I wanted to share my happiness (an update on this topic): I finally got a good longsword!
A friend of mine some time ago found a blacksmith who does very nice work, and put me in contact with him. He agreed to make a longsword about 2 months ago. It was his first longsword (he mostly did smaller pieces before), but I was confident in his skills. Last friday I finally got it, and it's beautiful
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