Sword Review - Albion Maestro Liechtenauer and Meyer Longswords long-term Review
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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2021
- Albion Swords Maestro Longswords long-term Review. I've owned these two swords since they were first released and they have been used extensively against different swords over their lives. Here I look at them both, review both in terms of their use as drill and sparring swords, and then look at how they stack up against the more recent designs.
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Thank you very much for the review! I would appreciate an update or second look on the Blackfencer Steel Generation Longsword. How they handled so far and how they held up since the last video. Again, thank you for your work!
BF steels swords are next on my list actually. Short version...doing well.
They are really good, and are very much a modern, bendier version of what I show here. A big thumbs up from me.
Thank you for the update :D@@MichaelGThomas
Was watching some of the old fights with your brother and yourself. Love seeing people not hold back. Good stuff.
Cheers!
Thanks. We've been fighting each other with weapons since the mid 90s :-) It never gets old.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us. Love these reviews
No problem, thanks for watching. I'll keep recording them, we've got lots of kit to talk about.
I remember the first Liectenauer and especially the Meyer were too thin in the tips. We changed the grind profile pretty early. I took a shot from a Meyer into the same glove webbing between thumb and forefinger. We were sparring in the parking lot while on break. The tip of his Meyer rode right up into my glove and ended up between my palm and the grip.
Love the review. Given that yours was one if the first there is a decent chance that I ground the blade. 😃
Yeah, I bought it the moment they were announced to the public. It's a relic blade now!
Awesome video. I got retired weapinry aswell ^^
Also just saving up for steel longsword and sidesword and maybe a custom synth hussar sabre from blackfencer.
Malleus makes the best blunts for looking realistic/bering safe. Really brilliant for when a blunt is needed in living history or reenactment. Made 3 friends buy from em already ^^
If you don't grind out those nicks in the edge, micro-fractures in the steel will occur and then it will break at a stress point like the COP or parrying point near the hilt -- but you know that, and the swords are retired and carrying all the nicks of memories.
Glad you kept the clangs and clatters 😁
Haha. It's one of those things. Do you stop and restart, or say screw it and keep going. I say keep going! :-)
There's a nice feeling to videos with limited or no editing, I really like this :)
OH and PLEASE do a review of the Sigi King, I was looking to buy it but alas there aren't any reviews of it.
Haha. I try and make it more like we're sat next to each other, chatting about swords. Sometimes things go wrong! :-)
SIGI soon. Short review...looks like a blunt sword, handles like a feder 😀
Please give us a follow up review and or sparring vids with this sword! 😊
Fantastic info. Thank you
Enjoying the reviews.
Thanks, much appreciated. There's more to come.
Let them retire with dignity
Couldn’t have said it better myself. These old workhorses deserve rest. We should never forget how weapons like these advanced this art and took those first bold steps that led to the thriving sport we have today.
I'm either buying the Albion Liechtenauer or the Sigi King in the near future. What are your thoughts on those 2 particular swords?
These days, the SIGI is the one. Though I prefer the Maestro.
last time i was this early music was heavy on the recorder and drum
Haha
still heavy on recorder because ideal melody instrument
So if im getting into hema and thought i wanted the albion feder, what should i be looking at in mid-2023? Im in the US btw.
The choices you have for feders these days are mindboggling, a massive number of options, and a greta many of them are really good. Regenyei is still great, with any of his feders being good, I prefer the Trnava modles ovet the others. You can get his stuff from US resellers. If you want a cheap but sturdy feder get a VB model from Purpleheart, a good entry level option.
Otherwise, Sigi Forge, any model, Black Fencer steel feder, Poker Armoury feder modeks. Kvetun, any of their options. Aureus (if you can get hold of one). The list goes on and on. Feders are super well catered for these days. The Albion Meyer is still good, but it's not what I would buy today despite them still being great, purely because of the issues mentioned, lack of adjustment on specs and lack of integrated safety tip.
@@AcademyofHistoricalFencing thank you so much for this answer!
Looking forward to seeing the King and comparing it to the Lichtenaur Albion
It arrived yesterday. Video incoming.
@@AcademyofHistoricalFencing that's exactly the video I need
Short version, the King is the same sword but better in every way.
Really enjoying these videos, could you also do a review of the black fencer steel longsword that you have, I was torn between black fencer and the Sigi king you mentioned.
Thanks. I will do. My King came tomorrow and it is surprisingly close in style. Video soon!
@@AcademyofHistoricalFencing brilliant! Can’t wait :)
I know this is going to sound really random but you kinda look and sound like father spyridon😂 Not in a bad way though just saw a connection