First Look: Kvetun Armory - Slot-Hilted Sabre
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024
- Today I'm taking an initial look at a semi-standard HEMA sabre by Kvetun Armory (RU).
I'm looking forward to doing some more drilling and some sparring with this sabre, a final review will be coming in the future after thorough testing!
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Link to Kvetun:
- Kvetun Armory: kvetun-armoury.com/
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction: What is a Slot hilt?
1:16 Comparison with later sabre
2:19 Specs
4:05 Handling
4:39 Conclusion
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Mass is 815 grams, I forgot to include that.
For context, that's why I said it handles "okay". The mass is what makes it less nimble for an infantry sabre of its size compared to, say, a 720 gram sabre.
It doesn't handle badly by any means, just like a more robust fighting sword, not least due to the substantial guard, which has quite a lot of mass in it by itself.
Cheers!
arent most infantry sabers between 800 and 900 grams? at least thats what i remember. isnt 720 more of spadroons weight? though of course it varies.
@@midshipman8654 There is some wild variation. If you also count hangers (shorter sabres) which were carried as sidearms in many infantry forces across Europe, the average mass goes down.
Given that we train from British sources, Napoleonic era British infantry officer's sabres could go down to 600 grams with 700-800 probably being more common and some exames approach cavalry territory with 850-950 grams.
With later Victorian British infantry officer's sabres we also see variation but 850g is a fair average that you will find a lot of officer's sabres with regulation width blades gravitate towards.
Also note that pure mass tells you little about the handling characteristics of a sabre. Within reason, taper, mass distribution and point of balance are more important here. Cheers!
@@historyandsabre ah, that makes sense, thanks for the explanation.
Kvetun is great with being able to do modifications. I had them modify the Easton 3 w/ Bowl guard to look like a Swiss M1867 Cavalry Trooper by using a different grip/backstrap and drilling 6 holes into the guard. You could probably do something similar to look like one of the Austrian troopers.
Ah yes, I saw the pictures you posted somwhere on Facebook probably. Looks really nice I must say!
Good idea, though I'm happy with the slot hilt as is because I practice a British system anyway :)
thanks for the video. I wish I got more technical material diving into the texts. So little of that on RUclips.
Thanks! Yeah, I'd really like to do more technique videos myslef!
I'm working a full-time job this year, which leaves little time for RUclips on top of regular HEMA practice. Quite a lot of stuff on my to-do for videos, it'll just take some time :)
Look forward to the sparring reviews!!
Thanks, I am too!
Kvetun makes great training swords, we have some in our club: rapiers, sabers, federschwerts...
Few of them we already broke, but, they have pretty long
warranty period. Our most common claim: loosened grip (I hope it is the right term), but with some little help of spacer and FUM tape it usually fixable.
Yes, I've handled a number of Kvetun swords myself before ordering this one and I like their quality a lot. What I particularly like is the historical contruction method of their swords and that their willing to make backstraps on their sabres when many other companies aren't.
I always have a wrench on my back pocket so I can tighten it up as soon as it gets loose. It does get loose very quickly with my MK3 sabre.
@@BS-bd5uq Yep, same! I always have a wrench in my gear bag.
Thanks for another informative video, especially since there are few reviews for other hilt types for Easton models. Have you also checked out the other models, such as the Polish one, or the three-bar one? Was wondering how they would handle.
You're welcome! I don't have experience with the other options aside from the standard bowl guard but I'll post a video if I ever get my hands on one.
Have you tried the Black Fencer 1803 steel? I'm curious how this compares to that sword. Cheers!
Yeah I have! The BF 1803 is a bit lighter overall and the blade feels somewhat nicer.
However, the overall construction quality of all individual parts seems better on the Kvetun, especially the grip construction and the guard. The Kvetun is definitely more robust.
Can't really go wrong with either! Cheers.
Do you have any experience with the mk3 slotted sabre ?
This has been my main steel trainer for 2.5 years, so yeah. It's a great choice for earlier military sabre!
Those blade to cheek moulinets done on RUclips always give me goosebumps. Why u do dis Dolan?
Are you afraid I'll hit my ceiling light?
@@historyandsabre More like your ear. Matt Easton does that too, sometimes with antiques…
Why is the tip squared like that??
This is a training sabre for HEMA fencing. It needa to be safe for sparring and tournaments.
Can I buy this sword?
You can order it from Kvetun Armoury. Tell them you want an Easton sabre with a slot hilt and a strongly corved but shorter 80 cm blade. This is what you'll get.
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