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Antique Sword or just a Good Copy?
Sir William:
I was hoping you'd see this, Bill. So, I asked him specifically where it came from. He advertises it as a Type XIV based off of Oakeshott's typology only this blade doesn't fit the profile...it is a good deal longer and more slender than the "run-of-the-mill" XIV; the sword he references on page 123 that is supposed to be of the same make as his has a blade that is 6 inches shorter, has 4 shallow fullers that are of equal length and no crescent moons anywhere on the blade. Not to mention the pommels are different, as are the crosses...and the hilt's at least 2 inches shorter on the actual XIV than this offering.
Ah well...there is one born every minute, no?
Sir Wolf:
ya i;m no good at calling stuff. i'd pay 100 bucks for it maybe... just cause it looks cool eheheh but that be about it.
Das Bill:
--- Quote from: Sir William on 2011-06-22, 20:50:58 ---Ah well...there is one born every minute, no?
--- End quote ---
I suspect he probably believes what he is saying (or maybe I'm just being neive. :) ), because if you don't already know much about medieval swords, it is easy to not recognize the difference between the different Oakeshott blade types. To me, it's insane to call this a XIV, as it looks nothing like one... but I totally understand how a person who's only flipped through Records of the Medieval Sword once or twice wouldn't really be able to tell the difference.
Sir William:
Having been one of those people at one point (before I found SFI) I totally understand; which is why I contacted him. If he genuinely believes what he wrote then he'll want to know the truth...if he blesses me out for bothering him well...I'll know my man won't I?
There's nothing wrong with wanting to give someone the benefit of the doubt...it costs nothing and fosters camaraderie...I try not to be too jaded but we must face facts, people get beat every day. I still get the occasional email about millions in some off-shore account that I've been chosen to act as broker for...lol
Edited to add: this is good for a laugh. On eBay, I was looking for a decent quality Excalibur replica and came across this one...which was bought from another man who claimed to have acquired it back in the '60s...you decide.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220800406350&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Sir William:
Do you know...someone bought the sword for $999.99...2 bids, that was the winner. I hope it turns out to be authentic...but then, authentic does not always equate to 'good' or 'great'.
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