Show us your fullers -- myArmoury.com

Gordon Clark · Posted: Mon 16 Feb, 2009 7:27 pm Post subject: Show us your fullers

I'm a big lover of fullers in swords, especially multiple fullers. This thread is an invitation to show off your favorite pictures of multiply fullered swords (historic or reproduction). I have included my two Type XX swords - one by Arms and Armor, the other by Patrick Barta.

Gordon

Roger Hooper · Posted: Mon 16 Feb, 2009 7:54 pm Post subject:

Here is a photo of my Albion Sovereign, showing off its double fuller
Also, one of the first swords I ever bought, Del Tin's DT5156

Gordon Clark · Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2009 4:57 am Post subject:

Gordon Clark · Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2009 5:09 am Post subject:

One of the things that interests me about the fullered swords (other than just how cool they look) is how the fullers affect the handling characteristics. The Barta sword above feels very light, but still quite stiff. I'm assuming this is in part because of the deep fullers that run (almost all of) the length of the blade.

The A&A sword on the other hand is pretty heavy, but still quick, with a lot of its weight concentrated in the ricasso section. The fullers cutdown on the mass there somewhat, but it is still thick and massive, and the sword seems to pivot around that section in use.

Gordon Clark · Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2009 5:17 am Post subject:

Here are a couple of other I like that I collected while thinking about a possible custom project...
They are probably from the photo albums here - I don't remember. I always liked the fact that the blade was as interesting detail wise as the hilt in these complicated swords.

Michael Pikula · Industry Professional

Hi Gordon, would it be possible to to see a pic. of the transition of the middle fuller ending? This is a blade design that have really liked and have been thinking about giving a try, I just haven't been able to find any good shots of how this kind of cross section is done.

Thom R. · Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2009 8:59 am Post subject:

Gus Trim MM Type XII with accent fullers

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Del Tin 5152

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Early 17th c Broadsword

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Roger Hooper · Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2009 10:37 am Post subject:

Gordon Clark said
Thanks Roger - I have always wanted to see the Sovereign in person.
I know this must have been discussed before, but was XIV.6 from Records an inspiration for the Sovereign?
I thought hard about buying one of those Del Tin's around 6 or 7 years ago

I think the Sovereign was mainly patterned after Records XIV.8, the sword that may have been owned by the French King Philip IV. It has some elements of XIV.6, mainly the double fuller. I like XIV.8 much better, and it certainly weighs less that the other sword which comes in at 4.8 lbs! - a real boat anchor.

Roger Hooper · Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2009 11:21 am Post subject:

Another interesting fuller pattern - a German sword from around 1620. A little too much clam shell for my taste

Gordon Clark · Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2009 12:03 pm Post subject:

Abe Zettek · Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2009 12:08 pm Post subject:

Is it just me, or does the Sovereign shown earlier look to have the Albion 'museum' line maker's mark on it?

Michael Pikula · Industry Professional

Yes, That is what I was looking for! Thanks Gordon. I have been trying to picture how the profile and distil taper affect the flow of the lines and the geometry of this fuller combination and I have to say it has kept me up many a night. Those images are certainly the best I've seen and everything seems to make a little more sense. Wonderful blade by the way!

Allen Foster · Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2009 12:28 pm Post subject:

Do you mean the mark used for the Museum Lines swords? If it's a Sovereign, it should have the little "a" mark for the Next Generation series. If it has a crown on the "a" then that would make it somewhat of a anomaly as well as a collectible because it would be mis-marked unless there is some history I'm not aware of.

Roger Hooper · Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2009 12:28 pm Post subject:

Allen Foster · Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2009 12:31 pm Post subject:

Abe Zettek · Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2009 12:40 pm Post subject:

Ah, cool! I thought that's what it looked like, and I know the Sovereign is a next gen. ( I have one coming this month), so I thought it was weird. Must be rare... I wonder if anyone else has had a similar 'misprint' ?

Gregg Sobocinski · Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject:

Although I don't have one of my own, I'm forever indebted to Sean for doing this review of my favorite sword for over a year.

http://www.myArmoury.com/review_ebe_hanger.html

Don't know why, but it just calls to me. Maybe it's the combination of a wicked curve and the triple fullers.

Roger Hooper · Posted: Tue 17 Feb, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject:

David Wilson · Posted: Wed 18 Feb, 2009 1:48 pm Post subject:

Here's the blade from my Vince Evans' S-hilt Claymore, with stamping.....

David Wilson · Posted: Wed 18 Feb, 2009 1:51 pm Post subject:

And here's my Erik Stevenson Regimental S-hilt claymore, with Gus Trim blade....