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Raymond Deancona
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 Posted: Tue 08 Apr, 2008 11:55 am Post subject: Unmounted Sword Blade Question |
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Does anyone know of a maker or manufacturer who will sell only a finished blade? Need not be sharp. Looking for Viking or early style blades... Thanks
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Christopher Gregg
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Raymond,
The Mad Piper buys unmounted blades directly from Fulvio Del Tin. Fulvio makes one of his blades just for his swords.
Christopher Gregg
'S Rioghal Mo Dhream!
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Russ Thomas
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Shahril Dzulkifli
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| Posted: Thu 08 May, 2008 4:21 am Post subject: Unmounted Sword Blade Question |
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According to my opinion maybe it's odd to see unmounted sword blades on sale.
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Sean Flynt
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Doug Lester
Location: Decatur, IL Joined: 12 Dec 2007
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Shahril, it may be unusual in this day and age (though maybe not) but it used to be quite common, at least in Europe, for blades to be made in one center of manufacture and then sold unfinished for others to hilt.
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James R.Fox
Location: Youngstowm,Ohio Joined: 29 Feb 2008
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Doug-That's true. Being a cutler-mounting and balancing a blade to the owner's taste, was a specialized craft.Mr Oakshot mentions it in a number of his books.
Ja68ms
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Shane Allee
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Location: South Bend, IN Joined: 29 Aug 2003
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Justin King
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Thank you Shane, that is an excellent resource. I have visited their site in the past but somehow missed that.
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This is a standard topic