My Collection in its Current State

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Marc Kaden Ridgeway

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My Current Collection

Earlier collection threads and pics contain a lot of retired pieces . Some of my current pieces haven't been documented by me . For these reasons(and insurance purposes I decided to take pics of my edged weapon collection today.

A couple of these are just guests passing through , but the majority are "essentials " that will last as long as I do.

Those that have reviews have links to said reviews. Due to the freaking irritating picture issue here you can view these photos here : http://zenblades.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=reviews&action=display&thread=71

My friend Doho of Yorkshire was on hand to help me .


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a pile of steel


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Laird by Lundemo


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Arms & Armour German Bastard Sword


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Evolution Arms XIIa.4 dressed by Crusader Monk


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Evolution Arms XVIII set (Phat Bastard and 1557)


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Evolution Arms XIIIa

Ronin Katana Angus Trim Legend Line Prototype "Moonbrand"


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Albion Maestro Line Sovereign Dressed by Sonny Suttles (Jon Sarge Design)


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Albion Squire


Castle Keep (Rob Miller) Type-H Viking



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Angus Trim 1508

Albion Regent


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John Lundemo - Longship Armoury Verrimus Prototype


Lonely Wolf Forge Coffin Hilt Shobu (MKR Design)


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"Masahiro" Bamboo


Ronin Katana Dojo Pro #2


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Hanwei Wind & Thunder

Kensei Kiyomaro (previous version review)


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Dynasty Forge Bushi Shobu

Dynasty Forge FF Bushi Katana



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James Raw Katana mounted by Fred Lohman

Hanwei Kaeru




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Ronin Katana Dojo Elite

Ronin Katana 1095 DH Prototype


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My first "sword " a machete I found in the woods as a boy

Traditional bone-handle Columbian Machete


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Hawks :

Stuart Willis (the late) Spike Hawk

Butch Silver SBG Custom Hawk

3 Fallen (Lyndon Driggers) Mouse Hawks


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Tinker - Trim Camp knife refitted by Gus to be our wedding cake knife

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Tinker-Trim
Winchester Bowie
OKC Marine Fighter
Olsen OK benchmade fighter
Schrade Oldtimer
Generic Antler handle hunter


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Zero Tolerance Hinderer
Ken Onion Ripple
Various Gerbers


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various folders


and the obligatory


throwing star


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Fantastic collection. I particularly like that John Lundemo piece. Planning on making a heron mark sword which I envision coming out something like that. Thanks for sharing!
 
I always like your posts, they are quite well done. And the obligatory throwing star is cute.
 
treasure that Stuart Willis hawk..he was a good man and a great craftsman. Phillips not one to talk on the phone very much but you couldent get him off the phone when he was talking to Stuart.
 
Three things.....

1. Awesome collection.

2. I love that Crusader Monk Sword. I really dig the red stained leather grip and the sheath.

3. That dog is really neat. He/She wanted to make sure he/she was in the photos. :)
 
Thanks for taking the time to post this Marc, nice collection.

After reading your reviews though I have a few questions.

1. Did the Hanwei Wind and Thunder change AGAIN? The pictures I see now look like they are shobu-zukuri.

2. I thought when Albion stopped using 1070 they went to 6150, not 5160. I have searched the net at various times trying to find some exact dates/details about that with little luck, just a few discussions on it here and there. Do you have an inside source that it is indeed 5160 that they switched to?
 
Albion uses 6150, as does Arms&Armor and Del Tin. Albion went to 6150 somewhere around 2005, with the Next Generation surge and after Randal Graham left.
http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=23736
http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=6880&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20

The Filmswords link from the Conan days may well relate 5160 for the Conan swords, as there were some heated contentions between Gus and Randal back in those days. As a current "insider" Marc, maybe Gus is ready to relate more of the keggers that were fine discussion fare a dozen years ago.

Cheers

GC
 
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