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Joel Whitmore
Location: Simmesport, LA Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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 Posted: Fri 05 Mar, 2004 7:59 pm Post subject: Falling in Love again courtesy of Arms&Armor |
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I just want to say that my A&A 15th Century Two Hander arrived today. Even though the UPS gorillas tore the side of the box open, the sword was undamaged. What an absolute beauty! Of course it's a big sword, but it handles beautifully and has excellent mass distribution. If the weather clears, I will get some pics this weekend.
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Russ Ellis
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Jay Barron
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Ooh...I wanna see a pic of you completely destroying something with that sword! I always thought that was one of their cooler pieces.
Constant and true.
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Dave Hahn
Location: Toronto, Canada Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Sat 06 Mar, 2004 7:49 am Post subject: Re: Falling in Love again courtesy of Arms&Armor |
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I'm wondering Joel how this particular one handles in comparison to the A&A claymore.
Try not to take yourself too seriously.
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Joel Whitmore
Location: Simmesport, LA Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Sun 07 Mar, 2004 10:48 am Post subject: Some preliminary pics |
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Here are some first pics (not all that great). I wanted to show the details that you can't see in the A&A website photos. There is some first class work here. For example:
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Notice the faceted ferrules. Beautiful!!
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Look how the top of the handle becomes faceted to match the shape of the pommel.
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The gorgeous little clamshell on the langets.
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Thomas McDonald
myArmoury Alumni
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Hi Joel
Very nice .... thanks for showing the detail on this one !
Those terminal ends, on the quillon, are a real surprise ( as is the langet detail)
Catalog pic's can be decieving ! Mac
'Gott Bewahr Die Oprechte Schotten'
XX ANDRIA XX FARARA XX
Mac's PictureTrail
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Joel Whitmore
Location: Simmesport, LA Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Sun 07 Mar, 2004 2:12 pm Post subject: Thanks Mac |
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The A&A catalog photos really don't do the sword justice. I'll try and do a full review when I can get some suitable material as a background to take some much better pics. JUst so there is no mistake, this is a BIG sword. You really get no idea now large and impressive that pommel is. It looks flatter in the head on photos than it is. I mean it is really thick. The blade is a beefy diomond shape with a high central rige that almost looks like it's slightly hollow ground if you didn't know better.
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Looking straight at the blade near the hilt. One beefy blade!
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