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Published: 2017-09-15 07:35:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 2300; Favourites: 101; Downloads: 25
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MidKnight: FOR SALEHot off the press, just finished work on this Oakeshott type XVIII today. I haven't even made a webpage for it yet so I'll post the specs here. You guys get the first opportunity to purchase this at a special price. Email me to secure it: brendan@fableblades.com
Weight: 1,186g (2.6lb)
Length Overall: 882mm (34.72")
Blade Length: 725mm (28.54")
Grip Length: 94mm (3.7")
Blade Breadth: 60.25mm (2.37")
Blade Thickness: 5.5mm at base > 4.1mm at CoP > 2.8mm at 5cm from tip.
Point of Balance: 90mm (3.5") from blade shoulder
Centre of Percussion: ~43cm (16.9") from Shoulder
Hilt Node of Percussion: 6cm (2.36") behind guard, on grip.
Materials:
Blade is 9260 High Carbon Steel. Oil quenched then tempered through three draw cycles to hardness ~52Rc.
Guard is Mild Steel, all hand fashioned.
Pommel: Brass with Electrolitic etching. Mild Steel peen block.
Grip is bovine leather over poplar core. All hand tooled and dyed.
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Comments: 10
It's like someone said "You can't make cooler and understandably more expensive swords than Albion." and you were like "Hold my beer."
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Brendan, this is amazing. Everything down to the hand-tooled leather is perfect. Seriously, you are a first-class artist.
I notice there's no fuller, was there a reason behind that decision?
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Thankyou for your kind comments. Of course there is no such thing as perfection in art, unless you accept imperfection as perfect. Then yes, I do my best
This blade type is categorised in Oakeshott's typology as type XVIII, and this particular style would have fitted into 14th Century Western Europe beautifully, maybe French with this colour combination? But the type XVIII was popular from the bronze age until the 18th century in practical use. Possibly the most versatile cut and thrust blade, and in use for the longest period. The blade its self is very light (without the hilt it was only 675g), despite having no fuller. Fullers are ideal for more slashing blade types and help to spread the edged cross section apart. I do like fullers, and the type XVIII is one I haven't explored as much as I'd like in the past.
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