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Nathan F
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would love to see what people have the fancier the better and if anyone can link me to people making these would be great.
im making a sword in march and want a bit of inspiration so would love to see what you have out there.
for here starts war carrion birds sing, and grey wolves howl
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Neil Schiff
Location: Las Vegas, NV Joined: 03 Jun 2009
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You can find the thread showing my custom viking at http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...highlight=
The sword was put together using custom fittings by Matt at Baltimore Knife & Sword on a Hanwei/Tinker bare blade, with the grip-work done by me. I am currently working on a scabbard, but haven't yet found fittings that I like.
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Roger Hooper
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I've got an Albion Valkyrja. Below is a photo that looks just like my sword from Albion Europe (who really know how to take a picture of a sword.
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Valkyrja from Albion-Europe
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David Wilson
Location: In a van down by the river Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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I have one or two Viking-type swords laying around here somewhere...
Okay, here are a couple pics.
First picture, a Patrick Barta Viking sword and a Vince Evans Migration-era ring hilt sword.
Second picture... just a few more.
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David K. Wilson, Jr.
Laird of Glencoe
Now available on Amazon: Franklin Posner's "Suburban Vampire: A Tale of the Human Condition -- With Vampires" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072N7Y591
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Scott S.
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Wow David! (second image)
Were your huscarls off drinking in the mead hall at the time? Good policy to make them leave their swords.
And Roger. Valkyrjaaaa (pronounced in a sensuous whisper, as if heard on the wind)..... It's my greatest ambition to own somebody's old, beat up, third or fourth-hand one of those some day.
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Robert Muse
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Well since I posted in the seax section, I thought I would show off my modest Viking and Viking era blades.
Not as great as some beautifut collections out there, but I'm proud of these.
Regards
Robert
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Robert Muse
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One was doubled in the last post.
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Kirk Lee Spencer
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Here is my Cervenka Type H Viking dressed up to look like the North Arhus Farm Find...
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Two swords
Lit in Eden’s flame
One of iron and one of ink
To place within a bloody hand
One of God or one of man
Our souls to one of
Two eternities
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Luka Borscak
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Customized Hanwei Saxon with brass inlaid type H hilt and shortened grip by Alojz Krišto:
Customized Hanwei Tinker Viking with brass type H hilt and horn grip by Alojz Krišto:
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Elnathan Barnett
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My sword is a del Tin 2104, but I have no camera to take pictures with. It is not terribly interesting anyway.
I really like that horn-handled one, Luka. I have been wanting to get one of those blades and build my own hilt for awhile now, but I don't have any money for toys these days. Are those wooden spacers between the pieces of horn?
Therfor he seide to hem, But now he that hath a sachel, take also and a scrippe; and he that
hath noon, selle his coote, and bigge a swerd.
- Luke 22:36, John Wycliffe's translation AD 1384
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Luka Borscak
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| Elnathan Barnett wrote: | My sword is a del Tin 2104, but I have no camera to take pictures with. It is not terribly interesting anyway.
I really like that horn-handled one, Luka. I have been wanting to get one of those blades and build my own hilt for awhile now, but I don't have any money for toys these days. Are those wooden spacers between the pieces of horn? |
Thanks! The spacers are leather. Btw, I handled DT2104 once, relatively plain sword, but I remember it handled quite well for a Del Tin viking sword.
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David Wilson
Location: In a van down by the river Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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| Elnathan Barnett wrote: | My sword is a del Tin 2104, but I have no camera to take pictures with. It is not terribly interesting anyway.
I really like that horn-handled one, Luka. I have been wanting to get one of those blades and build my own hilt for awhile now, but I don't have any money for toys these days. Are those wooden spacers between the pieces of horn? |
I disagree! I think it's very interesting. The 2104 is one of DT's better Viking swords. Mine weighs right about 3 lbs even and is quite well balanced, a pleasure to wield despite being relatively heavy (it's actually only a few ounces heavier than the original Witham sword).
I call mine "Ceiling Biter". 
Besides, there's already a picture of it, above... if you can find it in the jumble....
David K. Wilson, Jr.
Laird of Glencoe
Now available on Amazon: Franklin Posner's "Suburban Vampire: A Tale of the Human Condition -- With Vampires" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072N7Y591
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Johan Gemvik
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Here are two viking swords I made from bare Hanwei viking blades.
My own Dybeck, with bronze fittings from Mercia Sveiter that I did some minor modifications to, cleared from casting seams and polished. Handle is birch covered with silver coated copper wire.
Below the Dybeck is a template for the Mileham sword and Mercia Sveiter fittings temporarily tested on a dagger blade just to see what it feels like, another ongoing project.
Here's my brother's Gaddhjalt. Made with cold rolled steel crossguard and iron pommel I made from bar and block stock that I oli burned black with linseed oil, and a lindenwood handle wrapped with silver coated copper wire.
Both scabbards are made with lamb's pelt innermost, a core of pine wood and covering in cow skin leather. Bronze furiture for sword frog, chape and belt slider for the Dybeck, and belt slider on the Gaddhjalt are also from Mercia Sveiter.
"The Dwarf sees farther than the Giant when he has the giant's shoulder to mount on" -Coleridge
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Bennison N
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| David Wilson wrote: | I have one or two Viking-type swords laying around here somewhere...
Okay, here are a couple pics.
First picture, a Patrick Barta Viking sword and a Vince Evans Migration-era ring hilt sword.
Second picture... just a few more. |
Wow!!
That's awesome...
"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance" - Confucius
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Luka Borscak
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Some new, better pictures of my modified Hanwei Saxon:
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Jean Thibodeau
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Very nice work on that Saxon sword.  
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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David Sutton
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I think what this thread needs is an Ulfberht 
My re-finished Windlass Ulfberht.
'Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all'
'To teach superstitions as truth is a most terrible thing'
Hypatia of Alexandria, c400AD
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Robert Muse
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| Posted: Sun 21 Aug, 2011 4:18 pm Post subject: Viking Sword |
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Hi, Well my collection has changed since this post first started. I agree, lets show an Ulfberht!.
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I have a sightly worked on Windlass Ulfberht., not shown. and the following, Albion, Tinker, Del Tin and Mad Dwarf.
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Colt Reeves
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Robert, you're the first person I've seen on these forums to have a Mad Dwarf sword. At one point I was talking to Mad Dwarf about having a custom sword made after I finish school, so I'm curious to know what your thoughts are on this one, as to the distal taper, the handling, etc.
"Tears are for the craven, prayers are for the clown.
Halters for the silly neck that cannot keep a crown.
As my loss is grievous, so my hope is small.
For Iron, Cold Iron, must be master of men all..."
-Cold Iron, Rudyard Kipling
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Nathan Robinson
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