I would get the Dane! I love "true" two handed swords,(over 52 inches I consider "true"), and im used to waiting for swords as I go with custom makers, so a year or 2 is a normal wait for me. :)

p.s.=The teaser pics of the blade do make me want to put in an order for one! :D

Hey Nathan,
I personally wouldn't wait for the Museum Line Munich. As it might not ever make it to the table and if it does it could easily trump the Svante in price with all the detail work on it. So I would (and did) order a Munich. :D

Well, if I could afford them, I'd start out with buying a Prince, a Count and a Machiavelli.

Maybe a Knecht as well, though I'm not so fond of the messer look.

Well, you could order one of every model, and be done with the decision making. :)

Seriously though, the Dane does look like it's going to be gorgeous. The price has gone up considerably since it was first announced, and the prototype blade looks great. I have a feeling with all of the work they've been putting into the design, that this will be a truly magnificent sword.

That's why I reserved it under the old price before the summer price increase. This is a good model to take advantage of the discount this week (it's still going on, right?).

I think I'd go for the Caithness or the Clontarf (if it was still for sale :( )

I think you need a XIV for your collection to help round it out.

Out of the ones you like however, I'd say the spadona as well.

OK

It's been a hard decision to make (but fun as well). I want to thank everyone for their input. I decided to order the Dane and the Gaddhjalt. This way I spread the cost over the year (Dane) and get something in the near future to enjoy (Gaddhjalt). I did mention to Mike in my email to put me down for the Vigil if he'll accept an order for it :)
The other swords were hard to pass up and the arguments on their behalf were all compelling. The reason for these two is mostly financial. The Gaddhajlt only ends up being $600 and by the time the Dane's ready the stock market will have recovered (maybe :)

Here's what I was going to say, was re-sizing the pic down when you made your post :D I'm looking forward to the Dane, nice choice!

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There is one more choice....

Go for the dane for sure... it will be a good wait and you lock in the price which is a mice discount. I was not aware of the Dane blade prototype picture... I heard it is being reworked, so I'm not sure if that picture is relevant or not. It sure is a narrow blade. The bigger the better for me for the Dane....

You could just put a deposit down on the Brescia and just make a payment or two whenever you feel like it... thereby locking in the discount. Nothing says you have to take it soon... You could take the Brescia Spadona in 6 months, 9 months, a year, whenever you want... but you CAN put a $300.00 deposit and lock in that price... Just a thought.

As far as the Vigil, I would love to see the original it is based on or know more about it....

Mike said the Vigil is a no go right now and he doesn't know when it will be put into production. Here is a photo of the River Witham sword that the Vigil is going to be based on:

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