A Principe replacement for less than $500? Balaur Arms Alexandria XVIIIc sword reviewed

#sword #cutting #swordreview The Balaur Arms Alexandria was released this year to help fill a gap in the market, that of a competition-relevant XVIIIc that doesn't cost over $1,000, and historically-inspired to boot. In this review I go over it in great detail, cut a variety of targets, identify several things that could be improved, and render my verdict over whether I think it is worth the price tag of $488. This sword on Kult of Athena: https://www.kultofathena.com/product/... Make sure you check out ‪@UnsheathedSwordReviews‬ and ‪@FortuneFavoursTheBold‬'s channels! I'll add links to their reviews of the Balaur Arms Alexandria when they post. Unsheathed Sword Reviews Alexandria review:    • Balaur Arms Alexandria Sword Review Featur...   Thanks to ‪@dlatrexswords‬ for the assistance with the weapon dynamics computer graphic. My Balaur Arms playlist:    • Balaur Arms   Philadelphia Museum of Art sword: https://philamuseum.org/collection/ob... Metropolitan Museum of Art sword: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... Weapon Dynamics Computer link: https://tinyurl.com/alientudeBAAlexan... Typology graphic from Albion: https://albion-swords.com/articles/oa... Sword measurements photo gallery: https://photos.app.goo.gl/8EDa3rQFLjw... 00:00 Intro 00:09 Background 04:34 Typology 06:02 Scabbard 08:08 Hilt 12:34 Blade 14:34 Cutting 22:11 Handling & Comparisons 31:54 Potential Improvements 33:48 Bottom Line 35:34 Outro --------------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Become a member of the channel - watch reviews early and gain access to in-stock Albion notifications https://www.youtube.com/@alientude/join Buying something from Kult of Athena? Browsing/purchasing through this link gives me a referral bonus. https://www.kultofathena.com?koa=74 If you buy something on Amazon, use this link: https://amzn.to/421QT62 Check out my merch store! https://www.alientude.com --------------------------------------------- Background Music 12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 - Concerto no. 3 Grosso in c minor Composed by Arcangelo Corelli Performed by The Modena Chamber Orchestra Sourced from MusOpen: https://musopen.org/music/9310-12-con... Licensed under Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdom... 12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 - Concerto no. 4 Grosso in D major Composed by Arcangelo Corelli Performed by The Modena Chamber Orchestra Sourced from MusOpen: https://musopen.org/music/9310-12-con... Licensed under Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdom... 12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 - Concerto no. 6 Grosso in F major Composed by Arcangelo Corelli Performed by The Milan Baroque Soloists Sourced from MusOpen: https://musopen.org/music/9310-12-con... Licensed under Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdom... Violin Sontana #5 in F major, Op. 24 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven Performed by Jonathan Vered Licensed under Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdom... Provided by MusOpen: https://musopen.org/music/2592-violin...