Oakeshott Type C/D Pommel Examples, Anyone Got Some? -- myArmoury.com

Luka Borscak · Posted: Fri 25 Jun, 2010 3:53 am Post subject:

Is that the one which blade is pattern welded (the remains of it anyway)???

Dan Dickinson · Industry Professional

Here are a few more of one of my favorite pommel types.
As far as having replicas, I've got a couple in progress.
I hope this helps,
Dan

Sam Gordon Campbell · Posted: Fri 25 Jun, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject:

Greg, Ah, I've been looking for a shot from that angle, cheers.
Michael, I think a few of those other things in the display case are on the cards haha
Dan, Whoa, cool, those are very helpful, I'll have to send those off to the smith I'm currently in negotiations with.
The more I see, the more I want one Laughing Out Loud

Craig Peters · Posted: Tue 29 Jun, 2010 2:39 am Post subject:

Found this doing an unrelated search of images from the Maciejowski Bible. The knight with the sword raised high above his head, near the centre of the image, has a pommel that looks like a Type D.

Sam Gordon Campbell · Posted: Fri 13 May, 2011 4:32 am Post subject:

Just wondering if there have been any recent finds or repro's that have been discovered?

J.D. Crawford · Posted: Fri 13 May, 2011 12:12 pm Post subject:

I don't think this one has been shown. It is said to reside at the Musee D'Armes and have a blade of 37.4"

Sam Gordon Campbell · Posted: Sun 15 May, 2011 12:41 am Post subject:

C.L. Miller · Posted: Wed 18 May, 2011 2:41 pm Post subject:

This sword is currently housed in Nuremburg's Kaiserburg-Museum, inv. no. W2445, on loan from the city (Dan posted Geibig's photos and drawings of this sword above, Kat. nr. 52):

C.L. Miller · Posted: Wed 18 May, 2011 2:47 pm Post subject:

And here's a few more of the DHM's W880 (the inspiration for Albion's Ritter, posted above) - my apologies for the poor photo quality.

Sam Gordon Campbell · Posted: Wed 18 May, 2011 8:16 pm Post subject:

Whoa.
Thanks C.L., those are some awesome photos.
I want one more and more Laughing Out Loud

C.L. Miller · Posted: Wed 18 May, 2011 11:19 pm Post subject:

J.D. Crawford · Posted: Thu 19 May, 2011 7:53 am Post subject:

Thanks for this thread and all the photos. It seems like there is a definite family of very similar long bladed Xa/XI swords with similar D pommels and type 1 and 2 crosses. One might suppose they were all made by the same workshop, cranking out different versions of the same sword over the span of several (?) decades in the 13th century.

Based on this notion, I just commissioned a new sword based on a combination of features I found interesting from this thread. With some luck we'll be able to post some pictures here before the end of the year.

Bringing history to life is fun!

-JD

Scott Woodruff · Posted: Mon 19 Sep, 2011 12:57 am Post subject:

Dan, I am very interested in the swords you posted above, particularly the first one. It has odd proportions, very different from the typical very long blade and short grip. As you mentioned making replicas of some of these, I thought I would ask, do you have any measurements you can share? I would like to do a replica of one of these short-bladed/long-gripped swords but I find the proportions a little confusing.

Benjamin Floyd II · Posted: Mon 19 Sep, 2011 12:26 pm Post subject:

Here's another one.

J.D. Crawford · Posted: Sat 28 Jul, 2012 9:09 am Post subject:

Bryan Heff · Posted: Fri 02 May, 2014 5:15 am Post subject:

I just came across this thread and figured I would add what I have. An older model MRL/Del Tin. I re-did the handle in twisted wire.

J.D. Crawford · Posted: Sat 20 Feb, 2016 3:55 pm Post subject:

For a short time I had an Albion Ritter in my hands, so took some photos to compare it with my A&A D-pommel sword. Here they are together:

Tim Lison · Posted: Sat 20 Feb, 2016 8:41 pm Post subject:

Dang! That A&A sword is huge! The Ritter is a big sword but just looks so small next to it... Great stuff JD!

J.D. Crawford · Posted: Sun 21 Feb, 2016 4:49 am Post subject: