[Addison C. de Lisle]

I've been browsing around Arms and Armor for the last hour or so, and I was curious if anyone has handled or owns the 15th Century 2-Handed Sword. I didn't see any reviews, and I'm interested in how this sword handles. Also if possible, I'd appreciate any close-up shots of the grip, pommel, guard, and the latter half of the blade.

[Joel Whitmore]

I bought the A&A 2-hander and love it. It is a very large sword yet agile with two hands. The sword is balanced enough to wield (somewhat) with one hand, but this is not the preferred method. Leverages attained with two hands are far more desirable. Please realize that cutting with a true two hander is a nearly completely different thing than with a hand and a half. In the case of the A&A sword, there is a LOT of blade moving and the blade will flex readily (as it should). What this means when makign traditional cuts is that when bringing the blade forward there is little margin for error. If you perform say a Fendente, any correction during the movement could easily cause the blade to flex and thus end up in a misaligned cut. However, when using the sword as intended, with left hadn on the pommel and right hadn near the guard, very quick cuts are very powerful due to the torque produced by the long blade. If you have cut with one-handed swords and/or hand and a halfs, then moving to the true two-hander is an eye opening experience and a true path to discovery. The fit an finish of the A&A is top notch and the little details I'll show below do not come though on the A&A website. It is a monster sword with elegant proportions and marvelous details. You will not be disappointed.

Joel

[Bob Burns]

I've handled the 15th Century Two Hander several times at the Bristol Renaissance Faire but not this past year it was not there. This year I bought the Claymore after months of deliberation as to whether to buy the 15th Century Two Hander or the Highland Claymore. It finally came down to the fact that they had a finished Claymore ready for shipment, so I went with the Claymore. If they'd of had a finished 15th Century and no Claymore ready, then I'd of gone with the 15th Century Two Hander.
The 15th Century Two Hander is still on my list, I also have their other big sword, the German Bastard Sword which is their 3rd largest sword.
I still want one, but my next Arms & Armor sword to get is the King Edward III Sword. It's been on my "to get list" for a very long time!

My opinion, if you like a very big sword with some serious blade presence, then you will love the 15th Century Two Hander! It's just a half inch shy of 5 foot long overall.

Bob

[Addison C. de Lisle]

Thanks for the input Bob and Joel. It is an interesting sword, but right now after a bit of deliberation I'm leaning towards the German Bastard Sword. Of course I may change my mind several times more since there are a bunch of Albions I like as well.