Sir William Marshal's Sword

[Ian Haines]

Yippee...

I got two more of those gorgeous Honshu Tantos, and they arrived along with my new baby. Great things don't stay in stock long enough to satisfy me, so I grab them while I can. (I must've slipped and accidentally ordered two more - I'm such a Silly! (!!!) My family is growing quickly, now.)

The Sir William Marshal Sword!

This is by far the heaviest sword I've bought, yet. No Allen key sockets on this...a really solid-feeling hunk of steel. There is a grain running the full length of the blade and woven leather grip, leather inside and outside the scabbard.

If I razor sharpened this, it would spoil it, I suspect, so I'm leaving it as it is, at least for now. Not counting a ParcelForce screwup (moron on fork-lift loaded it onto a 48 hours wagon, instead of onto a 24 hours wagon - a plague on all of their whatsits), this has been another nice day.

(£210, and worth every penny!)

Ian.