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Tim Lison
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Brazil nut pommels on swords are among my favorite! I grouped all mine up today and thought it might be fun to share a photo. I'd love to see pics of any others that are out there!
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Gabriel Lebec
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Nice photo Tim! I too like the brazil nut pommel, although I don't own any European swords at the moment.
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science." - Albert Einstein
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J.D. Crawford
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You're my new hero.
Would you mind identifying these swords? Some are familiar, but some (like 2nd from the right) look like composites of swords I know. Is it a custom job?
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Kenton Spaulding
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That custom A&A looks even better surrounded by its brothers. Nice picture.
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Scott Kowalski
Location: Oak Lawn, IL USA Joined: 24 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Wed 17 Dec, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice looking indeed Tim. I just realized we are in the same area. That is definitely a nice looking collection of brazil nut swords.
Scott
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Tim Lison
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| J.D. Crawford wrote: | You're my new hero.
Would you mind identifying these swords? Some are familiar, but some (like 2nd from the right) look like composites of swords I know. Is it a custom job? |
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ArmArt based on Records Xa.14 with a new grip by OlliN
A&A custom type X based on one in "Swords of the Viking Age"
Albion Museum Line St. Maurice
A&A custom type XI based on a 10-11th century manuscript drawing
Albion Gaddhjalt
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Tim Lison
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| Posted: Wed 17 Dec, 2008 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Scott Kowalski wrote: | Very nice looking indeed Tim. I just realized we are in the same area. That is definitely a nice looking collection of brazil nut swords.
Scott |
Yeah, we won't be swinging any swords with all the shoveling lately......
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Steven McIntyre
Location: Coquitlam, BC, Canada Joined: 03 Sep 2006
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My 2 brazil nuts(customized Del Tin 2132, Hanwei Practical Norman):
(sorry for the crappy photo)
You might recognize the 2132 from this picture(reason why I bought it from W. Schutz):
~PER ARDUA~
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Allen Andrews
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Nice picture, I like seeing all the different variations of the brazil nut pommel.
" I would not snare even an orc with a falsehood. "
Faramir son of Denethor
Words to live by. (Yes, I know he's not a real person)
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Luka Borscak
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My Del Tin 2130 St. Maurice. 
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Thom R.
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Tim that is a really nice photo! Somehow the lighting and the shadows and the reflections off that dark background combined to make for a really really nice shot. Nice swords! tr
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J.D. Crawford
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| Tim Lison wrote: | | A&A custom type XI based on a 10-11th century manuscript drawing |
Would that be the sword from the Anglo-Saxon manuscript pictured on p77 of 'Records'? Very cool.
Sorry, I have but one Brazil nut pommel in my collection, and it's not in the league of your examples. I intend to correct this unacceptable situation over the next couple of years.
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Tim Lison
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| Posted: Thu 18 Dec, 2008 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| J.D. Crawford wrote: | | Tim Lison wrote: | | A&A custom type XI based on a 10-11th century manuscript drawing |
Would that be the sword from the Anglo-Saxon manuscript pictured on p77 of 'Records'? Very cool.
Sorry, I have but one Brazil nut pommel in my collection, and it's not in the league of your examples. I intend to correct this unacceptable situation over the next couple of years. |
J.D.-
Yes it is! The drawing has decorative "pips" which I chose to have left off......
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J.D. Crawford
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I agree with your taste Tim. Those stud-like 'pips' would take away from the unique and simple beauty of the design.
Also, I see you opted out of the the slight guard curvature on the other A&A custom job, if that is the Ulfbert sword I am thinking of. (I thought it was a Reeve at first glance). Peirce glows about the curve, but I find it to be too little or too much. I also have a replica of that sword, but I am too humbled by your collection to mention the source.
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Tim Lison
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| J.D. Crawford wrote: | I agree with your taste Tim. Those stud-like 'pips' would take away from the unique and simple beauty of the design.
Also, I see you opted out of the the slight guard curvature on the other A&A custom job, if that is the Ulfbert sword I am thinking of. (I thought it was a Reeve at first glance). Peirce glows about the curve, but I find it to be too little or too much. I also have a replica of that sword, but I am too humbled by your collection to mention the source. |
J.D.
It is the Ulfberht sword and it does have a slight curve. You can't see it very well in this photo but it is actually very nice. Here's a link to my post I put up when it arrived. There are better pics.
http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...highlight=
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Andreas Auer
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i also own one :-)
greetings to all Brazilnutters. Great Swords you have.
Andreas
The secret is,
to keep that pointy end thingy away from you...
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J.D. Crawford
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Very slight, and much more elegant than the clunky guard on the Windlass replica.
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Felix R.
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Brazil nut pommel love, here´s the Reeve.
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Tim Lison
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Ahh, the Reeve. Sooo pretty! The Del Tin St. Maurice swords look good too!!!!
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J.D. Crawford
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A&A St. Maurice and Windlass Ulfberht
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This is a