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Larry New
Location: Central Va Joined: 31 Aug 2010
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 Posted: Sat 05 Oct, 2013 11:50 am Post subject: Custom Katzbalger dagger from A&A |
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Last year I picked up an amazing two-hand katzbalger sword made by Arms & Armor. I absolutely love the sword and thought it would be cool to have a matching dagger. I contacted Craig at A&A and we discussed the details. A few months later and voila'...Craig and his amazing artisans delivered this 17 inch masterpiece....................Larry
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Karl Knisley
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Hello
Great set ! Congrats:-)
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Nathan Robinson
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J. Hargis
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While A & A construction is generally high quality (I have six of their offerings) I do wish they would vary their grip wraps, or at least show us some historically valid variations that would be available upon request. They seem to default to the same old matte pigskin piece after piece.
Nonetheless, this is a fine katzbalger dagger. Thanks for showing.
Jon
A poorly maintained weapon is likely to belong to an unsafe and careless fighter.
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Tim Lison
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| J. Hargis wrote: | | I do wish they would vary their grip wraps |
You do know that they can do whatever type of grip you ask for, don't you?
Awesome dagger! How about a pic of them together?
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J. Hargis
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Tim, I am quite aware that they will do whatever one requests, but what I said was: | Quote: | | I do wish they would vary their grip wraps, or at least show us some historically valid variations that would be available upon request. They seem to default to the same old matte pigskin piece after piece.. |
That's a somewhat different topic than yours.
courtesy of Albion Swords:
Regards, Jon
A poorly maintained weapon is likely to belong to an unsafe and careless fighter.
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Joe Fults
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Interesting thing that one can never be sure about with forum photos, but it looks like the lines on their blades might just be getting a bit cleaner than I've seen, at least in the past. Nice sword!
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Jeremy V. Krause
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That's a very handsome and fierce looking dagger.
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J. Hargis
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| Joe Fults wrote: | | Interesting thing that one can never be sure about with forum photos, but it looks like the lines on their blades might just be getting a bit cleaner than I've seen, at least in the past. Nice sword! |
Indeed Joe, my A & A 12th Century Sword, while very solid has a less than exquisite wavy blade. However, Larry's blades appear quite well done.
I've always thought that A & A needed to up their game, so close, but not quite there. Consistency apparently is a problem, IMO.
Jon
A poorly maintained weapon is likely to belong to an unsafe and careless fighter.
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Daniel Wallace
Location: Pennsylvania USA Joined: 07 Aug 2011
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i like A&A's production work, but their custom stuff is where i think they really shine.
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Larry New
Location: Central Va Joined: 31 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun 06 Oct, 2013 11:16 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the kind words gentlemen. I apologize wholeheartedly for my crappy photography skills. The lines on both the dagger and the sword are crisp, clean and gorgeous. I've included a few more shots to show the lines........Larry
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Larry New
Location: Central Va Joined: 31 Aug 2010
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