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Eric Spitler
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 Posted: Mon 15 Nov, 2004 10:40 pm Post subject: Albion Squire |
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Hope it's not being overly boastful posting this here as well as SFI, but I got my NextGen Squire recently, and she's even more beautiful in person than in the awesome photos Albion manages to take. Mine, on the other hand, are woefully inferior. Even so...
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Bill Grandy
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Overly boastful? Maybe. But in a way that everyone else appreciates! 
The squire I got to handle was really nice. It definately felt *right*. A serious cutter, but one that wanted to move on it's own.
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Nathan Robinson
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Nathan Bell
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I got to play with this model a little while back. It's a really nice sword.
In person, I was able to compare it to the Prince. I found that up close, I preferred it in both looks and handling over its "fancier" brother.
Yes, definitely a fun little sword.
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Jeremy V. Krause
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Eric,
Congratulations on a beautiful sword! The squire has such a great design- I would pick one up if it didn't fall outside my period current of interest. Is that a dark brown grip? How substantial is the point?
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Lee O'Hagan
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Congrats Eric,
Looks a rather fine addition to the collection, 
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Patrick Kelly
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I liked this one a lot too. I preferred it to the Prince also.
The point is sufficiently reinforced so as to be an effective thruster against the armours of the day. Due to the blades cross section it still has a good amount of flex in it. Consequently, I wouldn't stack it up against some of the later thrusting designs in a poking contest. It's an interesting design that clearly shows one of those distinctive evolutionary jumping-off points in sword design. definitely on my list.
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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Eric Spitler
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| Jeremy V. Krause wrote: | Eric,
Congratulations on a beautiful sword! The squire has such a great design- I would pick one up if it didn't fall outside my period current of interest. Is that a dark brown grip? How substantial is the point? |
That's a black grip, actually. I was undecided between red and black, and eventually concluded I would be happier in the long run with black, since it won't fade over time, and I thought it reinforced its "simple elegance." The point is quite needly in my opinion, yet surprisingly strong. Although I can see why XVIs were soon replaced with XVIIIs.
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