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Hanwei Practical Longsword?
Sir Edward:
The Baron is their other tank. I love that sword, as it's beefy and it's a mean cutter, but it's not my favorite of the ones I have.
Amongst the longswords, The Landgraf is one of my favorites. The Talhoffer is a great thruster for harnessfechten stuff, with a great feel. With the single-handers, the Knight is excellent (and cuts well). But the Chevalier is very pretty and feels great in the hand.
The Crecy is an excellent "jack of all trades", and I'm glad I have it, but it's also nice to have others that are more optimized for various roles. But it's also a good cutter for learning good cutting technique, so when I start cutting again, I'll probably start with that one.
I don't have it (Bill does), but that Count is surprisingly nice in the hand. I'd be tempted to get one.
But one of my favorite longswords that I don't have is the Munich. Oh man, now that is a nice sword. The only reason I don't have it, is that I already have the very similar CF/Atrim Bayersiches sword.
Sir William:
For my part, I'm going with a Lundemo custom for my next big sword purchase...I'm going to design it and have him realize it in steel (and leather and wood). His prices are very comparable to Albion's...and he's such an easy going guy; been dying for one of his swords for years. It wasn't until last year that I found out his pricing was such...had I known, I'd have had one of his creations at my hip instead of the ARN. Not that I'm complaining, I love that sword.
Joshua Santana:
Speaking of Albions, the Castellan, Count, Steward, Constable, Mercenary, and Crecy are on my list of Swords to order. One disappointment that I found out if that swords such as the Talhoffer, Ringeck, Fiore, Earl, Sempach, Agincourt and Landgraf would be too big for me (the swords are in the range of 48' to 45'. This also comes from my instructor's input on which Albions to purchase that would be a hindrance since I stand at 5'1)
But on the bright side, this would make it easier to create a 14th Century Persona with either a Count or Steward (War Sword Lover!) Or a Late 15th - Early 16th Century Persona using the Bastard (Hand and a Half) Swords with superb ease! (As you can see, it is alot more fun when you can create two Personas along with two Kits!)
Sir Wolf:
some of the A&A swords would fit you better then. such as the henry 5th which is just awesome!
Sir William:
Sir Joshua, Sir Wolf has a point...the A&A Henry V sword is a short type XVIII, diamond cross section, hollow ground to reduce weight (the earliest Henry V's were not hollow ground, resulting in a slightly heavier, and more forward blade presence) and I believe it is less than 33" in overall length, with a 26" blade? Wolf can elaborate on it probably.
At your height, the sword will not only suit your stroke, but would also look appropo at your side.
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