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Jan Chodkiewicz
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Posted: Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:16 pm Post subject: XVa type Longsword with Scabbard |
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This is another hand forged XVa type long sword. Pommel is based on Peter Johnsson projects (Sempach sword pommel) Weight is ~ 1450 g. Materials as usual : spring steel for blade, reinforced bar steel for guard, mild steel - pommel.
Sccabard with wooden core, reinforced by linnen fabric soaked in hide glue, hand stiched, calfskin, hide glue.
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Craig Peters
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Posted: Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject: Re: XVa type Longsword with Scabbard |
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Jan Chodkiewicz wrote: | That is another hand forged XVa type long sword. Pommel is based on Peter Johnsson projects (Sempach sword pommel) Weight is ~ 1450 g. Materials as usual : spring steel for blade, reinforced bar steel for guard, mild steel - pommel.
Sccabard with wooden core, reinforced by linnen fabric soaked in hide glue, hand stiched, calfskin, hide glue. |
Very nice Jan!
Out of curiousity, are Type T2 pommels typically found on XVa swords?
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Anders Backlund
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Posted: Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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Beauty!
I love the proportions, and the pommel construction looks very interesting.
The sword is an ode to the strife of mankind.
"This doesn't look easy... but I bet it is!"
-Homer Simpson.
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M. Eversberg II
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Posted: Mon 11 Feb, 2008 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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I like the design of the chape.
M.
This space for rent or lease.
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Jason Elrod
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Posted: Mon 11 Feb, 2008 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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Can we get a close up shot of the pommel? The more I see of your work the more I like it.
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Joe Fults
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Posted: Mon 11 Feb, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Another nice piece.
Well done.
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Bill Grandy
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Posted: Mon 11 Feb, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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Jan,
Your work is stunning. I'm consistently impressed by the photos you post!
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-Inspired by History, Crafted by Hand
"For practice is better than artfulness. Your exercise can do well without artfulness, but artfulness is not much good without the exercise.” -anonymous 15th century fencing master, MS 3227a
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Lancelot Chan
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Jan Chodkiewicz
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Posted: Tue 12 Feb, 2008 1:13 am Post subject: Re: XVa type Longsword with Scabbard |
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Quote: | Out of curiousity, are Type T2 pommels typically found on XVa swords? |
Craig,
As far as I know, this kind of pommels were used in XV type swords (and other types too) (see atachments) But it is hard to find XVa type sword with Type T2 pommel. I find only one example on iconography that could be XVa sword - brass effigy picture.
Nevertheless, in my opinion "fish tail" pommel fit to this kind of blade too;)
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Jan Chodkiewicz
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Posted: Tue 12 Feb, 2008 1:15 am Post subject: |
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Jason Elrod wrote: | Can we get a close up shot of the pommel? The more I see of your work the more I like it. |
Of course
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Lancelot Chan
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Jan Chodkiewicz
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Posted: Wed 13 Feb, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Lancelot Chan wrote: | Is there any photo showing the full sword without the scabbard on? |
Unfortunately my memory card in digital camera was almost full during taking this pictures, and record other pictures on photo's showing full sword, edge and point... so I don't have any pictures. Sorry. I can arrange pictures if you need it, but it's the same blade like few others XVa.
"Omnis enim artifex intendit producere opus pulcrum et utile et stabile."
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J. D. Carter
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Posted: Wed 13 Feb, 2008 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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That combination of pommel and guard is just outstanding. Sometimes a certain look just speaks louder than others and this one really grabs my attention. God I love this place. It's like a virtual museum tour that never ends
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William Goodwin
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Posted: Wed 13 Feb, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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Just echoing the sentiments of others....that's is indeed a grand looking sword....
Auf Wiedersehen,
Bill
Roanoke Sword Guilde
roanokeswordguilde@live.com
"I was born for this" - Joan of Arc
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Posted: Thu 14 Feb, 2008 7:12 am Post subject: |
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Dobry den, bardzowne mecze panuov v polsce, slawianska slawa stawu meczarskego.
Sorting single parts of the swords is important but probability occurence in in following centuries isn´t smoll.
There is only one art of fence yet many ways to reach it
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Chad Arnow
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Posted: Thu 14 Feb, 2008 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Vaclav Homan wrote: | Dobry den, bardzowne mecze panuov v polsce, slawianska slawa stawu meczarskego.
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Please post only in English as per our forum rules. Thank you.
ChadA
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Vaclav Homan
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Posted: Thu 14 Feb, 2008 9:16 am Post subject: |
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Excuse my It was appreciation of good work in bad Polish.
There is only one art of fence yet many ways to reach it
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