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Nathan Robinson
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 Posted: Thu 04 Dec, 2008 3:11 am Post subject: What's on the top of your Christmas list? |
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Alright guys, I'm curious about something.
So it's almost Christmas and let's pretend we can make a Christmas list and add a sword to that list.
What one sword would be on this year's Christmas list?
So as not to be crazy with this, let's assign some rules to this game:
- Pick something you really want and would intend to keep
- Santa isn't rich. Stay under a maximum price of $1500 US
- Pick a production / semi-production piece and not some custom dream piece
- Choose just one thing. I know it's hard. One sword
Be somewhat realistic here 
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Julien M
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| Posted: Thu 04 Dec, 2008 3:41 am Post subject: |
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Well that's an easy one for me!
It would have been a serious dilemma if the VA Bristol had been released, but since it is not available yet, I'll go for the next generation Henry V sword. I have been told that the second batch with the reinforced tips is to arrive the second week of December, so I will wait for those since being a poor thruster doesn't really make sense for a type XVIII sword. This sword seems to be one of the most attractive sub $300 I've seen lately (I never thought I would buy a gen 2 sword a year ago, looking at their line up, but they surely did a great job on that one and I'm ready to give it a shot).
Cheers,
J
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William Goodwin
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| Posted: Thu 04 Dec, 2008 3:51 am Post subject: |
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One that I've always stated would love to have in my collection would be the Del-Tin 5155 Gothic Bastard sword.
cheers,
Bill
Roanoke Sword Guilde
roanokeswordguilde@live.com
"I was born for this" - Joan of Arc
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Gordon Clark
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The Oakeshott from Albion. http://www.albion-swords.com/swords/albion/ne...ott-xa.htm
I have a thing for complex blades that usually manifests in lust for Type XX swords, but that one is just really cool.
Nathan - you did not answer the question yourself. What do you want for Christmas?
Gordon
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Justin King
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At the moment I would have to say the Albion NextGen Squire, although it seems almost mundane next to some of the other pieces on my wanted list, I have a gaping hole in my collection as far as classic, knightly single-hand swords that is starting to nag at me.
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Brian K.
Industry Professional
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Joined: 01 Jan 2008
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I would have to say the Albion Kern would make a nice Christmas Present.
Brian Kunz
www.dbkcustomswords.com
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Marc Pengryffyn
Location: Canberra, Australia Joined: 21 Jul 2008
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Damn, that's a hard choice! Ok, I think I'll have to go with the A&A Town Guard Sword #192. I just love that blade profile and hilt! The Albion Doge is a close second, however. And if I were allowed a bit more money- ok, a lot more- I'd die for Albions' Special Edition Lady Vivamus. I think that's the saber of my dreams....
As it is, I'm getting the Hanwei Mortuary in a couple of weeks for combined christmas and my birthday, and I'm a very happy man!
Marc
Tradition is the illusion of permanence.
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Christopher Gregg
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Well I for one would like to add any Albion Viking sword to my collection. I especially like the Huskarl and the Knud (Hint, hint, anyone out there!). I also would be quite happy with any of the Del Tin Viking models (Another hint, hint to anyone out there listening!).  
Christopher Gregg
'S Rioghal Mo Dhream!
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Bill Hickey
Location: Peoria, IL Joined: 28 Aug 2008
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An Albion Vinland viking sword. Which I happen to know that my wife has already gotten for me for Christmas.
I'd also love to get a nicely made replicas of: a wasp waisted Roman Gladius, a Tokugawa era Katana, a Native American Indian tomahawk, a Greek Hoplite spear possibly in bronze, an American Civil War cavalry saber, and a Saracen sword typical of the later Crusades. But those will all have to wait for sufficient funds, unless Santa is really deep pocketed.
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David Jackson
Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Joined: 14 Oct 2004
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What is on my Christmas list is a Hanwei practical Norman, it's inexpensive and I would like to have one to play with. What I would really like to put on my list is the Valiant Castile. Of course I could probably put a lot more on the list too like any of Christian Fletcher's stuff but musn't be greedy.
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Roger Hooper
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It isn't on the market yet, but I'd like to have an Albion Markgraf.
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Mike Arledge
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I dream of the day I can get myself an Albion Huskarl. Always been my dream viking sword to get myself.
