[Greg Griggs]

Hello all.
Well, though I've had a busy schedule this summer, I have had several opportunities to grab the "ghost of days gone by" which keeps calling to me from my bedroom wall and take her in hand for a bit of noodle slaughtering and milk jug cleaving. Not to mention just holding it for extended periods feeling the live steel in hand.

When I first felt this blade, and the presence associated with such a beast, I knew it was something special....I just didn't know what would happen 'twixt it and me over time. It has taken some usage, and practice, to get used to a blade such as this. It is no exaggeration that even though the Albion Baron has a longer blade by around an inch, this sword feels much larger and much more wild to use. That's not to say it is uncontrollable by any means, yet instead just one of those rare blades you would swing with great gusto not expecting it to be stopped by anything short of a brick wall. Even though I liked the sword the first time I handled the beauty, it has taken a few months for me to realize just how much I've grown to look forward to swinging it, both in the cut and merely in the practice arena of my backyard; learning the different grips for certain swings, etc. "Like" is such a non-descriptive term that falls far short of saying just how much a person can enjoy having living steel in your hand; moving with dedication and great steadfast arcs, singing it's song of power - a weapon of serious capabilities tempered by the pure form of it's holder, mastering techniques long lost........

Yeah, I get lost in the thoughts of my own little world, but it's fun to have such a possession that has allowed me that freedom. Only a few thoughts on a special sword. And if you have the chance to hold one of these blades, then by all means take it. You won't be disappointed. But beware - this is not a weak man's sword, and it will eat you alive if you aren't ready for it.

[Nathan Robinson]

Thanks, Greg.

Would it be possible to show some photos of you holding the sword to get an impression of its size and proportions?

[Greg Griggs]

Nathan,
I'll see if I can't get Linda to take a few shots of the sword and myself in the next few days and post them.
Later.

Greg

[Jonathan Harton]

I got to feel out this sword at the Blade Show. The aura of brutal cutting authority that this weapon commands is just outstanding. You don't fence with this sword by any means, but if I were mounted and chasing men on foot down, this blade would either cut clean through them or knock them off their rocker. It's an awesome thing.

Glad you enjoy it so much, Greg.