Albion 10th Anniversary Sale (Chevalier)

[Sir Edward]

As Bill pointed out to me, Albion is having a 20% off this week! 25% if you're a myArmoury member:

http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=14455

Such evil temptations. I've placed a pre-order for The Chevalier. Since I can't really afford to make a full purchase right now, this seemed like a good time to lock in a good price for a future one.

http://www.albion-swords.com/swords/albion/swords-albion-mark-nextgen.htm

[Sir Edward]

Such evil temptations. I've placed a pre-order for The Chevalier. Since I can't really afford to make a full purchase right now, this seemed like a good time to lock in a good price for a future one.

http://www.albion-swords.com/swords/albion/swords-albion-mark-nextgen.htm

Ooooh, I got a call that it's done. Just need to call in my payment and it'll be on the way!

[Das Bill]

Such evil temptations. I've placed a pre-order for The Chevalier. Since I can't really afford to make a full purchase right now, this seemed like a good time to lock in a good price for a future one.

http://www.albion-swords.com/swords/albion/swords-albion-mark-nextgen.htm

Ooooh, I got a call that it's done. Just need to call in my payment and it'll be on the way!

Oh, wow, that was much sooner than I expected! I can't wait to see it!

[Sir Wolf]

what a great little birthday present then

[Sir Edward]

what a great little birthday present then

lol, no kidding. I'm making out like a bandit this month, mostly at my own expense though.

[Sir Wolf]

what a great little birthday present then

lol, no kidding. I'm making out like a bandit this month, mostly at my own expense though.

now i guess is a bad time to say its better to give than receive! ahhahaha jk jk pics when u get it !!

[Das Bill]

And it looks like the pictures are now public:


http://www.albion-swords.com/swords/albion/nextgen/sword-medieval-chevalier-xa.htm

[Dragonlover]

Looks BOSS!!! Congratulations! Hows the feel?

[Sir Edward]

I won't know until it gets here, but from what I hear, the balance is superb.

Maybe I should have asked to have it overnighted!

[Sir Wolf]

WOW!!!!!!!!! 

[Sir Edward]

Guess what?





(clickable zoom)

I'm also trying out my new camera, and got these results in-camera (no adjustments except cropping/size).

[Sir Wolf]

heheh note the "blue" grip super awesome dude. is the pommel bronze? its hard to really see

[Das Bill]

Wow, that's really sweet, Ed! I love the bronze pommel with it. The blue/black came out really nice, too.

And how does it handle? There's been a lot of talk about this model on myArmoury lately, but I haven't gotten a real sense of how it handles yet.

David's apparently just shipped. I don't remember what color combination he chose with the Chevalier, but he did just get his Talhoffer this week. He'd gotten the waisted grip, which I think looks even better than the standard one, and the grip color is an "aged" orange, which came out fantastic.

[Sir Edward]

Sweet, can't want to see his new toys!

The handling on the Chevalier is really nice. Compared to the Knight, it's less blade-heavy in a chopping/cutting sort of way, but handles similarly in other respects. It feels slightly more agile for making cuts and moving between guards, but no less confident in its presence. It feels like less of a chopping sword, in comparison. Hard to describe.

The interesting thing is that the blade is somewhat hollow-ground to either side of the fuller... making it seem less like a fuller and more like a pair of ridges instead.

The profile taper is non-linear, being more curved at both the front and back than along the length of the mid-section.

And the picture is pretty accurate about the pommel's color. It's a very subtle bronze.