[Johannes Zenker]

So apparently the company which went by the handle "Lutel" had some falling-out three years ago, leading to a split between parts of the firm. There are now two websites that claim to be the real one ( http://www.lutel-handicraft.com and http://www.lutel.eu/ )

So which one is the "real" or "better" one? So far, I've only seen myArmoury link to lutel-handicraft.com, but I couldn't find any comment on the situation.

It's almost strange that three to four years later the same fate seems to have befallen the Czech JINO-Smithy, which has been quite popular with European re-enactors for years now. The original founder Jirka Novak now has a new web-presence (www.jirkanovaksword.cz), a new forge and new workers, retaining pretty much only his old forgemark (JINO in a square pattern). Helena Vorlová now owns the old website (http://www.jinoswords.cz/), the old forge and the old workers, using a new forgemark (heater shield with a B in it and a crown on top). Both offer pretty much the same products in comparable quality.

[Luke Adams]

http://www.lutel-handicraft.com/ is now the "real" Lutel.
I believe that, if you order from .eu, it's unlikely you'll ever receive your item due to poor communication within the company.

[Roger Hooper]

As Luke says, definitely go with Lutel Handicrafts. There have been a number of myArmoury forumites who have had bad experiences with Lutel.eu

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[Johannes Zenker]

Good to know. Thanks for the answers. I hope people will find this post with the search function when they wonder the same thing. I couldn't find any statements.