MRL Close Out on KOH items!
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:09 pm
Greetings all,
So as many of you know, Museum Replicas has decided to discontinue their "Kingdom of Heaven" lineup...and now's a good time to pick up any remaining KOH items to complete your collection...
From MRL directly, i ended up buying the Sword and Scabbard of Odo as well as the scabbard for Saladin's sword (at the same time, i picked up Saladin's sword which was being cleared out from a different distributer). I never intended to have so many KOH items... my plan was just Ibelin's sword, King of Jerusalem's sword, and Saladin's helm. But, with these tempting prices, and always liking "swords with a story to tell"...i couldn't resist. For those not familiar with KOH/Windlass swords...they are handmade, tempered, high carbon steel swords...but now being discontinued, are cheaper than most LOTR swords at the moment!
Odo's Set:
Wow...the hilt is increadible detailed, with obvious Viking / Germanic themes. The blade is huge, leading to a very blade heavy sword. But, the hilt alone impressed me...i really was not e xp ecting so much detail on this piece. I've never been a huge scabbard guy, but i have to admit, the KOH scabbards are put together quite solidly, with a great deal of leather.
Saladin's Set:
What can i say? I like gold! lol Even though there is no belt/harness, it still is a very nice scabbard and suits the sword... The gold highlights, though some say make it look "toyish", i think really adds to the "royal" aspect of such a sword. However, the sword's main appeal is it's blade...the forked tip with 5 fullers on each side of the blade as well as the engraved lion really make it a unique piece.
Well...i hope that helps anyone who's been debating over purchasing either of these two items....if you have been...go for it!
Sorry, am in a rush and have exams coming up very soon...so wanted to at least add this thread before i "stop slacking off" for the next 2 weeks! lol
Jash
So as many of you know, Museum Replicas has decided to discontinue their "Kingdom of Heaven" lineup...and now's a good time to pick up any remaining KOH items to complete your collection...
From MRL directly, i ended up buying the Sword and Scabbard of Odo as well as the scabbard for Saladin's sword (at the same time, i picked up Saladin's sword which was being cleared out from a different distributer). I never intended to have so many KOH items... my plan was just Ibelin's sword, King of Jerusalem's sword, and Saladin's helm. But, with these tempting prices, and always liking "swords with a story to tell"...i couldn't resist. For those not familiar with KOH/Windlass swords...they are handmade, tempered, high carbon steel swords...but now being discontinued, are cheaper than most LOTR swords at the moment!
Odo's Set:
Wow...the hilt is increadible detailed, with obvious Viking / Germanic themes. The blade is huge, leading to a very blade heavy sword. But, the hilt alone impressed me...i really was not e xp ecting so much detail on this piece. I've never been a huge scabbard guy, but i have to admit, the KOH scabbards are put together quite solidly, with a great deal of leather.
Saladin's Set:
What can i say? I like gold! lol Even though there is no belt/harness, it still is a very nice scabbard and suits the sword... The gold highlights, though some say make it look "toyish", i think really adds to the "royal" aspect of such a sword. However, the sword's main appeal is it's blade...the forked tip with 5 fullers on each side of the blade as well as the engraved lion really make it a unique piece.
Well...i hope that helps anyone who's been debating over purchasing either of these two items....if you have been...go for it!
Sorry, am in a rush and have exams coming up very soon...so wanted to at least add this thread before i "stop slacking off" for the next 2 weeks! lol
Jash