What do you get when you pay $1,610 for a replica of a museum sword? Albion Wallace reviewed.
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
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The Albion Museum Line Wallace is a direct replica of an existing sword in the Wallace Collection. It sells new for $1,610. This one is owned by sword friend Gordon and on loan to me. It features a scabbard hand-made by Zach Suttles of Valiant Armoury.
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00:00 Intro
00:33 Background
01:33 Historical Overview
05:58 Scabbard
09:42 Hilt
14:21 Blade
18:41 Cutting
22:18 Handling & Comparisons
31:41 Potential Improvements
32:59 Bottom Line
37:08 Outro
Corrections
06:20 The cost for the scabbard was $850.
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beautiful sword and scabbard
"Heaviest two pound sword I have ever used." That is exactly what I thought of the Ribaldo, also a 2 pound sword also a museum replica also with an eight inch Point of Balance.
Really? Because my experience with the Ribaldo is what made me think that the Wallace would be nimbler. This is food for thought!
@@FiliiMartis both 2lb swords with similar points of balance....
I'm grateful you review this type of sword even though they are not your cup of tea! I love early medieval 11th-12th century swords and they absolutely do not get enough love in the reproduction market. I think their handling challenges our ideas about what a sword "should" be and how a sword "should" handle. This was the ideal sword for someone 800+ years ago. I think it's cool that you're aware of that and respect that. That's what is so interesting to me about the museum line.
Thanks! It's really interesting to see how these swords handle, even if it turns out I don't particularly enjoy using them.
The fact that is not nimble is what surpises me. Based on the visuals, the weight (in spite of the PoB), the grip shape, the fact that you can feel the pommel at the end of your paIm (helps with rotations around the blade's axis), I assumed one would have a fine controll with this sword.
This is why we need people to hold a sword and simply tell us how it feels in the hand!
Thanks! Been waiting for this. Been looking at a new high medieval piece!
Glad I could help!
Beautiful sword and scabbard, great review!
Thank you kindly!
That model is so much more attractive in RL. The photos online for some reason don't do it justice. I just can't like the grip and pommel. The blade, however, chef's kiss.
It's shocking how thin the pommel is! From pics we often assume pommels to be thick (and some are) but on a blade that long one might think the pommel is partly a counterweight...but that doesn't seem to be massive enough to effect balance significantly.
Interesting as clearly the forward balance was desired otherwise the Smith would have made the sword different. Fascinating note to sword preference in the day.
Yeah, the pommel is extremely lightweight, and there's definitely intentionality behind the design. This is one of those swords that really tells you how it wants to be used.
I'll bear with that after work. 🤪🤙☘️
So bad ass
Lol "it's a museum replica.. exactly... corrosion and all! Handle falling apart, rusted to hell," 😂😂😂
No! I thought...
Lol it just kinda rubbed me funny as a joke...
Great piece
Its design screams calvary sword to me. One doesn't have to swing the sword as much b/c the weight of the horse & rider at speed will carry the blade through target.
I would expect a longer blade, at least 90cm, with a thinner blade profile but not by much, and a longer grip. More of a pallasch sword. The pommel is what makes me think this is an infantry sword. But I could be wrong. In the end, I doubt this would have been a primary weapon, so a calvary man could have used it as a sidearm.