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Kirk Lee Spencer
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Patrick Kelly
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A week or two ago I was sent photos of this sword. I haven't stopped looking at them since. Patrick continues to impress. I also have a feeling that my commission with him will be more expensive than I had originally planned. 
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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William Goodwin
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Oooo.....Ahhhh.....wow.....
Bill
Roanoke Sword Guilde
roanokeswordguilde@live.com
"I was born for this" - Joan of Arc
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Nathan Robinson
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Steve Grisetti
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Kirk's use of the word "Magic" to describe Barta's work is very apt. Wow.
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Alina Boyden
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Unbelievable.
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David Evans
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Can I just dribble a bit.........I've seen the Sutton Hoo sword in the British Museum and that is just a thing of beauty
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Scott H.
Location: Illinois Joined: 10 May 2004
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Good gracious!! How many lives has he been doing this for? The skill.... The SKILL!
wow
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Tom Carr
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That is amazing!
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David Quivey
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I think I'm gonna die...
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Stefan Toivonen
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| David Quivey wrote: | | I think I'm gonna die... |
Same here and if I die my last wish would be to be buried with it 
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Jay Barron
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If I didn't have a commission coming up from Kevin Cashen, I'd be contacting Patrick right now. His stuff always amazes me.
Constant and true.
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Joe Yurgil
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Boy that is one nice sword. I'm not a big fan of spathas really, and not that this one makes me change my mind, but it is swords like this, produced by incredible smiths like Barta, which we can all appreciate for the true works of beauty and art that they really are. The fact that is it also a useable item is what makes it even better. Swordfighting may be bloody but as far as it is an athletic achievement, there is not only beauty in the sword but also the swordsmanship. I can't think of anything else which blends form and function so well as swords and swordsmanship.
I love this hobby.
Sjá, þar sé ek föður minn.
Sjá, þar sé ek móður mina ok systur mina ok bróður minn.
Sjá, þar sé ek allan minn frændgarð.
Sjá, kalla þeim tíl min.
Biðja mér at taka minn stað hjá þeim í sölum Valhallar, þar drengiligr menn munu lifa allan aldr.
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Thomas Hoogendam
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After everything I've read on Patrick Barta, and after all the pictures I've seen of his work, when I read gold hilted, all I could think was: Not gold hilted........
And then I saw the pictures.
That's is truly amazing.
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Folkert van Wijk
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Last day I visited a secondhand bookstore in my town.
There I looked into German booklet from the "Historische Museen der Stadt Köln"
And I found some pictures that made me think of this new Patrick Barta "reproduktion"
I thought you guys would like to see these pictures also... 
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