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Michael P Smith
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 Posted: Thu 12 Aug, 2004 7:49 am Post subject: Question on Albion "Prince" |
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I've seriously got a hankering for this sword.
Anyone know what time period is most likely for a design such as this?
Just a guess from me would be 1370-1420-ish
I'm looking for a good "agincourty" sword. 
Mike
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Peter Johnsson
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| Posted: Thu 12 Aug, 2004 11:15 am Post subject: Re: Question on Albion "Prince" |
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| Michael P Smith wrote: | I've seriously got a hankering for this sword.
Anyone know what time period is most likely for a design such as this?
Just a guess from me would be 1370-1420-ish
I'm looking for a good "agincourty" sword.
Mike |
Michael,
Glad you like the "Prince"!
The Greatest popularity of the type XVI swords was between 1300 and 1350.
It is of course possible that earlier types see longer use and keep seeing action beyond this period.
If you are looking for swords that are strongly associated to the period of the Battle of Agincourt, there are some other possibilities as well.
Landgraf and Sempach are both obvious candidates. The Castellan would aslo work fine as would the coming Kingmaker (even though this last one might be a tad early for this date, but not terribly so).
However, if you feel the Prince calling your name, I suggest you follow its lead... 
It is a distinct sword that is difficult to show to its full in photos.
Hope this helps.
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Michael P Smith
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| Posted: Fri 13 Aug, 2004 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: Question on Albion "Prince" |
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| Peter Johnsson wrote: | | Michael P Smith wrote: | I've seriously got a hankering for this sword.
Anyone know what time period is most likely for a design such as this?
Just a guess from me would be 1370-1420-ish
I'm looking for a good "agincourty" sword.
Mike |
Michael,
Glad you like the "Prince"!
The Greatest popularity of the type XVI swords was between 1300 and 1350.
It is of course possible that earlier types see longer use and keep seeing action beyond this period.
If you are looking for swords that are strongly associated to the period of the Battle of Agincourt, there are some other possibilities as well.
Landgraf and Sempach are both obvious candidates. The Castellan would aslo work fine as would the coming Kingmaker (even though this last one might be a tad early for this date, but not terribly so).
However, if you feel the Prince calling your name, I suggest you follow its lead...
It is a distinct sword that is difficult to show to its full in photos.
Hope this helps. |
Thanks Peter. Coming from the designer, I'll take the answer as definitive. I really wanted a "late" 14th-century sword, but that "Prince" is so gorgeous, I might just go for it anyway. Though I did have my eye on the Sempach as well! Thanks for contributing your designs to this line, they are truley remarkable.
Mike
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