New A&A Henry V sword with custom hilt -- myArmoury.com

Gordon Clark · Last edited by Gordon Clark on Sun 31 Aug, 2008 7:59 am; edited 1 time in total

I posted this at the end of this thread: http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=13128
but thought it deserved its own as well.

Almost a year ago, I asked Craig Johnson at Arms & Armor to make me as accurate a copy of the Henry V sword as possible. A&A had recently started doing a production hollow ground blade to match the original, but the pommel of the hollow ground model is still a one piece solid disc. Oakeshott describes the historic pommel this way:

Mike Arledge · Posted: Sun 31 Aug, 2008 7:16 am Post subject:

Nicely done, I believe you have owned their regular version as well in some shape form or fashion, is it recent enough to comment on any handling differences between your new version and the "stock" model?

Good work Craig!

Gordon Clark · Posted: Sun 31 Aug, 2008 7:35 am Post subject:

Mike -

I did own, and recently sold, an older version with bronze hilt furniture (pic below). It was a much more massive sword - almost 3 lbs. They both balance pretty close to the blade and move well, but this one feels like a sword to fence with, while the other was a real little brute. The older version cut really well - have not tried with this one yet.

Gordon

Nathan Keysor · Posted: Sun 31 Aug, 2008 8:29 am Post subject:

Gordon,

Very nice. I particularly like the matching red scabbard. Could you post a pic of the top of the rivet block? Also maybe a close up of the tip. From the pic it looks like it is uneven but I'm assuming that is a trick of the light?

Gordon Clark · Posted: Sun 31 Aug, 2008 8:39 am Post subject:

Nathan Keysor · Posted: Sun 31 Aug, 2008 8:45 am Post subject:

Thanks Gordon. I didn't think the tip was uneven it's just something I noticed when you posted the photos in the other topic. I assumed it was the shadow from the hollow grinding. I have the Albion Kingmaker so I'm interested in how they resolved the tip in comparison.

Jason Elrod · Posted: Sun 31 Aug, 2008 9:03 am Post subject:

Gordon,

You have quite a nice collection of medieval weapons. This only adds to it.

I know everyone else will probably focus on the sword but can you also post more picks of the scabbard? I've never seen an A&A wood core scabbard before and am very curious as to not only your impressions of the quality of the scabbard but also the thickness of the wooden cross section.

Brian K. · Industry Professional

Very nice, thanks for sharing. The custom work is very well done, and it looks like a great addition. I would also be interested in seeing some pictures of the tip just to see how reinforced it may be.

Darrin Hughes · Posted: Sun 31 Aug, 2008 9:21 am Post subject:

Nice one Gordon. I'm a big fan of this sword myself, as I got one of the first Hollow-ground versions not long after A&A announced that they were available, and it is still probably the best balanced sword I've ever held. Just a little bit annoyed about one thing though as, funnily enough, I asked if I could have the sword with a red grip, and I was told that the grip could only be done in black or brown, they seem to have changed their minds pretty soon after.

Seeing yours makes me even more resolved to have the grip on mine changed, when I eventually get around to having a scabbard made, as that is beautiful.

Cheers,
Darrin.

btw, mine weighs 2lbs, 8oz with the solid pommel, but given that A&A do all their shaping by hand, rather than using a machine to cut out the shape, it would be quite easy to understand a couple of ounces difference one way or the other.

Gordon Clark · Posted: Sun 31 Aug, 2008 12:09 pm Post subject:

Gordon Clark · Posted: Sun 31 Aug, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject:

Gordon Clark · Posted: Sun 31 Aug, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject:

Brian K. · Industry Professional

Well done. An excellent display, so thank you very much.

Congrats on a wonderful looking piece. I must say, I envy it.