We have just completed the prototype for the Epee de Guerre.

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more here:

http://www.albion-swords.com/swords/albion/ma...guerre.htm

It feels great and will make an excellent practice sword companion for the great sword in your life!

Best,

Howy

vry kool :cool:
been waiting for a while looks great love the deep fuller iam putting my order in tommarow morning
thx ever so much
tim seaton

Nice work as usual.

M.

Another good looking practice/bouting/stage combat sword. It's kind of heavy, but its analogue, the Albion Baron weighs about the same. The blade geometry probably makes it a good handler.

I put in an order for this sword when the design was first proposed. I got tired of waiting for it and switched to the I:33. I wish I had this sword, but am too commited to another project to buy this model now.

Thanks for your response!

As is outlined in the description, this is a training sword for those who are interested in the earlier stages of the long sword. A sword that belongs to the childhood of Liechtenauer, if you like. It is not intended to be a dedicated two hander like those you see in later manuals, but rather mimic the handling and characteristics of a sword of war of the 13th C (or earlier). It is indeed rather massive, but the blade is not to heavy, while the pommel is large. The mass is so distributed so as it becomes responsive and distinct: massive, but not slow.

I thought the 13th century sword of war was just a longer handle on a slightly longer blade, compared to the arming sword?

M.