Apartment sword
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yellowtang said:
Lord Marylebone said:
Every time I have met someone who owned a sword, they have fallen into one of these two categories:
The first group of people tend to buy antique military items, suits of armour, cavalry items, those kind of things, and display them in their hallways and drawing rooms. All the things they own are real and have historic value.
The second group, well... there's no easy way to say this. They are weird.
Usually live in a small and slightly grubby terraced house or council house, and have these kind of things on shelves or in display cabinets in their living room:
Just remember, if you do buy a replica/fantasy sword, you need to buy a T shirt like this:
The first group of people tend to buy antique military items, suits of armour, cavalry items, those kind of things, and display them in their hallways and drawing rooms. All the things they own are real and have historic value.
The second group, well... there's no easy way to say this. They are weird.
Usually live in a small and slightly grubby terraced house or council house, and have these kind of things on shelves or in display cabinets in their living room:
Just remember, if you do buy a replica/fantasy sword, you need to buy a T shirt like this:
Here you go - am I first or second group?!
It's surprisingly difficult to hold a sword and take a picture of it!
Dutch Cavalry circa 1670, cost me £600 3 years ago from a specialist dealer in Somerset.
Ikemi said:
Second group - Your watch appears to be on your right wrist!
Ha! I do generally wear watches on my left wrist but with this watch I sometimes have to swap due to it irritating the scar on wrist, circular saw injury you see #leaveittotheruddyprofessionals
Back on topic - have you looked at the sale room dot com OP? Auctions are a good bet for something like this, albeit earlier stuff does indeed command a hefty price unless it's in poor condition. I'd definitely go antique rather than replica, you can't beat the feeling of history that the genuine article gives.
Coolbanana said:
https://www.castlekeep.co.uk/
I've a couple of custom swords from Rob over the years, amazing detail, very authentic and, of course, extremely well made.
He spent years in a legendary punk band then buggered off to the middle of nowhere to make swords. I've a couple of custom swords from Rob over the years, amazing detail, very authentic and, of course, extremely well made.
Edited by Coolbanana on Sunday 29th July 20:03
yellowtang said:
Ha! I do generally wear watches on my left wrist but with this watch I sometimes have to swap due to it irritating the scar on wrist, circular saw injury you see #leaveittotheruddyprofessionals
Back on topic - have you looked at the sale room dot com OP? Auctions are a good bet for something like this, albeit earlier stuff does indeed command a hefty price unless it's in poor condition. I'd definitely go antique rather than replica, you can't beat the feeling of history that the genuine article gives.
If I had a scar like that I'd come up with something better than a circular saw; over aggressive Mako shark maybe or shards of glass from a window over a balcony from a job in South Kensinton.Back on topic - have you looked at the sale room dot com OP? Auctions are a good bet for something like this, albeit earlier stuff does indeed command a hefty price unless it's in poor condition. I'd definitely go antique rather than replica, you can't beat the feeling of history that the genuine article gives.
steveonts said:
Albion make some beautiful 'replicas', but they come with a hefty price tag. You get what you pay for though.
The duty of one from the USA is going to be hefty too. Thanks for the suggestion, but I think I'm going to carry on looking for a UK made one, it seems more appropriate somehow.That said, some of the really cheap ones from India look the part and are very tempting, but they get slated on the dedicated forums.
I would never buy a modern reproduction, most of them are rubbish (some are not) and the fantasy type ones are particularly rubbish.
I did buy a 1796 pattern cavalry sabre after reading the Sharpe books. His was a heavy, mine is a light, which is more common and cheaper.
No I have no idea why the pictures are on their sides.
I really want a rapier, but as a halfway house I recently bought a 1700’s smallsword.
The sabre is a massive chopping / slicing sword. But if I had to choose one for a duel it would be the smallsword. It has no edge, but it is so light and nimble it is a murder machine.
That doorstop is a 22 pound Spanish cannnball. Handy to throw at any burglars.
I did buy a 1796 pattern cavalry sabre after reading the Sharpe books. His was a heavy, mine is a light, which is more common and cheaper.
No I have no idea why the pictures are on their sides.
I really want a rapier, but as a halfway house I recently bought a 1700’s smallsword.
The sabre is a massive chopping / slicing sword. But if I had to choose one for a duel it would be the smallsword. It has no edge, but it is so light and nimble it is a murder machine.
That doorstop is a 22 pound Spanish cannnball. Handy to throw at any burglars.
'Needle' was indeed based on a smallsword.
They were developed after the rapier, 16-1700's - being lighter and more wieldy, and optimised for stabbing (most rapiers can cut as well as stab). Many duels were fought with the smallsword.
In the movie 'The Duellists' - which is very good if you like movies about duelling - all of the duels took place with the smallsword, except one where they used a cavalry sabre almost identical to my 1796 pattern. The smallsword duels were quick, skillful affairs. The sabre duel was an exhausting slugfest.
They were developed after the rapier, 16-1700's - being lighter and more wieldy, and optimised for stabbing (most rapiers can cut as well as stab). Many duels were fought with the smallsword.
In the movie 'The Duellists' - which is very good if you like movies about duelling - all of the duels took place with the smallsword, except one where they used a cavalry sabre almost identical to my 1796 pattern. The smallsword duels were quick, skillful affairs. The sabre duel was an exhausting slugfest.
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