New sword from.. well.... everyone

Triton

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It's hard to pin the origin of this sword down exactly. The blade was built by those outstanding folks Craig and company of Arms and Armor, the fittings were done by that equally superb individual Erik Stevenson and the handle was done (here's the big letdown) by yours truly. This sword was truly a collaborative effort. Some of you will no doubt recognize from whence the design came. It is a historical reproduction in the truest sense of the word in that it was patterned after a historical sword (although it is not identical by any means) and was built by a team of different individuals.

First some statistics:

Arms and Armor Custom/Phoenix/Tritonworks XVIIIE

Overall Length: 46 inches
Bladel Length 33.5 inches
Point of Balance: 2.5 inches from cross
Center of Percussion: 18 inches from cross
Weight: 3.8 lbs
Pommel type: t
Cross type 12
Blade type XVIIIe

Performance Review:
This is an extraordinary sword performance wise because it is such a contrast. It is on the heavy side at 3.8 pounds and yet it still is easily used with one hand and is very fast indeed with two. This is probably because of the extra long handle and large pommel which bring the balance back towards the hilt.

Appearance:
This piece as noted in the description is really a collaboration between Arms and Armor who did the blade, Erik Stevenson who did the fittings and myself who did the handle. I believe that this piece very much shows that different people working together can turn out the best in swords.

Now some pictures:
sturehilt.jpg

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very nice....now just gotta see what you do when you make a scabbard for her...here is a shot of my Del Tin 5161 so you can see the differences

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jeez need some better pics...you have a great looking blade (fittigns and wrap too), wish my D.T had the cuts in the blade like that, mine go in about 1/8"....what is the blade width at its wide point and what is the width at the hilt? again....very nice
 
Hey Sweet,

I'll measure them for you (I can't remember what I speced) and let you know. :)
 
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