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J. Malick
Location: Arizona Joined: 08 Feb 2008
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 Posted: Mon 11 Feb, 2008 9:39 am Post subject: Opinions of the Albion Sovereign |
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I read the review posted in the review section, but wanted some more opinions from some more people that owned them. What I really want to know is how strong are they also how is thier durability? What have you cut with them? Thank you for any help you can give. And sorry for all the newbie questions?
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Chad Arnow
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I love mine. I've cut pool noodles and pumpkins with mine with no trouble. Like any historical sword, they are not indestructible. But I think it's safe to say they're as durable as period originals.
It's a great sword. It's nimble but powerful and authoritative. It's also pretty nice-looking.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Bill Grandy
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| Posted: Mon 11 Feb, 2008 10:00 am Post subject: Re: Opinions of the Albion Sovereign |
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| J. Malick wrote: | | I read the review posted in the review section, but wanted some more opinions from some more people that owned them. What I really want to know is how strong are they also how is thier durability? What have you cut with them? Thank you for any help you can give. And sorry for all the newbie questions? |
I was the one who wrote the review. Mine is unsharpened and has been used for WMA training and drilling. While the steel has its share of dings, it has still held up well. Not as well as a purpose-built blunt, but it still has proven very durable. No hilt loosening or anything.
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Craig Peters
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| Posted: Mon 11 Feb, 2008 10:37 am Post subject: Re: Opinions of the Albion Sovereign |
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| J. Malick wrote: | | I read the review posted in the review section, but wanted some more opinions from some more people that owned them. What I really want to know is how strong are they also how is thier durability? What have you cut with them? Thank you for any help you can give. And sorry for all the newbie questions? |
Albions in general have one of the best reputations out their in terms of durability. I've never had problems with loosening hilt components despite having used them quite vigourously in some cases. I have cut four litre milk cartons, pumpkins, cardboard carpet tubing (a particularly difficult medium to cut) as well as meat. In all cases my Albions have held up very admirably. In one instance where I was cutting with my Albion Knight against a lamb roast that I was going to cook, I managed to hew clean through a bone that was about an inch wide and a centimeter deep. My Knight has also impacted against a metal garbage can that I was using as a test cutting stand with no edge damage resulting.
While I know you are interested in the Sovereign specifically, I thought some of these anecdotes about Albion weapons in general might be useful to you in making your decision.
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Jay Douglas Black
Location: Dallas, Texas Joined: 22 Oct 2007
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Hello myArmoury,
I've been lurking around here for months now, but I couldn't resist posting on this topic — I've been in love with this sword for ages. (Unfortunately, I've also been broke for ages and the Sovereign — she does not come cheap.)
I can tell the original poster that Albion make some of the best swords out there, hands down.
For those of you with experience of this specific sword, I was wondering, I know the review says, "wicked thruster," but does anyone else have differing opinions of the blade's capabilities in this area?
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Matthew G.M. Korenkiewicz
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It is one of those Albion swords that I owned and " regret " selling, as finding a
imposing short-sword of such quality is difficult. And I use the term " regret "
without negative sentiments, mind you. While I'm not a cutter, in hand the Albion
Sovereign feels every bit the part it looks ...
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Felix R.
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The thrusting ability of this blade is not bad, but because of the quick widening you don´t have to expect deep penetration compared to a narrow Type XV or XVI longsword. This was quite obvious when I tested my Yeoman (Type XIV), my Fiore (Type XV) and my Crecy (Type XVI) agains Albions shipping cardboard case. While the two longswords penetrated the 2-3 layers without much resistence and were forced deeply into the case protruding by nearly a foot in lenght from the other side, the Yeoman just punched wide slots in the first layer, only very slightly stabbing the back side and the resistance was quite palpable.
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Paul Watson
Location: Upper Hutt, New Zealand Joined: 08 Feb 2006
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With regards to durability, a friend of mine accidentally let go of one of my Albions after executing a cut. The sword travelled about 3 feet horizontally and fell about 4 feet vertically onto exposed aggregate concrete. The pommel sufferd a major scuff which easily (less than 5 minutes work) buffed out to a minor mark. The guard suffered a minor mark on one arm, and the face of the blade that hit the ground suffered minor mulitple scratches with only 2 very minor edge marks, not even to be considered folding (less than 1/2 mm wide each). There has been no loosening of any components.
If a sword can be dumped onto exposed aggregate concrete with some horizontal momentum as well and suffer only minor marking and no damage that affects it's performance, it must be quite durable.
I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, but that which it protects. (Faramir, The Two Towers)
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