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Nathan Robinson
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Roger Hooper
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Thanks for the articles about XIX's I love to get information about that sword type.
Here is a quibble about dimensions. In both articles, XIX.1, the "Alexandrian Arsenal Sword's" blade length is listed as 32 inches. I know Oakeshott gives it that length in Rcords of the Medieval Sword. However, Bjorn Hellqvist measured the sword a few years ago, and came up with a lenght of 34 inches - http://www.myArmoury.com/feature_alexandria.html -
On DT2151 - The grip length is now 9.25 inches long. Del Tin has apparently lengthened the grip - a good thing. I was seriously considering buying this sword a few years ago. I thought its grip looked awfully short for a long sword and was told it was about 4.5 inches long. While the blade was substantially longer and heavier than the original "Alexandrian Sword", the hilt was a fairly accurate reflection. The only way you could hold it two handed was to put your right index finger in the ring and palm the pommel with your left hand. I passed on buying the DT2151. The 9.25 inch grip makes it more attractive, but I'm much more interested in seeing how Albion's upcoming singlehanded and bastard XIX's turn out.
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Nathan Robinson
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Elling Polden
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The orginal Alexandria sword is one of my favorites. However, one of its main features is its remarkably low weight, wich the Del TIn lacks completely...
I'm looking forward to seeing the Albion Condotterie 
"this [fight] looks curious, almost like a game. See, they are looking around them before they fall, to find a dry spot to fall on, or they are falling on their shields. Can you see blood on their cloths and weapons? No. This must be trickery."
-Reidar Sendeman, from King Sverre's Saga, 1201
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Roger Hooper
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The Armart S34 is a fairly faithful version of the Alexandria sword. The S34 wasorigianlly a custom sword that I commisioned from them. Armart didn't think they could replicate the weight and blade thickness, so we ended up with a sword that was about 1/2 pound heavier with a blade thickness starting at around .250 inches. I also had them put a big cross formee' on the pommel, which I now regret, as you would almost never see something that flashy on a medieval pommel. It's a very nice sword, but because of Armart's completion problems, you would do much better to wait for the Condottiere to come out - not a replica of the Alexandrian sword, but certainly a close relative.
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Thomas Laible
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| Posted: Sat 25 Jun, 2005 9:00 am Post subject: XIX-Feature: Informations on XIX.6 |
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Hi,
this sword is really interesting.
Has anybody some more informations on this sword from the the Wallace Collection, London (A.478)?
And perhaps a large high res scan?
Thanks,
Thomas
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