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Albion price hike
Joshua Santana:
I can tell from this post that due to the price of steel, the prices for practice weapons has increased. I thank you Sir Edward for this post and I find it helpful.
Sir Brian:
Yikes! Methinks I will be taking advantage of their layaway plan and finally put that Crecy on order! :-\
Sir William:
Hey, get outta my head, Sir Brian! That's exactly the sword I'm going to get! And a Meyer oops, Lichtenauer...really need one of those. Which one? Which one...
Thanks for the info, Sir Edward...this may be my last chance at getting the sword I want brand spanking new...not that used pieces are bad, but they were someone else's before they were mine. Hmm...might have to sell off a couple of squire lines to pull this off.
Edited to add: if the Maestro line isn't part of the price increase then it can wait. Besides, they're not offering the next class at VAF (Preparatory Historical) on a Saturday for some time so...I won't be needing it in the interim.
Sir Edward:
--- Quote from: Sir William on 2012-05-16, 19:35:26 ---Hey, get outta my head, Sir Brian! That's exactly the sword I'm going to get! And a Meyer oops, Lichtenauer...really need one of those. Which one? Which one...
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For our type of longsword combat, you want the Meyer, NOT the Liechtenauer. The latter is better for stage shows and the like, where you want something that's safer than a sharp, but still looks like a sharp. For bouting and the like, the Meyer is much, MUCH safer, since it's built as a real training blunt, with nice thick edges.
Sir William:
Oh? Ok...I wondered at that...my instructor used or rather, showed us a Lichtenauer- the one without the parrying hooks. Both of them are listed in the Maestro line up so I just assumed they were both built for our style of combat- considering the thickness on those edges as well. They are quite thick, and the fuller runs all the way to the tip, which is well rounded and thick as the rest of the edges. Mayhaps you are thinking of the Squire Line of swords?
However, with this in mind:
--- Quote from: Das Bill on 2008-08-10, 22:01:07 ---I know John Lundemo was complaining to me that the price of steel had doubled between the time he and I agreed on my messer and the time when he was ready to purchase the steel to start it.
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I might have to forego the Albion and just get one of the Odinblades...been talking about it for the last 9 years...oi, choices, choices.
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