...and now moving onto your German choices...
Beautiful, beautiful choice. Be aware that it has a lot more blade presence than what a lot of people like, though I personally love it. A lot of originals have that same kind of blade presence.
Fantastic sword, and a wonderful counterpart to the Sempach you linked to above (they both use the exact same blade). I personally like the looks of this one more than the Sempach, but slightly prefer the handling of the Sempach.
A sweet, sweet sword, and one of my favorites in terms of handling. If you're a fan of holding the sword by the pommel, this one in particular is quite comfortable.
One of the pinnacles of modern swords based on the Gothic design. This sword, to me, really represents power and grace wrapped up into one: The swords is a heavier one (in a good way), and hits will serious authority, but balances so well that it is easy to move.
One of my favorites. This is surprisingly one of the heaviest swords on the market, and despite it's weight it flows beautifully. It goes to show you that there is so much more to making a good sword than simply the weight. Most people don't believe it's over four pounds, because it handles like a weapon half of it's weight. It's a little later in period than what you're after, but I say buy it anyway.
You'll be happy with it!
This is a beautiful one hander that happens to be long enough for two hands. Despite the fact that they say "English" in the title, it is a German sword. (Like the Brescia, it is named after where it currently rests)
The classic 15th c. German design, and a sword that is really representative of so many antique longswords. It is neither a heavy nor light weapon, and it works well one handed or two.
It's one of those all-around-good types of swords.
NO! Run far away. Darksword armoury not only has very spotty quality control, but some of the most unscrupulous practices in the sword world. They steal designs constantly, they make outrageous claims, and they've even been very rude to people publically. Plus, I hear that particular sword is a boat anchor.
See above. And this particular one looks like it is hob-cobbled together out of spare parts from other swords that don't belong together.
You probably won't like this one. It has a very far forward point of balance that doesn't appeal to most modern people, though to be honest it isn't totally out of the question for historical examples. Aesthetically it is only okay, historically speaking.
This one isn't too shabby for the price. It's a reasonable likeness of the original on which it is based (with some obvious corner-cutting to keep the price within range), and it handles pretty well. Most people really hate the large pommel, but that's actually historical.
I've never handled this one, but aesthetically it definitely doesn't work. It is another case of a sword designed by people who haven't really studied period originals, so it looks like they took a bunch of elements that don't go together and smacked them into one sword.
I haven't handled this one. Aesthetically it's okay. It's quite attractive, but the elements aren't really quite right together. It's another case of elements being put together that don't quite go together, though it is probably close enough not to matter to most people. The scabbard is a little bulky, but it's actually pretty wonderful for the price range.
