more?
There's some new stuff and new hires photos of old stuff on JT's page. That Z-type viking with a blackened hilt is just astounding.
http://www.kp-art.fi/jt/index_eng.html
There's new stuff in almost all categories.
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Patrik Erik Lars Lindblom
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Thanks Risto!
Love that merovingian period sword (drool)
reminds me of an sword in my local museum who have a "wingnut" pommel, sorry no pic's of that one!
Frid o Fröjd!
Patrik
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Risto Rautiainen
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Just came from Helsinki and my my. I went to JT's gallery and got to handle some of that stuff. My my. Sweet. Some of those swords were quite old but they all felt quite nice. I especially liked the new Cavalry spatha, the pompeii gladius and the medieval longsword with a wheel pommel. If you're ever to Helsinki just stop by his store and ask for the sales person to show the swords which are in an old cellar. If you ask nicely you can even handle them, although there's not a lot of space because of the low ceiling. Of course if you're coming from a long way it might be worth while to ask if JT can come and show the stuff personally. And only one kilometer and there's the Finnish National museum with nice swords and...
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