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Ian

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Albion Crecy
« on: 2012-03-10, 00:46:59 »
So... It is with mixed feelings that I received my first Albion yesterday.  Don't get me wrong, the sword is a piece of artwork, and lives up to the Albion reputation, it's just not quite what I ordered.  I ordered, and was charged for antiquing on the hilt furniture, and this is also reflected in the invoice I received with the sword.  The sword I unboxed yesterday though, has polished hilt furniture.  I called Albion a couple times yesterday but kept getting the voicemail.  I also sent them an email yesterday with the photo of the sword, but I haven't heard back yet.  I'm a little disappointed, because as you can see in the bottom photo, imho the antiqued guard and pommel adds a unique character to the sword and looks awfully sexy with the oxblood grip, not to mention I waited 6 months for this sword :).  I'm more than willing to forego the whole shipping stuff back and forth process and keep this sword.  My fear is just that they may have sent out 2 Crecy's, one with and one without antiqued furniture and they got mixed up in the boxing process, so I'm afraid to do anything with the sword until I hear back from them so that it remains in 'as new' condition.  Was hoping to get a hold of them prior to the weekend for this reason, but oh well! 

This is what I received:


This image is from the Albion Europe site and represents what I ordered:
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Re: Albion Crecy
« Reply #1 on: 2012-03-10, 02:08:30 »

From what I understand, Albion is usually pretty good about making things right. Odd that they didn't answer the phone, for sure, but my experience is that they sometimes take a couple of days to reply to emails.

I guess there are a few options. They could refund the charge for the antiquing, so you can keep it as-is, or send it back and wait for them to complete another one (or antique this one, but I'm not sure if it's something they can do after assembly).

Mistakes happen, especially when ordering something a little out of the ordinary. Hopefully you'll hear back from them soon!
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Re: Albion Crecy
« Reply #2 on: 2012-03-10, 03:35:45 »
ya its cool but not what you ordered. they should make it right :)
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Re: Albion Crecy
« Reply #3 on: 2012-03-10, 04:37:15 »
Definitely liking the dark hardware. If you want you can send me the sword and I will antique it for you for free. I just need 75 years. I know how you feel. I put a partial payment on a full harness and supplied pics and we came to an agreement. And 8 months later got a cuirass nothing like what I wanted. Wrong style. No tassets. No rear fauld. And looked like an apprentice made it not the 20 year experience armorer. Sent it back but it took nearly a year for a refund. The wait time is killer when the received product is not what is expected. I hope you can get things resolved.
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Re: Albion Crecy
« Reply #4 on: 2012-03-11, 10:43:59 »
Sweet blade, the one I want to own...eventually. Sorry they didn't get the hilt furniture right, but as Sir Edward has affirmed, I'm sure they will make it right. Still, YOU HAVE AN ALBION CRECY! :)
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Re: Albion Crecy
« Reply #5 on: 2012-03-11, 13:52:53 »
Well, if you really don't like it, I'd be happy to hang onto it for you  ;)

But to the point, Albion should make it right. I'm sure they will, they've got a good rep, even among the bazzillion whistleblowers on myArmoury....
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Re: Albion Crecy
« Reply #6 on: 2012-03-11, 14:02:57 »
Don't get me wrong, I love the sword!  I was just a little disappointed when I opened the box and didn't see what I paid for.  I may try to convince them to let me apply the money for the antiquing on this sword in to the down payment on a new order, hmmm what to get next....

Christian Fletcher is doing the scabbard for the Crecy.  He started it in January but recently came down with some serious inner ear trouble and has stopped working on all his commissions for the time being.  I'll put up the progress photos though so you can see what he got done before he had to stop.
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Re: Albion Crecy
« Reply #7 on: 2012-03-11, 14:11:16 »
Here are the scabbard progress shots:







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Re: Albion Crecy
« Reply #8 on: 2012-03-11, 15:50:38 »

Hey, that's looking great! So he's working on the scabbard without the sword? Is he doing "swordless" orders now? Last I had worked with him, I think he still required the sword to be sent to him.

I've done it two different ways with him. One was to ship the sword to him. The other was to order the sword through him, so I received the sword and scabbard together when it was completed. This latter option allowed for hilt customization (all I had him do differently than Albion's stock design was to add some risers in the grip).

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Re: Albion Crecy
« Reply #9 on: 2012-03-11, 16:03:58 »
Quote from: Sir Edward on 2012-03-11, 15:50:38

Hey, that's looking great! So he's working on the scabbard without the sword? Is he doing "swordless" orders now? Last I had worked with him, I think he still required the sword to be sent to him.

I've done it two different ways with him. One was to ship the sword to him. The other was to order the sword through him, so I received the sword and scabbard together when it was completed. This latter option allowed for hilt customization (all I had him do differently than Albion's stock design was to add some risers in the grip).

Yes, he does swordless scabbards now for certain Albion models.  He's also very easy to work with and communication is ultra-fast.

If you scroll to the bottom of this page you'll see all the models listed that he can now do swordless:
http://www.christianfletcher.com/Christian_Fletcher/Scabbards.html
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Re: Albion Crecy
« Reply #10 on: 2012-03-11, 16:04:50 »
Good to know for when I eventually purchase my Crecy! :)
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Re: Albion Crecy
« Reply #11 on: 2012-03-11, 17:51:27 »
Excellent, he's got a pretty good selection. I still have two Albions that need scabbards, and I could do them as swordless orders through either DBK or CF, since they're on both lists. Nice.
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Re: Albion Crecy
« Reply #12 on: 2012-03-12, 00:08:48 »
That scabbard is coming along nicely.
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Re: Albion Crecy
« Reply #13 on: 2012-03-12, 19:44:16 »
So I got a reply back from Albion today.  Turns out there were 4 Crecys shipped out on the same day, so they think it was just a mix-up in the boxing of the swords.  He hasn't heard from anyone yet who received an antiqued version that they didn't order yet so hopefully if that's the case they speak up.  If not, I'd like to just apply the money to a future order or something like that.
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Re: Albion Crecy
« Reply #14 on: 2012-03-12, 20:10:21 »
A CF scabbard for an Albion...its looking great; but I'm with you, as nice as the Crecy is, much rather have it the way you paid for it.  Probably a shipping snafu, one they should look to remedy ASAP.  It is what I'd expect from Albion as their CS has always been stellar; no less.
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