Sword(s) of dreams

VANDOO · 24th December 2008, 06:09 PM

IN A FANTASY CHOICE #1 EXCALIBUR, 2. THE MAGIC SWORD ARMOR AND SHIELD USED BY THE HERO WHO SLEW MEDUSA, 3. PRINCE VALIANTS SINGING SWORD.

REAL SWORDS 1. MY CHOICE OF MY FAVORITE DAYAK SWORD, 2. MY CHOICE OF ANY ROYAL SWORD MADE DURING THE MOORISH KINGDOM.
A VENETIAN SCHIAVONA SEEING AS HOW THIS IS JUST A WISH I GET TO SEE AND HANDLE ALL SWORDS IN EXHISTENCE AND CHOOSE MY FAVORITES.

MY MOTTO "IF ITS A WISH ALWAYS WISH BIG"

ariel · 24th December 2008, 09:42 PM

My aspirations do not go as high as as "Sword of Charlemagne", although I would not kick Yataghan of Soleiman the Magnificent out of my house...
My dream list:
1. Tatar Sword ( ordynka or Crimean)
2. Bukharan sword like the one on Artzi's site....
3. Georgian saber with a beak-like pommel by Geurk Elisarov
As a bonus, I would love to get a Minghrelian Kindjal.
Anyone has spares? Swap? May I fulfill somebody else's dream? It's Holiday Season ....

kisak · 24th December 2008, 10:25 PM

Obviously not an easy choice here (well, if we assume someone else will take the bill at least), but sticking to something a bit more humble than the Sword of Charlemagne or so (not that I'd complain...)

1: a Swedish "drabantvärja" m/1701, or a similar officer's sword. Known provenance obviously a plus.

2: a good Japanese daito. The Rai Kunitoshi up for sale over at nihonto.ca for example would do the trick.

3: A Viking age-style sword from Patrick Barta.

Honourable mention to pretty much all things wootz and jade.

Mark · 29th December 2008, 03:31 PM

Hard to say, but I wouldn't mind my pick from Andrew's, Ian's, John's and/or Charles' collections.

I wouldn't mind getting a dha with an undamaged basket-work handle, actually, and one with some gold in the decoration.

24th December 2008, 06:09 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	IN A FANTASY CHOICE #1 EXCALIBUR, 2. THE MAGIC SWORD ARMOR AND SHIELD USED BY THE HERO WHO SLEW MEDUSA, 3. PRINCE VALIANTS SINGING SWORD. REAL SWORDS 1. MY CHOICE OF MY FAVORITE DAYAK SWORD, 2. MY CHOICE OF ANY ROYAL SWORD MADE DURING THE MOORISH KINGDOM. A VENETIAN SCHIAVONA SEEING AS HOW THIS IS JUST A WISH I GET TO SEE AND HANDLE ALL SWORDS IN EXHISTENCE AND CHOOSE MY FAVORITES. MY MOTTO "IF ITS A WISH ALWAYS WISH BIG"

24th December 2008, 09:42 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	My aspirations do not go as high as as "Sword of Charlemagne", although I would not kick Yataghan of Soleiman the Magnificent out of my house... My dream list: 1. Tatar Sword ( ordynka or Crimean) 2. Bukharan sword like the one on Artzi's site.... 3. Georgian saber with a beak-like pommel by Geurk Elisarov As a bonus, I would love to get a Minghrelian Kindjal. Anyone has spares? Swap? May I fulfill somebody else's dream? It's Holiday Season ....

24th December 2008, 10:25 PM	#3
kisak Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Stockholm Posts: 182	Obviously not an easy choice here (well, if we assume someone else will take the bill at least), but sticking to something a bit more humble than the Sword of Charlemagne or so (not that I'd complain...) 1: a Swedish "drabantvärja" m/1701, or a similar officer's sword. Known provenance obviously a plus. 2: a good Japanese daito. The Rai Kunitoshi up for sale over at nihonto.ca for example would do the trick. 3: A Viking age-style sword from Patrick Barta. Honourable mention to pretty much all things wootz and jade.

29th December 2008, 03:31 PM	#4
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Hard to say, but I wouldn't mind my pick from Andrew's, Ian's, John's and/or Charles' collections. I wouldn't mind getting a dha with an undamaged basket-work handle, actually, and one with some gold in the decoration.