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Guy Bayes
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 Posted: Sun 30 Jun, 2013 1:59 pm Post subject: Pommel recess on Albion Munich - What to do? |
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Getting my Munich in a few days, wondering if anyone had any ideas on what to do with the pommel recess?
I was thinking of possibly trying to find someone to set a semi precious gem in it, no idea who to look for for that
Anyone else seen anything cool or have opinions ?
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Roger Hooper
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According to the Review by Bill Grandy here at myArmoury, the pommel recess is .250 inches deep and .875 inches (22.2 mm) diameter, about the size of a US nickel You could get a fair -sized coin or medallion in there. One place to look is Antiquanova I put one of their reproductions in my latest sword - see below.
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JE Sarge
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I have put either coins or gems into my personal swords with pommel recesses. On eBay, you can get stones in a variety of sizes and color for really cheap. I have also gotten actual historical coins there as well. When you set them, I have found that clear epoxy works best, but have also gotten excellent results fixing metal coins with JB Weld putty. I've not lost a coin or stone yet using this method, even with heavy use.
Be sure to show us what you end up deciding on.
J.E. Sarge
Crusader Monk Sword Scabbards and Customizations
www.crusadermonk.com
"But lack of documentation, especially for such early times, is not to be considered as evidence of non-existance." - Ewart Oakeshott
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Mark Moore
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Looking on the Antiquanova website, I would go with the copper Templar Denarius. That would contrast nicely with the steel pommel. But, that's just me....  ..........McM
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Mart Shearer
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Guy Bayes
Location: United States Joined: 07 Oct 2012
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thanks for the great ideas you guys!
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Roger Hooper
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Ewart Oakeshott wrote an article in the 1993 Park Lane Arms Fair Catalogue called The Sword of the Comte' de Dreux: Non-Christian Symbolism and the European Sword. There are some interesting things in the pommel of this sword, made around 1240. In one recess there is an enamelled disk showing a shield, presumably the Dreux coat of arms. In the other recess there is a mysterious translucent object. Oakeshott says first that it may be stone, rock crystal, or chalcedony. Then he opines that it is a piece of polished oak root from a tree sacred to the Comtes.
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Patrick Kelly
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I really love details like this. I did the following modification to this sword................
..........I've never seen an exact precedent for it, but it does do a lot for the sword visually.
I prefer coins or enameled plaques over stones. There's a large precedent for stones, but to my eye they usually look cheap. I do need to find something to fill the recesses on my Svantes pommel.
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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Guy Bayes
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this is what Jonathan and I came up with, hematite
really like how it came out
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Patrick Kelly
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Excellent, the hematite really works.
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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This is a standard topic