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George Hill
Location: Atlanta Ga Joined: 16 May 2005
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Posted: Sun 03 Sep, 2006 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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Has anyone out there had the heart to try and cut with one of Patrick Barta's creations?
To abandon your shield is the basest of crimes. - --Tacitus on Germania
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Nathan Robinson
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Paul Mortimer
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Posted: Mon 04 Sep, 2006 11:36 am Post subject: |
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I used my Sutton Hoo on tree branches of 1" to 2" thick -- absolutely no problem!
Paul
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Jeffrey Reid
Location: Uxbridge, MA. USA Joined: 08 Sep 2005
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Posted: Thu 21 Sep, 2006 12:58 pm Post subject: Anxiously waiting |
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I just passed the one year mark on the waiting list for a custom Schiavona from Mr. Barta.
I sent a hello e-mail this afternoon in fact.
It is amazing to see his work, few things today are worth a 2yr wait; a sword by Barta is one of those things.
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Nathan Robinson
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Posted: Thu 21 Sep, 2006 1:10 pm Post subject: Re: Anxiously waiting |
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Jeffrey Reid wrote: | I just passed the one year mark on the waiting list for a custom Schiavona from Mr. Barta. |
Oo! Really? I can't wait to see it!! I'd absolutely love to have another Barta schiavona.
Quote: | It is amazing to see his work, few things today are worth a 2yr wait; a sword by Barta is one of those things. |
He's a couple years late on my current order. I'm waiting patiently but it's hard not to get excited by such things.
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Jeffrey Reid
Location: Uxbridge, MA. USA Joined: 08 Sep 2005
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Posted: Thu 21 Sep, 2006 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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Nathan,
Actually the pictures of your Schiavona were what lead me to Mr. Barta.
I did ask for a couple of distinctions though. I asked for a grey rayskin instead of leather for the hilt covering and asked that he enscribe TEPLVM instead of F E R R A R A on the blade.
While the omage to Andrea Ferrara is period correct I wanted to aknowledge Temple Arms instead.
I'm excited to one day become the steward of a future family hierloom.
:-)
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