05-23-2005, 09:22 PM
Thank you Marcus,
That is very interesting. The only thing about buying from the States is the duty you must pay - usually about 20%. A positive is the £/$ exchange is very good currently, as the dollar is weak. I presume that is also the case against the Euro?
Time to make some enquiries...
The new Albion swords are also worth a look. I think they are produced using stock removal, but the quality is very good, and blades are polished leaving a finish that looks historically correct. My main concern is that in the past they have given the swords a too extreme distal taper to get the point of balance close the the hilt. With Roman swords there is no heavy pommel to balance them, and so I think the longer ones probably were point heavy.
Andrew
That is very interesting. The only thing about buying from the States is the duty you must pay - usually about 20%. A positive is the £/$ exchange is very good currently, as the dollar is weak. I presume that is also the case against the Euro?
Time to make some enquiries...
The new Albion swords are also worth a look. I think they are produced using stock removal, but the quality is very good, and blades are polished leaving a finish that looks historically correct. My main concern is that in the past they have given the swords a too extreme distal taper to get the point of balance close the the hilt. With Roman swords there is no heavy pommel to balance them, and so I think the longer ones probably were point heavy.
Andrew
