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Buying a Sword
Sir Brian:
Very nice! How does it feel?
Sir Ancelyn:
It is very light, just a few pounds. My living room ceiling now has a scratch on it . . . oops. :-D
It is more comfortable with two hands than one. It seems to balance about 6 or 7 inches down from the hilt (is that right for a 39 inch long blade?). The hilt itself is as, I mentioned, rather long. Given the shape, it is more comfortable holding it with my hands apart than together.
All in all, I m happy.
Sir Matthew:
I think that in the end the most important thing is are you happy with you weapon. I currently carry a Windlass for my Faire blade, and I really like it alot. It's an early version of the sidesword and I got it from the pirate ship at PaRF for something ridiculous like $30 during one of their pirate auctions. It's definitely a waster, but let's face it, for Faire do you really want to drag out a $1000 sword every weekend? The one I carry is pretty accurate for the period and looks awesome, at Faire I think that is really the point. And most of all, I like the sword!
Dragonlover:
The important thing Ancelyn, is that the sword feel comfortable for you. A point of balance is a nice reference, but it all comes down to individuality. A sword that Bill likes may be too long or whippy for me, and vice versa. We aren't playing with it, you are. As a martial artist, anything you utilize should feel as an extension so only you will know what sort of speed or power you can generate. Enjoy and go buy a tin of spackle!
Sir Edward:
--- Quote from: Ancelyn on 2010-06-05, 19:31:35 ---Probably not the most historically acurate blade I could get, but for the price I'm happy. This makes sword #1. :-D
--- End quote ---
Congrats!. :)
I have one of these as well, but I got the earlier version. I'm assuming yours is the newer version, where they fixed the problems with the pommel. The older version, like mine, has a balance point about 8 or 9" in front of the guard, because the pommel is hollow and the wood grip core extends all the way back to the pommel's peen. Not only does this result in a very forward-heavy feel, but the pommels had a tendency to break.
The newer version has a solid pommel, and fixes both issues, bringing the balance point to around 5 or 6" from the guard / blade base.
I think the blade is actually extremely good for the price-point. It's not whippy, but I was still able to flex it 90 degrees (!!!!!) without any problem, and have it spring true.
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