Maybe the "Men-at-arms Line" or the "AT Tools of Trade Line" (ATTT).

It would be nice if some of the swords in this new line bore the name of French and Spanish leaders for a change. :)

Edit : "Battlefield Reissue" sounds good indeed. ;)

I like the Men at Arms idea, But I still like ATrim's Historics.

M.

Trim-ply the Best

Nah. Just kiddin'.

Any news on when we'll see some of these swords?

Hey Gus how about the Angus Trim PPL ( Peaned Pommel LIne). Kinda catchy huh :D

Joel

Sorry to dig up this old thread, but I have been watching Gus's sites and haven't seen any of these swords. Am I missing something?

Thanks Gus! Just keep us posted, I'm really interested in seeing what you turn out when it happens!

Ditto. I'm sorry to hear that you're having a run of bad luck, Gus. I hope things turn around for you soon.

I had two of these initally, a XII, based on the "London Guard" AT1312 that Josh Hemingway stocked, and one based on the AT1421.

Blades of both were semi-finished back in January, and both had a scabbard. About three weeks ago, the 1312 based sword was bought sight unseen as a 1312, still needing to be finished. Blades of both were roughed out, with the edges rough ground with convex edge bevels, fullers roughed, but even rough to a higher finish than most current AT's.

Yesterday I refinished the 1312 so it could be shipped today or Monday to its owner in Texas {along with some other finishing}. I may catch some static for this, but the 1421 was taken to the same degree of finish as the 1312, except the tang is not finished. At this point, it can still become an AT1421 {standard tang configuration}, or become the first of the permanent assembled AT's.......

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My photo quality needs work, but the only way I'm going to get better is taking photos, and learning there from. The previous pictures, for instance, show the lint sticking to the oil applied right after grinding quite clearly, but does not do the fullers justice.......

The next two photos are of the "1421", handle and blade to attempt to show the definition of the cord underneath the leather, and the convexity of the edges.......The 1421 was chosen for its handling, and for its performance. It was a 1421 that was tested this last summer on pork shoulders, and that did real well. The edges of this particular sword are a bit more robust than the test sword, and convex instead of flat.........

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:surprised: Those look quite amazing! How many more of those are you going to make?

M.

I'm still keenly interested in a modified 1421 with a longer handle - the Claymore we spoke about a while back. No pressure, and I can be as patient as necessary. Your swords are definitely worth the wait.

Well, they are most defiantly looking good; Both have the peened pommels, right?

And did you ever decide on a name for that line?

As for naming the AT1421 remake... I'm guessing it's a 15th century pattern sword, so how about the Grunwald after the battle of Grunwald in 1410? Or The Agincourt after that battle? (Both events predate 1421) Or how about "The Sword of the Arc" in honour of Joan of Arc (1429)?

M.