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Antonio Ganarini
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 Posted: Thu 10 May, 2012 3:47 pm Post subject: Del Tin 5145: a not so famous, interesting sword... |
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Hi to all!
looking around for interesting swords, I found a pretty pleasant one (at least for me  ) that seems to be not so popular: the Del tin 5145 (see the link).
http://www.deltin.it/5145.htm
It should be an Oakeshott type XVII sword, but I could not find any review/comment/imformation online about it, beside those (really not so detailed...) from Del Tin.
Does anybody know something about its handling, fit&finish and, above all, its historical accuracy?
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Ciao a tutti!
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JE Sarge
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I believe it's based on XVII.2 in Records of the Medieval Sword. One of my WMA buddies has one, it's suprisingly nimble in the hand and a great sword to half-sword with. Though I don't care for the general aesthetics of the model, it's a solid piece with good fit and decent finish. Stats are similar, but I'd not call it an exacting replica - just as with Del Tin's other offerings.
J.E. Sarge
Crusader Monk Sword Scabbards and Customizations
www.crusadermonk.com
"But lack of documentation, especially for such early times, is not to be considered as evidence of non-existance." - Ewart Oakeshott
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Antonio Ganarini
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| Posted: Fri 11 May, 2012 9:13 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Sarge!
It's what I hoped to hear!
I had in mind the same XVII.2, but I was not sure about dimensions, becouse I could not find the blade length of the Del Tin's version.
Ciao a tutti!
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Bartek Strojek
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It's nice looking, XVII have something to them, with that certain rawness....
Seems to be pretty damn hefty though, at 2200 g 
Then again, Oakeshott mentions that a lot of XVII were exactly like that.
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Antonio Ganarini
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| Posted: Fri 11 May, 2012 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Seems to be pretty damn hefty though, at 2200 g
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That's the part that most interests me! A nimble sword of about 2.2 kg is a bulldozer!
Ciao a tutti!
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