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Jan Chodkiewicz
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 Posted: Sat 29 Dec, 2007 4:16 am Post subject: XII type sword replica |
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That is my new hand forged XII type sword. My inspiration for guard in atachment.
Blade length: 80,5 cm
Overall length: 98 cm
CoB ~ 11,2 cm from guard
CoP ~ 51 cm from guard
Foward Pivot Point ~ 50 cm f.g.
Aft Pivot Point ~ 20 cm f.g.
Weight: ~ 1120 g
Blade Hardness - 53- 56 HRC
Materials: spring steel for blade, reiforced bar steel for guard, mild steel - pommel,
What do you think about it?
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Elling Polden
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| Posted: Sat 29 Dec, 2007 4:36 am Post subject: |
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Very nice sword!
The fuller is quite long for a XII, though? almost like a XI?
"this [fight] looks curious, almost like a game. See, they are looking around them before they fall, to find a dry spot to fall on, or they are falling on their shields. Can you see blood on their cloths and weapons? No. This must be trickery."
-Reidar Sendeman, from King Sverre's Saga, 1201
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Jan Chodkiewicz
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| Posted: Sat 29 Dec, 2007 5:02 am Post subject: |
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| Elling Polden wrote: | Very nice sword!
The fuller is quite long for a XII, though? almost like a XI? |
Thank you! Blade is something between XI and XII type  Almost like XII 
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Luka Borscak
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| Posted: Sat 29 Dec, 2007 7:20 am Post subject: |
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Very nice sword! I have to say that I like your taste very much and all of your swords are very beautiful to me, especially this one and your XVa.
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Hugo Voisine
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| Posted: Sat 29 Dec, 2007 8:10 am Post subject: |
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Wow Jan, your work continue to impress me to the highest degree.
However, I think I prefer the pommel on your "inspiration" sword. Wheel pommels are cool (and yours is very nicely done and fits the sword well), but far too common these days...
When will your website be ready ? 
« Que dites-vous ?... C'est inutile ?... Je le sais !
Mais on ne se bat pas dans l'espoir du succès !
Oh ! non, c'est bien plus beau lorsque c'est inutile ! »
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Max von Bargen
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Wow! That looks very nice. I too would like to know about your website.
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Dan Dickinson
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That looks very nice......do you have any more pics of the sword's inspiration ?
Thanks,
Dan
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Chad Arnow
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Joe Fults
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| Posted: Sat 29 Dec, 2007 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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I think that is another very nice looking piece of craftsmanship.
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Jared Smith
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I am curious about the beautiful guard. By "reinforced metal", do you mean something like the type of metal used for reinforcing concrete? Also, is the guard rough forged (upsetting and drift opened for blade) to shape, then hand ground to get the hexagonal cross section look?
Absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence!
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Tim Lison
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I like this sword very much!!! I really like the pommel! Are the black spots on the blade imperfections in the metal? They seem out of place in an otherwise very technically sound reproduction. None of your other reproductions seem to have them......
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Jan Chodkiewicz
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| Posted: Sun 30 Dec, 2007 6:16 am Post subject: |
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| Jared Smith wrote: | | I am curious about the beautiful guard. By "reinforced metal", do you mean something like the type of metal used for reinforcing concrete? Also, is the guard rough forged (upsetting and drift opened for blade) to shape, then hand ground to get the hexagonal cross section look? |
Yes, I'm using steel bars for reinforcing conrete. In Poland, this is more durable then mild steel. Guard is rough forged - exacly like you wrote , then finished on belt grinder.
| Quote: | | I like this sword very much!!! I really like the pommel! Are the black spots on the blade imperfections in the metal? They seem out of place in an otherwise very technically sound reproduction. None of your other reproductions seem to have them...... |
Black spots are signs remains after forging. When I forge the sword, I'm trying to make piece close to the shape of finished blade. If it is too close, black spots left after grinding. It was lesson for me, that I should begin forging from a bit thicker material. If you look at my other pictures (XVa, messer) you will find small pits on the blades.
Besides, historical swordsmith left small pits on blade too. It was fairly common, as far as I know.
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