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Dan Dickinson
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Looks good Karl, what's the one on the far right?
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Karl Knisley
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Hello
Thats a custom Hilt by,Scott Wilson,at Darkwood Armory.On a ATrim x blade.
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Roger Hooper
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Karl, the one in the middle is an Armart, right? And the baskethilt is another Darkwood creation?
How do they both handle?
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Nathan Robinson
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Karl Knisley
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Hello Roger
The one is a ArmArt hilt,but has a Darkwood blade.The other is a, Christian Fletcher hilt, with a ATrim blade.They
both handle very well.I like the ,ArmArt backsword, just a little better.I notice by your icon, you like the palaches, too:-)
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Roger Hooper
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Thanks Nathan and Karl. Good work by CF.
I wonder what is the correct definition/translation of palache. It seems a number of people use it as their last name. I found an internet definition that said, 17th century sword with a slightly curved blade and curved quillons; often highly decorated with gold and silver I think there must be more to it than that.
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William Goodwin
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Definitely some very nice "ordinary" collections you folks have.
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Kjell Magnusson
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My collection. Mostly older pieces, as can be seen. The result of having three auction houses in the area who all hold dedicated arms&armour auctions twice a year.
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Karl Knisley
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Hello Kjell
What is the 5th blade from the top,with the brass basket and bolo-ish blade?I wont say I love it ,but I definitely covet it :-)
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Kjell Magnusson
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| Karl Knisley wrote: | Hello Kjell
What is the 5th blade from the top,with the brass basket and bolo-ish blade?I wont say I love it ,but I definitely covet it :-) |
It's a Swedish police saber from the mid 19th century, almost certainly intended for Stockholm's police. Most likely designed by an artillery officer named Jonas August Hafström, who designed a number of swords with such demi-leafblades for the Swedish army and navy around the middle of the 19th century, including the third one from the top in that picture (fascine knife m/1848).
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Gavin Kisebach
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Perhaps we hould have a contest; Best Budget Collection, where no single peice can cost more than $250 USD or equivalent.
I would have to nominate Kjell for best ordinary collection. It's got lots of interesting and divers tidbits in it, and nothing that would qualify as a downpayment on a car. 
I felt like I was stretching it to have an Albion in there, but two or more definitely take you out of the running in my book. That's the seed of a serious collection.
There are only two kinds of scholars; those who love ideas and those who hate them. ~ Emile Chartier
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Chuck Russell
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some of my swords in order.
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David Wilson
Location: In a van down by the river Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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I recognize most of those.... but what's that Migration-era spatha-looking sword at the bottom, by that Viking brass-hilted sword? Also, who made that first gladius (the one by the Deepeeka Celtic sword)?
David K. Wilson, Jr.
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Chuck Russell
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| David Wilson wrote: | | I recognize most of those.... but what's that Migration-era spatha-looking sword at the bottom, by that Viking brass-hilted sword? Also, who made that first gladius (the one by the Deepeeka Celtic sword)? |
the migration handle was made by my wife's grandfather. the blade is an old Hanwei viking sword 1st gen. I needed a sword for my 5thc kit and he turned the grip for me and shaped it all very nicely. the 1stc BC gladius was a deepeeka that had a broken tang. Paul Mullens (Primvs Pavlvs) had Clang weld a steel tang on. Paul also completely redid the hilt, grip, pommel and sheath for it. its a real treat.
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J.D. Crawford
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Since posting this thread 1.5 years ago, I have been focusing on early crusader era swords (X-XII), and trying to put a more personal spin on my collection. I especially like swords that show signs of Viking influence. Here are my current favorites, from left to right:
-Del Tin 2130 (Xa) with custom cross
-Windlass transitional Viking (XII)
-custom A&A (X)
-A&A St. Maurice (XI)
-Albion Templar (Xa)
-Albion Caithness (XII)
-Del Tin 2130 'historical blade' (Xa) - once owned by David Wilson, I completely re-finished this one myself
-Dan Dickinson custom assembly (Xa/XII)
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Nathan Robinson
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J.D. Crawford
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| Nathan Robinson wrote: | | That's a really nice line-up. The custom A&A Type X, the Albion Caithness The XII, and the Del Tin 2130 'historical blade' Type Xa are the real standouts. |
Thanks Nathan. Those are three very different handling swords. For my taste, the Del Tin Xa has too much blade presence, the Albion XII too little, and the A&A X is just right. Its fairly comparable to the Templar in that respect.
I'm sitll trying to figure out the use of lighting in photographing swords. I think I did better on one of the shots I just put on the 'Brazil nut' thread, but its hit and miss. Seems like the more difuse, the better. I found a couple of threads that touch on this topic, but not really a 'how to'. Is there a resource on this somewhere? Otherwise it would be cool if you wrote an article on that topic, you being a pro.
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Nathan Robinson
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| J.D. Crawford wrote: | | I'm sitll trying to figure out the use of lighting in photographing swords. I think I did better on one of the shots I just put on the 'Brazil nut' thread, but its hit and miss. Seems like the more difuse, the better. I found a couple of threads that touch on this topic, but not really a 'how to'. Is there a resource on this somewhere? Otherwise it would be cool if you wrote an article on that topic, you being a pro. |
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Mike Harris
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Here's one I was comtemplating for Christian Fletcher's Dog Days 2010 contest. Only to find the contest had closed the day before I took this photo. All the Albion Type XII swords (plus a 2nd Next Gen Knight in the scabbard), along with a DBK scabbard that fits them all.
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Scott Hrouda
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Chuck, J.D. & Mike,
You guys need to put together entries for the Collection Galleries section!
Outstanding groupings all.
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