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Nathan Keysor
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 Posted: Mon 11 Aug, 2008 10:04 am Post subject: My new Albion Ritter |
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Well UPS just showed up with my new Albion Ritter with blued furniture. This was surprising since I didn't order it 3 months ago. I ordered it less than three weeks ago! To say that I like this sword would be an understatement. Regardless of what you may think of the historical accuracy of bluing on swords from this period I hope you'll agree that it just plain "looks good" on this sword. The grip color is oxblood which I think goes nicely with the blued components.
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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"
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Brian K.
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Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Joined: 01 Jan 2008
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That looks REALLY good. I love that a lot.
You didn't pull any strings to get a 3-week turn-around? That's fantastic. Albion must be in high gear right now.
Brian Kunz
www.dbkcustomswords.com
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Tim Lison
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The blueing looks fantastic! It sorta looks like the original that inspired it with the blueing. The oxblood looks perfect! I was surprised at how sweet a sword the Ritter is when I got mine, how do you like the way it feels?
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Nathan Keysor
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| Posted: Mon 11 Aug, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Brian K. wrote: | That looks REALLY good. I love that a lot.
You didn't pull any strings to get a 3-week turn-around? That's fantastic. Albion must be in high gear right now. |
Oh, if only I had that kind of power!  If it makes you feel better I also ordered a Bayeux with antiqued furniture and that arrived yet. I'm guessing that they grind out blades when they have spare time. Since the Ritter blade is used on at least 3 swords this might explain it...
Tim,
Thanks! I love the handling as well. And did I mention it is sharp!?!?! It seems much sharper than my others for some reason. One of the reasons I had it blued was because I liked the way the original looked darkened by age. I think this adds a lot of character to it. I humbly suggested to Mike that they should post more pics on their website of blued hilts because it can really change the look of a sword.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"
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