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G. Ghazarian
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Location: Florida USA Joined: 01 Nov 2005
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Posted: Thu 08 Apr, 2010 7:02 pm Post subject: Need your help/suggestions. |
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I'm planning on making the sword of Maximilian I my next project. This could be somewhat possible thanks to the pictures posted mainly by Blaz Berlec in this thread:
http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...maximilian
I'm wondering about the fancy and exceptional blade with some honeycomb? type fullers all along the length. I would like to simplify this and make a classic type of blade that fits Oakeshott's typology, a blade of end of XV and beginning of XVI century with hex shape and almost parallel sides, a type XIX perhaps.?
Please help in selecting the right type of blade.
Any ideas, suggestions, speculations ? Anything will be appreciated
Thanks for your efforts.
Gabriel
G. Ghazarian
http://gloryships.com/
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G. Ghazarian
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Location: Florida USA Joined: 01 Nov 2005
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Posted: Tue 13 Apr, 2010 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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No suggestions anyone ?
Well, thanks for looking anyway.
G. Ghazarian
http://gloryships.com/
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Luka Borscak
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Posted: Tue 13 Apr, 2010 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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Does original has one wide fuller or what? I can't see well on pictures...
Maybe you could do type XVII blade with a bit less taper than usual...
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Ken Speed
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Posted: Tue 13 Apr, 2010 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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Well, for a visual impression of simple elegance, I think the hollow ground type XVIIIb sword blades such as Albion's Regent and Earl are difficult to beat. Would they fit into the time period you're interested in?
I think you mentioned type XX swords. There's one pictured here in the article about Ewart oakshott, a type XXa with triple fullers, I think that might be a possibility too. Its certainly a sword that could be highly decorated and not appear out of character.
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