Norm! got one yet?

sweet · Jul 13, 2006

I owe you some sword links from the swords you got to check out...

http://www.albion-swords.com/index.html
http://angustrimswords.net/home.html
http://www.lutel.cz/

M. Taylor · Jul 13, 2006

Sweet, which sword is that? - Never mind, I was in a hurry; it's the Castellan.

Are you trying to seduce Norm to get something without a kink in it?

Edited to correct my own carelessness.

Ad Astra · Jul 13, 2006

That one there rocks, Sweet! Albion Swords are OMG nice...

want their Fulham Gladius soooooooo bad. Luckily it costs nothing to drool.

Mike

Svashtar · Jul 13, 2006

Sweet, so far I have two katanas and two Albions picked out thanks to you, but am going to have to hold off at the present. I went through my khuk pile but have pretty well thinned the herd of older stuff, and really want to keep what I have left. I may be able to come up with 5 or 6 more, but that's not enough to score much. Easy (or not so easy) solution is to just get more $!

Thanks for the links.

Norm

M. Taylor · Jul 13, 2006

Norm, Which Albions are you thinking of?

sweet · Jul 13, 2006

another Albion...just to help Norm out

M. Taylor · Jul 13, 2006

Show-off.

I love that sword.

DannyinJapan · Jul 14, 2006

thats an estoc, isnt it?

M. Taylor · Jul 14, 2006

No, it's not an estoc. An estoc is almost exclusively a thrusting sword. The Svante (by all reviews I've read) is a formidable cutter as well as a thruster. Here's a link to Albion's write-up on the sword.

sweet · Jul 18, 2006

Norm....come to the Dark Side....

Svashtar · Jul 18, 2006

Groan! Oh man, that is so fine...

But I would have to sell a pile of my great HI stuff. Just can't do it. Need to get some new $ flowing into the system here.

Thanks for sharing (I think

)

Norm

M. Taylor · Jul 18, 2006

Keep the preasure on, sweet! The west is calling his name.

sweet · Jul 19, 2006

M. Taylor I'm trying....

Norm! Sell your pile of H.I except for the rares...this gives you a chance to go back and buy more H.I thus helping out Yangdu and the Kami(s)....

M. Taylor · Jul 19, 2006

Just how many Albions do you own???

sweet · Jul 20, 2006

M. Taylor said:
Just how many Albions do you own???

Just a few of them + a bare Agincourt blade and a bronze spear/lance head thing

M. Taylor · Jul 20, 2006

What are your plans for the Aggie?

sweet · Jul 20, 2006

M. Taylor said:
What are your plans for the Aggie?

I had plans to fit the Ag to my ElJay brass basket-hilt that he made for me...From the Morro Bay sword meet I picked out 3 more historical basket-hilts for ElJay to make for me...so now I don't know if I want to save the Ag for one of those or continue to shave the tang down to mount it to this one...after a year this is all the natural patina I have gotten from a satin brass finish, need to do more fondling

arty · Jul 20, 2006

What do you think of the steel on the Albions?

I have read posts at swordforum that tell different stories. Some people say that their steel is soft - softer than Atrims, while others claim that it is perfect and makes great cutters.

M. Taylor · Jul 21, 2006

I really enjoy looking al ElJay's work! He's such an exceptional craftsman. I'd certainly like to see the final product when you're done.

Arty,

I do remember some discussion on swordforum about the hardness of Albion's blades, but I don't recall any specifics other than what you've stated. I read a fair bit over at myArmoury and don't recall any discussion about this, but then the brain's a little more porous than it used to be.