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Mike Arledge
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Mike Arledge
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But I can take a screen shot of the page...
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Mike J Arledge
The Dude Abides
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Christopher Gregg
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Seems heavy for a short sword.
Christopher Gregg
'S Rioghal Mo Dhream!
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Mark Moore
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Heavy a bit, yes....but that is freakin' sweet. I'll save my pennies..............McM
''Life is like a box of chocolates...'' --- F. Gump
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Matthew Amt
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Well, it's not really "Celtic", it's an approximation of a *bronze* sword, actually Middle Bronze Age if I'm remembering correctly. And they've left off all the decoration that makes these swords so attractive. Below are some from the British Museum (photo by Jeroen Z).
Matthew
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Joel Chesser
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Depending on how much brass there is, that might be remedied with some files.
..." The person who dosen't have a sword should sell his coat and buy one."
- Luke 22:36
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Ben Sweet
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What is historical weights?
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Timo Nieminen
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1.5 to 2 pounds (600-850g) is typical. Less for shorter ones, a little more for really long ones (maybe even up to 1kg for really heavy ones).
About 2 pounds for biggish leaf blades (about 850g). So this one is about 50% heavier. This sword doesn't seem to be balanced very far out, so much have a chunky hilt (and probably doesn't think enough as the blade broadens).
"In addition to being efficient, all pole arms were quite nice to look at." - Cherney Berg, A hideous history of weapons, Collier 1963.
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Bart Jongsma
Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Joined: 03 Mar 2004
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Just for clarification, Kris Cutlery always states the shipping weight for calculating costs, not the actual weight of the object. This makes the number seem big; the ballock dagger, for instance, is listed as two pounds, which I doubt is its actual weight.
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Timo Nieminen
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The weight is listed as 2.9-3.0 lbs. without scabbard (the shipping weight is 5 lbs). The weight isn't listed for all items, but it is for this one.
"In addition to being efficient, all pole arms were quite nice to look at." - Cherney Berg, A hideous history of weapons, Collier 1963.
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This is a standard topic