I also have this sword. I wish the side bar ended at the base of the pommel to allow the hand to make full use of the grip. If you have XL hands the side bar constantly rubs on the bottom of your hand and becomes very annoying very quickly.
There are historical examples with the knuckle bow, I do not like the version Matt Easton has gone for at all, there were others to chose from. Nice sword BTW I have got one with the matching dagger.
Those matching daggers look amazing. I have a Scottish Dirk from Tod, with a green sheath to match my hanger. Kinda selling it as a Borderer duo/pairing 😉
I thought it was a strange choice also, and I suspected Matt Easton may have been incorrect about the little nub on the side, and that Windlass is reproducing a version which had a broken guard. However, I've since seen there are other swords in this category which do indeed have a short nagel-like projection, and that it does not appear to be a remnant of a broken knucklebow. For example, HEN.M.191-1933 in the Fitzwilliam Museum has a nagel-like projection in the very same place, which from the images appears to be finished rather than broken, and the top and bottom guards both curve forwards, which would be very strange in design if that stub was supposed to be a side knucklebow that curved backwards.
I also have this sword. I wish the side bar ended at the base of the pommel to allow the hand to make full use of the grip. If you have XL hands the side bar constantly rubs on the bottom of your hand and becomes very annoying very quickly.
a transitional design between the medieval falchion and the basket hilted backsword later in history
Very much so. A not-so-missing link, as it were😉
Beautiful sword!
Thank you, Tod does excellent work!
Hi, where did you get the outfit? Is there a maker or you made it yourself?
There are historical examples with the knuckle bow, I do not like the version Matt Easton has gone for at all, there were others to chose from. Nice sword BTW I have got one with the matching dagger.
Those matching daggers look amazing. I have a Scottish Dirk from Tod, with a green sheath to match my hanger. Kinda selling it as a Borderer duo/pairing 😉
I thought it was a strange choice also, and I suspected Matt Easton may have been incorrect about the little nub on the side, and that Windlass is reproducing a version which had a broken guard.
However, I've since seen there are other swords in this category which do indeed have a short nagel-like projection, and that it does not appear to be a remnant of a broken knucklebow. For example, HEN.M.191-1933 in the Fitzwilliam Museum has a nagel-like projection in the very same place, which from the images appears to be finished rather than broken, and the top and bottom guards both curve forwards, which would be very strange in design if that stub was supposed to be a side knucklebow that curved backwards.