Looks good Karl, what's the one on the far right?
Dan

Hello
Thats a custom Hilt by,Scott Wilson,at Darkwood Armory.On a ATrim x blade.

Karl, the one in the middle is an Armart, right? And the baskethilt is another Darkwood creation?

How do they both handle?

Hello Roger
The one is a ArmArt hilt,but has a Darkwood blade.The other is a, Christian Fletcher hilt, with a ATrim blade.They
both handle very well.I like the ,ArmArt backsword, just a little better.I notice by your icon, you like the palaches, too:-)

Thanks Nathan and Karl. Good work by CF.

I wonder what is the correct definition/translation of palache. It seems a number of people use it as their last name. I found an internet definition that said, 17th century sword with a slightly curved blade and curved quillons; often highly decorated with gold and silver I think there must be more to it than that.

Definitely some very nice "ordinary" collections you folks have.

My collection. Mostly older pieces, as can be seen. The result of having three auction houses in the area who all hold dedicated arms&armour auctions twice a year.

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Hello Kjell

What is the 5th blade from the top,with the brass basket and bolo-ish blade?I wont say I love it ,but I definitely covet it :-)

Perhaps we hould have a contest; Best Budget Collection, where no single peice can cost more than $250 USD or equivalent.

I would have to nominate Kjell for best ordinary collection. It's got lots of interesting and divers tidbits in it, and nothing that would qualify as a downpayment on a car. :D

I felt like I was stretching it to have an Albion in there, but two or more definitely take you out of the running in my book. That's the seed of a serious collection.

some of my swords in order.

I recognize most of those.... but what's that Migration-era spatha-looking sword at the bottom, by that Viking brass-hilted sword? Also, who made that first gladius (the one by the Deepeeka Celtic sword)?

Since posting this thread 1.5 years ago, I have been focusing on early crusader era swords (X-XII), and trying to put a more personal spin on my collection. I especially like swords that show signs of Viking influence. Here are my current favorites, from left to right:

-Del Tin 2130 (Xa) with custom cross
-Windlass transitional Viking (XII)
-custom A&A (X)
-A&A St. Maurice (XI)
-Albion Templar (Xa)
-Albion Caithness (XII)
-Del Tin 2130 'historical blade' (Xa) - once owned by David Wilson, I completely re-finished this one myself
-Dan Dickinson custom assembly (Xa/XII)

That's a really nice line-up. The custom A&A Type X, the Albion Caithness The XII, and the Del Tin 2130 'historical blade' Type Xa are the real standouts.

Here's one I was comtemplating for Christian Fletcher's Dog Days 2010 contest. Only to find the contest had closed the day before I took this photo. All the Albion Type XII swords (plus a 2nd Next Gen Knight in the scabbard), along with a DBK scabbard that fits them all.

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Chuck, J.D. & Mike,

You guys need to put together entries for the Collection Galleries section!

Outstanding groupings all.