05-25-2005, 08:17 AM
Aitor,
It will be a pleasure, although I still suspect it will be 6months to a year. by the time I get it. I still have much more research to do and I am waiting to see the new Albion swords due out in summer. I am also going to have a discussion with my local blacksmith who currently makes tables and fence pieces.
But make no mistake the project is now very affordable and off the back burner again...
Please anyone - as Marcus mentioned in a previous post, if anyone has a picture of one of Mark's pattern welded blades, I would love to see it.
Marcus,
I would concur with Aitor on the later blades, and fullers certainly seem to be much rarer. I am afraid I don't have too many drawing of 4th and 5th century blades. I do have one for the Koln spatha, but I think that was probably late 3rd, early 4th. It certainly is in style a typical Straubing/Nydam type. The blade has slightly tapering edges, is 28" long, 2 inches wide at the handguard, has a small point and no fullers.
Andrew
It will be a pleasure, although I still suspect it will be 6months to a year. by the time I get it. I still have much more research to do and I am waiting to see the new Albion swords due out in summer. I am also going to have a discussion with my local blacksmith who currently makes tables and fence pieces.
But make no mistake the project is now very affordable and off the back burner again...Please anyone - as Marcus mentioned in a previous post, if anyone has a picture of one of Mark's pattern welded blades, I would love to see it.
Marcus,
I would concur with Aitor on the later blades, and fullers certainly seem to be much rarer. I am afraid I don't have too many drawing of 4th and 5th century blades. I do have one for the Koln spatha, but I think that was probably late 3rd, early 4th. It certainly is in style a typical Straubing/Nydam type. The blade has slightly tapering edges, is 28" long, 2 inches wide at the handguard, has a small point and no fullers.
Andrew
