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Giddelo Kristian
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 Posted: Wed 20 Mar, 2019 7:24 am Post subject: Reproduction off a arming sword |
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Weight 1099gr
Blade length 61,5 cm
Total length 78 cm
At the tang 3,6cm
The original is item A461 in the Wallace Collection in London.
The reproduction is made by Klaas Kloosterhuis.
https://goo.gl/images/fSyE41
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Michael P. Smith
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WOW! It's so cool to see a replica of that sword, especially with Craig's great thread. It's a sword that defies modern expectations and tastes, but there it is. Well done!
Last edited by Michael P. Smith on Thu 21 Mar, 2019 4:24 am; edited 1 time in total
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Dan Howard
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Elegant and deceptively simple. Nice job.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen and Sword Books
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Mikko Kuusirati
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It's great to see a reproduction of this item! I've been wanting one ever since Matt Easton and Toby Capwell's video discussing the original, years ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvRixtwGy68
"And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
— Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
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Ian Hutchison
Location: Louisiana / Nordrhein-Westholland Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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Excellent, love to see some of the plainer weapons recreated.
Do you know how accurate your stats are compared to the original?
'We are told that the pen is mightier than the sword, but I know which of these weapons I would choose.' - Adrian Carton de Wiart
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Giddelo Kristian
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| Ian Hutchison wrote: | Excellent, love to see some of the plainer weapons recreated.
Do you know how accurate your stats are compared to the original? |
The museum piece has the following dimensions:
Length: 75.5 cm
Width: 3.1 cm
Weight: 0.93 kg
My sword is heavier, broader and longer.
The museum piece has been sharpened several times. What can be seen at the curve of the blade on the crossguard.
We do not know when this happened.
That is why I have instructed the blacksmith to make the sword as it would have come out of the forge.
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Giddelo Kristian
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| Posted: Wed 29 May, 2019 8:27 am Post subject: |
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Made a scabbard for the sword. Hope you like it.
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