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Sean Flynt

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Posts: 5,981 Location: Birmingham, Alabama

Tue 18 Apr, 2006 12:48 pm

They've added a Bec de Corbin as well:

http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/eCat/S...orbin.aspx

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Shawn Shaw

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Posts: 115 Location: Boston, MA USA

Tue 18 Apr, 2006 1:33 pm

The tang on the renaissance short sword must be pretty thin compared to the blade....just from the picture...it looks weak to me.

I like the other stuff, though.

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Sean Flynt

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Posts: 5,981 Location: Birmingham, Alabama

Tue 18 Apr, 2006 2:12 pm

Does anybody have a copy of L'Armeria Reale Di Torino so we can compare the German Backsword to the original?
I can hardly wait for MRL to discontinue this one!

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Derek St.

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Posts: 7 Location: Newtown Sq. PA

Tue 18 Apr, 2006 2:36 pm

They also seem to have a few new daggers I think.
http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/eCat/S...Knife.aspx
http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/eCat/S...agger.aspx
http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/eCat/S...agger.aspx

-Derek Mogarth St

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Jonathan Hopkins

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Tue 18 Apr, 2006 5:10 pm

G. Scott H. wrote:

J.G. Hopkins wrote:

I have not personally seen any examples of a blackened sword (or at least, not that I remember), but there is an illumination from the St. Albans Chronicle (c.1450) that depicts the Battle of Agincourt. The two horsemen appear to be fighting with blackened swords.
Jonathan

I've noticed similar depictions in other old artwork, but I wouldn't necessarily trust those old paintings, as many of them also show the armour as appearing black, which I think was more an artistic style at the time than an accurate interpretation of the color of the armour. :?: :)

I still have not been able to find a blackened sword, but I did find blackened armor. On p.100 of An Historical Guide to Arms and Armour by Stephen Bull, there is a picture of North-west European cuirassier armour c.1600 that has been blackened as a defence against rust. The author states that blackening was often done through "chemical russeting, blueing or black paint was applied...." Perhaps the same was done with some swords?

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Edward Hitchens

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Posts: 819 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Tue 18 Apr, 2006 5:13 pm

Nathan,

Yes, that's the one! It must have been a very popular one -- I know a vendor at the OH Ren festival who sells Windlass swords and gets most of his pieces from MRL. I tried to get him to track that sword down for me but to no avail. I hope it's still around. So far, I've been rather impressed with MRL's new items, but I get bummed out when a really nice piece gets discontinued (like the Ravenna sword).

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George Doby

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Posts: 27 Location: texas

Tue 18 Apr, 2006 5:45 pm

anybody besides me bought the zweihander or katzberger?

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Alexander Ren

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Posts: 153 Location: Florida

Tue 18 Apr, 2006 6:02 pm

Sean Flynt wrote:

They've added a Bec de Corbin as well:

http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/eCat/S...orbin.aspx

I like it. Zombies beware, noisy neighbors too! Not so sure about the langettes being so short, I think I would prefer longer. I think I will still go for the A&A pole axe but it's nice to see other polearms out there.

Derek St. wrote:

http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/eCat/S...Knife.aspx

That's a nasty little thing. I think I'll pass on the sheath but the knife itself looks pretty good.

Alex

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Steve Grisetti

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Posts: 1,812 Location: Washington DC metro area, USA

Tue 18 Apr, 2006 6:23 pm

Greyson Brown wrote:

I really like the handle treatment on the Renaissance Short Sword and the Doge-like one (I can't find that on their website, what is it called?)....

MRL calls the "Doge-like one" The Sword of Oran. I like the handle treatment, also.

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Steve Grisetti

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Posts: 1,812 Location: Washington DC metro area, USA

Tue 18 Apr, 2006 6:32 pm

Nathan Robinson wrote:

MRL uses steel and occasionally brass for their hilt fittings. There was a time that they nickel plated brass on some models, but that seems to be something not done now days. I've never heard of zinc/magnesium or any other "pot-metal" materials used parts on their European items.

They are still using nickel plate on this new cup hilt rapier, though they don't identify the base material.

