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Re: Where\'s the best place to get a 3rd/4th Century Spatha - jvrjenivs - 12-03-2010
Quote:what do you use?
For my impressions where I don't have proper swords I use some deepeeka ones (I've 3 of them at the moment), but I prefer to have blades made by european craftsman I can trust and I know they are well made. At the moment my good ones are by eiter Robert Wimmers, Pavel Marek or Vincenzo Pastorelli. I don't have the money for a Konig or Barta blade, unfortunatelly, but I'm thinking of saving some more to get one by the smith Christian Koepfer recently posted on here. That are also very nice blades (and pattern welded
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Re: Where\'s the best place to get a 3rd/4th Century Spatha - sacha - 12-03-2010
hey wait a sec u were with me at a comitatus event weren't u?
Re: Where\'s the best place to get a 3rd/4th Century Spatha - jvrjenivs - 12-03-2010
Quote:hey wait a sec u were with me at a comitatus event weren't u?
If you mean last Augusts Sewerby Hall event, yes I was
Re: Where\'s the best place to get a 3rd/4th Century Spatha - sacha - 12-03-2010
yes, thats the one. are you doing more with comitatus?
Re: Where\'s the best place to get a 3rd/4th Century Spatha - jvrjenivs - 12-03-2010
Quote:yes, thats the one. are you doing more with comitatus?
euhm, as I live in the Netherlands, that's hard to do. I'm just a student and I can't afford coming over to England as many times as I would want. But yeah, maybe I'll show up at some of their events another time. At least Harry and Thomas want me to come over again. We will see wat future bring. At least I'm in York again early next februari to give a talk at the RAT conference and drink some beer.
Re: Where\'s the best place to get a 3rd/4th Century Spatha - sacha - 12-03-2010
yeh i see how that would be a little bit of a obstical, anyway hope you get over here again!
Re: Where\'s the best place to get a 3rd/4th Century Spatha - munazio planco - 12-05-2010
avete omnes
I am preparing a copy battle ready of the koln spatha,whit lenticular section blade and ivory handle.when will be finish I will post the photo and if somebody will whant to buy I will sell.
valete
Re: Where\'s the best place to get a 3rd/4th Century Spatha - jvrjenivs - 12-05-2010
Quote:avete omnes
I am preparing a copy battle ready of the koln spatha,whit lenticular section blade and ivory handle.when will be finish I will post the photo and if somebody will whant to buy I will sell.
valete
sounds interesting
Re: Where\'s the best place to get a 3rd/4th Century Spatha - Robert Vermaat - 12-05-2010
You know the Cologne spatha is 3rd c., don't you?
Re: Where\'s the best place to get a 3rd/4th Century Spatha - jvrjenivs - 12-06-2010
Quote:You know the Cologne spatha is 3rd c., don't you?
sure. But for some other project that might fit as well. You've seen the drawings
Re: Where\'s the best place to get a 3rd/4th Century Spatha - Kai - 12-12-2010
Can someone please tell me how these spathae are?
http://www.aurificina.treverica.de/en/index.html
I see their blades are not pattern welded although the price is almost in range of Barta's swords, whose blades are pattern welded...
Also how long do you have to wait for a sword (e.g. one of Barta - they certainly look very nice!)?
Re: Where\'s the best place to get a 3rd/4th Century Spatha - Gaius Julius Caesar - 12-12-2010
About 3 years for a Barta sword.
Re: Where\'s the best place to get a 3rd/4th Century Spatha - Kai - 12-12-2010
Thanks for the info! That is quite some time... I think I have to look elsewhere in that case, unless of course that is the usual waiting time (in this league) :?
Re: Where\'s the best place to get a 3rd/4th Century Spatha - caiusbeerquitius - 12-12-2010
Kai, the Aurificina Treverica blades are pattern welded, if the originals are so as well.
However, Kai, the blades by XorX are among the most accurate ones you can get (also in terms of metallurgy), and a tad cheaper. If you want to contact him, lmk.
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