Bright Gustav Vasa Rapier Spotlight
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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2024
- Today we take a look at our Gustav Vasa Rapier with a bright finish whereas it is usually offered blued. This was a custom request by a customer that we thought we'd share with you all. Gustav Vasa was the king of Sweden from 1523-1560, and his sword is in the Swedish Royal Armouries. Our replica is a slightly simplified version of this elegant and ornate sword. While referred to as a rapier it might be better described as a complex-hilted sidesword due to the weapons dynamics. It wants to cut at least as much as to thrust, which is fitting for the weapon of a king famed for his military exploits.
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As always, our swords are entirely made by us at our shop in Minneapolis, MN out of 6150 carbon steel, hardened and tempered to 50-52 Rockwell. Our swords and other weapons are made to look, feel, and function just like the historical originals on which they are based.
Nathan Clough, Ph.D. is Vice President of Arms and Armor and a member of the governing board of The Oakeshott Institute. He is a historical martial artist and a former university professor of cultural geography. He has given presentations on historical arms at events including Longpoint and Combatcon, and presented scholarly papers at, among others, The International Congress on Medieval Studies.
Craig Johnson is the Production Manager of Arms and Armor and Secretary of The Oakeshott Institute. He has taught and published on the history of arms, armor and western martial arts for over 30 years. He has lectured at several schools and Universities, WMAW, HEMAC, 4W, and ICMS at Kalamazoo. His experiences include iron smelting, jousting, theatrical combat instruction and choreography, historical research, European martial arts and crafting weapons and armor since 1985
To bright I need sunglasses.
Love the style we do not see it enough.
That is such a gorgeous sword - love those little sweeps where the side-rings connect to the crossguard
Beautiful work as always, and this version is much more what I'd like, fancy is nice, but utilitarian is best.
Sweet. Love the Saxon style.
Thank you for pointing out how the feet of the rings can change the geometry or symmetry??of a sword ,shall make me look at the connection of pieces of the sword all the more😊all the best from sunny Troon
I really really like this one
That is a Gorgeous sword, I liked it with the blueing of the hilt components, but with it bright, it is so much more Gorgeous, but I would still like the twisted blued and steel wire to set it off a bit.
Between the Germanic, Norwegian and Swedish ancestry of Minnesotans, should we be surprised that "from the Danes" was uttered with such a passion (and a clenched fist 😏).
This is one of the best rapier you guys make. I would even say that I like your blued and bright version more than the original gilded one. I get why a Swede king would go for the golden colour look, but the blued version looks more martial to me, it looks like a sword that means business. Oh yea, I love how every time you mentioned that you can apply gilding, you immediately caveat the statement with a payment request. You know, just in case you have a viewer from a place on Earth where gold is free. 😄
In the past, I asked if you guys deliver to the UK. Now shipping of swords is becoming just a bit more problematic even for inside the country. At this point, do you guys remember when it was the last time you delivered a sword to the UK?
Thank you! I don't think we've sent one to the UK in the past month since the Royal post changes. I'm sure we will soon and then we'll see what happens. We are usually pretty good at massaging the rules around shipping products. Although some places are nearly impossible, like Italy and Brazil.
@@armsarmorinc.4153 Good to know! Really good to know. 👍
this type of sword could have been made with an earlier period longsword blade since sword blades can last really long when properly preserved
There are definitely a lot of examples from the same time. With similar hilts with long sword blades. Those often have a longer grip. We are actually working on a prototype complex jilted Saxon longsword right now.
Incredibly beautiful! Do you cast the hilts or shape them from stock?
We cast the Block and Arms on most of these and then hand build out the rings and sweeps. This allows us to do most of the really intricate details just once in the mold rather than chiseling and etching every single piece, but it still lets us make the correct shapes profiles and tapers, that would be very difficult to cast in. The vast majority of the work happens with a torch and a set of files and working the shapes by eye.
Would buy one if I didn't have more practical things to spend my money on . . . lol