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Ben Potter
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 Posted: Wed 17 Jun, 2015 11:50 am Post subject: 1690's swords |
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Here are a couple of swords I just finished for Privateer Armoury.
D-Guard sword (S.5 Swords and Blades of the American Revolution)
Patined 1084 distal tapered blade, iron hilt, fluted rosewood grip, birch/leather/brass scabbard.
Specs:
Total weight: 2lb 1oz
Sword weight: 1lb 7oz
Length: 30"
Blade: 24.5"
CoP: 17"
PoB 5.5"
Double Shell-Guard(from the Greenwich National Maritime Museum)
Patined, 1084 steel distal tapered blade, iron hilt, antler grip, birch/leather/brass scabbard.
Specs:
Total weight: 2lb 7oz
Sword weight: 1lb 12oz
Length: 30"
Blade: 25"
CoP: 16.5"
PoB: 4.5"
Ben Potter Bladesmith
It's not that I would trade my lot
For any other man's,
Nor that I will be ashamed
Of my work torn hands-
For I have chosen the path I tread
Knowing it would be steep,
And I will take the joys thereof
And the consequences reap.
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John T.
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| Posted: Wed 17 Jun, 2015 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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Those are very nice looking swords, Ben. I always love to see new work from you. Thanks for posting.
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Aaron Hoard
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| Posted: Thu 18 Jun, 2015 8:29 am Post subject: |
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I really like those - thanks for posting your work!
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Danny Grigg
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Ben Potter
Industry Professional
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| Posted: Tue 23 Jun, 2015 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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That is the one, I had to modify the design due to budget constraints.
Ben Potter Bladesmith
It's not that I would trade my lot
For any other man's,
Nor that I will be ashamed
Of my work torn hands-
For I have chosen the path I tread
Knowing it would be steep,
And I will take the joys thereof
And the consequences reap.
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Isaac H.
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| Posted: Fri 26 Jun, 2015 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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Beautifully done, Ben. I was confused at first because they look so much like originals ! Great job capturing the aura of the real thing.
Wounds of flesh a surgeons skill may heal...
But wounded honor is only cured with steel.
We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
Each of us should please his neighbor for his good ,to build him up.
Romans 15:1-2
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Matt Corbin
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| Posted: Mon 29 Jun, 2015 8:19 am Post subject: |
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Ben, those are fantastic swords. I have a real soft spot for the golden age of piracy and those both fit right in perfectly. Congratulations.
“This was the age of heroes, some legendary, some historical . . . the misty borderland of history where fact and legend mingle.”
- R. Ewart Oakeshott
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Dan P
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| Posted: Tue 30 Jun, 2015 8:14 am Post subject: |
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Ben, good to see you're around and making solid blades. I still have the Privateer sword you made for me a few years ago and it's been a real fun little blade for cutting.
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