Does anybody have a low down on this sword?

http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=...ming+Sword

I am thinking of starting practice with I-33 techniques and the Type XIV seems like a good choice for that. Ideally, I'd be getting an Albion Yeoman for this, but that will have to be later as I already have a A&A on order and wife would take her sword to me if I got another big purchase.

Seems like it'd be a good "place-holder" sword for the meantime, but it'd be nice to get someone with actual experience chime in.

Thanks
BEn

It would be ideal for your purposes and is one of the better attempts by Windlass. It's a great deal at that price.

See here: http://www.myArmoury.com/review_ws_typeiv.html .

Windlass incorrectly called it a Type "IV" when it was first introduced.

I actually did a run through of the reviews and since I didn't see "XIV" didn't think you had one.

Thanks.

I don't own one, but I have handled one before. A very lively sword in the hand. The pommel balances the blade nicely. Altogether a nice little sword. Buy one...You'll like it. :D ...........McM

This model cleans up nicely too, with a little elbow grease- might never fully measure up to the Albion but it doesn't necessarily have to remain a "stop-gap" piece if you can do a bit of work.

http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...w=previous

One of the best looking "improved" Windlass items I've ever seen!

Supposedly an agile sword, but it has some problem with the blade finish, the blade itself is robust. Unless you don't mind that, this sword is good. You can probably spend the money to make it more visually appealing.

I think its one of the better Windlass pieces and one that can be advocated strongly as the potentially being the best Windlass piece. Its not an Albion but I think the gap between products is narrower than the gap between prices in this one case especially when these come up on discount (as they do from time to time).

Thanks, I have never seen this Windlass offering before, for the price it appears outstanding. A great project piece.

Too bad CrusaderMonk will be gone for awhile, Jonathan could do wonders with this sword.

Jon

BTW Gents/Ladies:

MRL has this sword on sale for the weekend. At $112.50 it was too good to pass up. I have what I hope will be nice a project piece on the way.

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Thanks to Phil D. for shooting me a PM about the MRL sale price.

Jon

Phil messaged me and I definitely wasn't going to pass that up.

I'll let everyone know what I think of it next week.

I have been waiting and waiting for this thing to go on their Deal of the Day. ;D

This was my personal one I cleaned up:







I really like this sword. So much so, I still own one despite having more expensive, more accurate offerings. Not many manufacturers offer a Type XIV, and this one is right on the money for your purpose. I wish it had about a 2" longer blade and no central ridge behind the top (I sanded mine off), but for THAT price...I'd get 3 of them! :lol:

I ordered two... don't make me buy another.

get at least one! they make great project swords. i like sarge's better, but here's mine, with some historical notes that might be of interest: http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...p;start=20

This is very tempting...and I'll be travelling for business in Dallas so little spend in shipping...
Like Jonathan, I own more accurate type XIV blades that I'm working on (a yeoman and a sovereign), but I always loved to tweak cheap windlass ( like this coustille I did a few years ago: http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=16742).
And this is really dirt cheap...Actually with this sword is closer to being a type XVI with it's flat diamond tip, but very nice nonetheless.

Grip wrap, and redoing the guard (I'm thinking broad and curved like the MET one). I'm not too keen on that rather bulky squarish section but it's easy to fix.

Great price for this sword as already mentioned. And as already mentioned I too wish the blade was just a bit longer...I would probably buy one if it was. Just too short for my tastes.

Longer blade? :wtf: Part of what makes a Type XIV a Type XIV is "short" blade, according to Oakeshott. :D Sure, it's 1 3/4 inches shorter than Albion's Sovereign, but it's still in the range for the type.

Wife decided that she wanted one too, so that's two on the way.

The short length is actually one of the appealing factors for me. In fact I may just sell off my Albion knight and buy this instead as it looks pretty sweet with the melt job and new grip. My knight is just a tad too long for my height plus the XIV would be easier to dry handle indoors.

Edit: And I bought one! The melt job above just looks incredible so I will certainly be attempting to do this on mine too, along with a new grip.