Mike J Arledge
The Dude Abides
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Ed Toton
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Oh my... just one? I don't think I can choose. I have a couple pre-orders in with Albion, and several on my current wishlist. I don't think I can just pick one.
-Ed T. Toton III
ed.toton.org | ModernChivalry.org
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James Aldrich
Location: Green Bay WI Joined: 21 Aug 2003
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A&A Serenissima. My current hot topic is Lepanto and galley warfare and I like to put together kits for school presentations and such. Nothing quite sparks a student's interest in an event or period like handling the hardware.
Film recommendation: Dangerous Beauty. A bit costume-y and mixed up on history but entertaining on several levels.
Also, Queen Margot. Related events not among the prouder moments for us Catholics.
JSA
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Sean Flynt
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Just the A&A Town Guard sword. Don't want to be greedy!
I admire the type and I think it would be a good fit for a Virginia Company targeteer. That scenario is of great interest to me but I have nothing in my collection to represent it.
This was a common type but it's uncommon among reproductions. The A&A TG is the only one I know of, in fact. Like most military swords of this period, it's overshadowed by the narrow-blade civilian rapier in the modern imagination. It's hard to find anyone who has a TGS, so I assume it's not a big seller for A&A. That's a terrible shame, IMHO. A&A is the only company I know of that gives serious attention to the military swords and more robust "rapiers" of this period.
-Sean
Author of the Little Hammer novel
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Hammer-Sean-Flynt/dp/B08XN7HZ82/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=little+hammer+book&qid=1627482034&sr=8-1
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Tim May
Location: Annapolis, MD Joined: 12 Nov 2006
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No doubt, an Albion Thegn. Given the budget no one compares with Albion, the finishing is exemplary and the sword just speaks to me, in a West Saxon Shield wall kind of way .
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Paul Watson
Location: Upper Hutt, New Zealand Joined: 08 Feb 2006
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Albion Baron, blue grip.
I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, but that which it protects. (Faramir, The Two Towers)
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David Black Mastro
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| James Aldrich wrote: | | A&A Serenissima. My current hot topic is Lepanto and galley warfare and I like to put together kits for school presentations and such. Nothing quite sparks a student's interest in an event or period like handling the hardware. |
Being a fellow Lepanto fanatic, I second the A & A Serenissima--preferably with a blued hilt.
| Quote: | Film recommendation: Dangerous Beauty. A bit costume-y and mixed up on history but entertaining on several levels.
Also, Queen Margot. Related events not among the prouder moments for us Catholics.
JSA |
Two very entertaining and interesting films--and Catherine McCormack and Isabelle Adjani are mad hot! Another interesting period piece is Joan the Mad, with the also-hot Pilar Lopez de Ayala (please forgive my extreme male-ness--as a flaming heterosexual, I can't help it).
"Why meddle with us--you are not strong enough to break us--you know that you have won the battle and slaughtered our army--be content with your honor, and leave us alone, for by God's good will only have we escaped from this business" --unknown Spanish captain to the Chevalier Bayard, at the Battle of Ravenna, 1512
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Nathan Robinson
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David Black Mastro
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| Sean Flynt wrote: | Just the A&A Town Guard sword. Don't want to be greedy!
I admire the type and I think it would be a good fit for a Virginia Company targeteer. That scenario is of great interest to me but I have nothing in my collection to represent it.
This was a common type but it's uncommon among reproductions. The A&A TG is the only one I know of, in fact. Like most military swords of this period, it's overshadowed by the narrow-blade civilian rapier in the modern imagination. It's hard to find anyone who has a TGS, so I assume it's not a big seller for A&A. That's a terrible shame, IMHO. A&A is the only company I know of that gives serious attention to the military swords and more robust "rapiers" of this period. |
That's a really nice one too.
I was once fortunate enough to handle a similar original, at the Higgins. It was a nice piece, and felt considerably lighter than it really was (it was actually slightly heavier than the A & A version).
"Why meddle with us--you are not strong enough to break us--you know that you have won the battle and slaughtered our army--be content with your honor, and leave us alone, for by God's good will only have we escaped from this business" --unknown Spanish captain to the Chevalier Bayard, at the Battle of Ravenna, 1512
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This is a standard topic