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Michael F.
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 Posted: Tue 05 Jul, 2005 12:24 pm Post subject: Poll: Favorite Oakeshott type? |
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I've been wondering with the recent polls, What is your favorite Oakeshott type? It would be best to narrow it down to one or 2 of your favorite type. (subtypes included!). You can choose a type or just a subtype.
My favorites are XVIa and XVIIIb. I love cut and thrust design!
I'll try and tally it all up in the end...
"Tis but a scratch.....A scratch? your arm's off!"-- Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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Thomas Hoogendam
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hhhhmmmmm..... difficult. Usually I say: the right tool for the right job.
However, just generally speaking.....
Type XII/XIIa and XVI/XVIa
The XII because of it's classic line, it's why I ordered an Albion Knight. And the XVI because it's such a general purpose sword, IMO.
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Jeff Hsieh
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Yep, type XVIa because it seems like it can do it all, plus it has a fuller. I also like type XIII and XIIIa for the brutal single-mindedness of their design.
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Roger Hooper
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Type XIX ----- also XVIIIb ------ and XIIa
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Albion Condottiere XIX
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Allen W
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XVIII&XVIII A-C.
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Alexander Ren
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| Thomas Hoogendam wrote: | | hhhhmmmmm..... difficult. Usually I say: the right tool for the right job. |
I agree, but if I have to narrow it down then it'll be XIII/XIIIa and XVIa
"The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle."
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Cole Sibley
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Definitely the XVIIIb or XVIIIe types for me.
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Mark Mattimore
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Now this is a tough one.  I have to agree with the "right tool for the right job" idea. It's not so much a matter of personal taste as it is functionality. But if I had to pick I'd go with something from the type XVIII family. Cutting and thrusting at its finest.
In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro.
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Jeremiah Swanger
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| Posted: Wed 06 Jul, 2005 1:17 am Post subject: Re: Poll: Favorite Oakeshott type? |
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| Michael F. wrote: | I've been wondering with the recent polls, What is your favorite Oakeshott type? It would be best to narrow it down to one or 2 of your favorite type. (subtypes included!). You can choose a type or just a subtype.
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This is a very difficult question...
For single-handers, I find XI's to be beautiful and fascinating. XIII would be a close second.
For longswords, I find it hard to beat XVIII sub-types, though some XVIa's have also attracted my eyes...
For true two-handers, I think the Danes got a great idea-- XVIIIe rocks. Though XX's can be pretty cool, too...
"Rhaegar fought nobly.
Rhaegar fought valiantly.
Rhaegar fought honorably.
And Rhaegar died."
- G.R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire
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Jeff Ross
Location: Apex, NC Joined: 30 Jul 2004
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Types XVIII and XVIIIe for me.
Jeff Ross
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Martin Wallgren
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Type XVa for me the long versions...
Martin
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Eric Nower
Location: Upstate NY Joined: 22 Dec 2004
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Personally I favor the type XII's and the type XVII's.
May God have mercy on my enemies, for I shall have none.
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Edward Hitchens
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Like the rest of us, I don't have one particular favorite. For single-hand swords, I prefer Type XII (Albion's Knight). For longswords, it'll have to be either Type XVa or XVIIIa (Arms&Armor's Black Prince or Schloss Erbach). -Ted
"The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest." Thomas Jefferson
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Steve Grisetti
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| Posted: Wed 06 Jul, 2005 6:00 pm Post subject: Re: Poll: Favorite Oakeshott type? |
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| Jeremiah Swanger wrote: | | Michael F. wrote: | I've been wondering with the recent polls, What is your favorite Oakeshott type? It would be best to narrow it down to one or 2 of your favorite type. (subtypes included!). You can choose a type or just a subtype.
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This is a very difficult question... |
Easy question for me to answer - no preference. Each type came to be as a result of particular needs, and I find something to admire in each of the forms.
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Jared Smith
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Oakshotte types XVII and XVIIIb. I have the Albion Crecy Grete ( not really a clean XVII type, but the closest available on the cheap at the time I ordered it) and a Munich on Order.
Absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence!
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Patrick Kelly
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I like them all, but if I had to choose one it would be the Type X. No big surprise there. 
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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Joe Maccarrone
Location: Burien, WA USA Joined: 19 Sep 2003
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X or XII for single-handers.
XIIa or XIIIa for the big guys.
I like the earlier stuff.
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David Etienne
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Type XII and XVIa.
I own a Laird, and one day I'll buy a Crecy (try not to think about it...)
David
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Martin Wallgren
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It´s not so much how the look... They all look fine, it´s what you can do with a XVa ;9
Swordsman, Archer and Dad
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David Martin
Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Joined: 11 Apr 2005
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I have a type XVIa on order and I'm negotating a XIIIa. As many have stated, I like the all-purpose nature of the XVIa. I also like the brutish nature of the minimal profile taper blade of the XIIIa.
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