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Brad Harada

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Wed 19 Apr, 2006 5:48 am

G. Scott H. wrote:

J.G. Hopkins wrote:

I have not personally seen any examples of a blackened sword (or at least, not that I remember), but there is an illumination from the St. Albans Chronicle (c.1450) that depicts the Battle of Agincourt. The two horsemen appear to be fighting with blackened swords.
Jonathan

I've noticed similar depictions in other old artwork, but I wouldn't necessarily trust those old paintings, as many of them also show the armour as appearing black, which I think was more an artistic style at the time than an accurate interpretation of the color of the armour. :?: :)

I can't remember the specific reference, but I recall reading that in certain depictions of armoured combat found in psalters, books of hours, etc., a technique of gilding with silver leaf was sometimes employed. When fresh, this would give the impression of arms blanc. As the leaf oxidized, it would naturally turn black, hence the blackened appearance of the armour and swords/arms.

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Carl Goff

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Posts: 196 Location: Florida

Wed 19 Apr, 2006 2:48 pm

Sean Flynt wrote:

They've added a Bec de Corbin as well:

http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/eCat/S...orbin.aspx

Oooh. *drools*

1 year till an off-campus apartment and my owning that beauty...

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Edward Hitchens

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Posts: 819 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Wed 19 Apr, 2006 3:33 pm

George Doby wrote:

anybody besides me bought the zweihander or katzberger?

I own one of their 2-handed flamberge swords. I don't remember what they labeled it as; I've had it for about four or five years now. She's overall 66" which makes her quite a brute, even for a Renaissance two-hander. The handle alone is longer than most main gauches!

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George Doby

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Posts: 27 Location: texas

Thu 20 Apr, 2006 6:50 pm

saw the flamberge but the blade never really tripped my trigger, what does it weigh and is the blade stiff or flexible?

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Addison C. de Lisle

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Posts: 614 Location: South Carolina

Thu 20 Apr, 2006 7:12 pm

Hmm...the pole-arms are nice, and inexpensive too. Don't really care for to many of their swords though. They seem to be rather hesitant to make the blade wider than the tang on many of their models, and I question the appropriateness of the nomenclature of a few of their models...but the pole-arms are nice.

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Alexi Goranov

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Posts: 1,191 Location: San Francisco, CA

Thu 20 Apr, 2006 7:27 pm

Sean Flynt wrote:

They've added a Bec de Corbin as well:

http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/eCat/S...orbin.aspx

To me it looks like a "Lucerne Hammer" wanna be, but unfortunately the construction is off by a mile for this type (Lucerne hammer). lucerne hammer is a modern term describing specifically poleaxes (bec-de-corbin if you'd prefer a French term :) ) from the Lucerene region of Switzerland. Though the general construction of the MRL piece is of the general type of most medieval poleaxes (or bec-de-corbibn , or bec-de-faucon, or fussstreiaxt, or hache, or almost any other medieval term for a poleaxe), the proportions, in my opinion are only fitting the "Lucerene hammer" type.....the constuction however does not. Definitely not on my "to get" list

The hammer, needs to be on top of the spike, like this

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I do not know.....the side langets of the MRL piece also look awfully short.

Alexi

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Bob Burns

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Posts: 1,019 Location: South Indianapolis IN

Fri 21 Apr, 2006 2:31 am

Thanks Steve, the "Sword of Oran" is really cool looking but I dare not, as my wife has made it very clear to me that although she understands and accepts my initial investment into this most passionate hobby of mine which is in excess of seven grand or so, she wants me to display some sanity :lol: this year (unless a certain what looks to be a very promising financial boost happens). So my main and absolute priority of the Albion Vassal (which will knock that figure up to well over 8 grand :eek: ) is the discipline of my present agenda which does have her total OK. Oh how my eyes lit up when I first laid eyes on the concept art of the Vassal :!:
But that Sword of Oran is very nice. I was very fortunate to have been able to get the last MRL Towton over at K of A, which I sharpened up and put quite a point on. It's good to see MRL coming up with some new swords, the "Archers Falchion" is cool looking too, but I am absolutely resolute on my forthcoming and first falchion, I'd been wanting a falchion for quite a while and it was a dream come true when I first saw the listing of the Albion Vassal! SWEET! Oh so very SWEET!

Sincerely,

Bob

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Chuck Russell

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Posts: 936 Location: WV

Fri 21 Apr, 2006 4:12 am

Carl Goff wrote:

Sean Flynt wrote:

They've added a Bec de Corbin as well:

http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/eCat/S...orbin.aspx

Oooh. *drools*

1 year till an off-campus apartment and my owning that beauty...

yuk man, that thing is freaking ugly hehehe

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