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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2007 14:31:28 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2007 15:35:38 GMT
Not really into German Great Sword... yet... but aethestically, the blade, hilt & guard seems out of proportion (but I could be wrong ;D) But hey, I know the Sales folk at By-The-Sword, he's a great fella to do biz with - always prompt to respond to email queries, friendly & helpful.. ;D I also come to realize they gave the best shipping charges.. as far as my International shipping charges are concerned, taking into consideration that FedEx clears our local (Singapore) Customs for me, whereas USPS, no doubt slightly cheaper, do NOT and requires me to handle it personally
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2007 20:21:12 GMT
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Post by rammstein on Apr 11, 2007 21:00:42 GMT
from what I've heard of depeeka...they are not a company you want to spend money on. Stick to trusted manufacturers like windlass gen2 and more.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2007 19:32:28 GMT
Yes , you are all right am making myself false hopes .. Is just that the shape of the sword it's amazing , hahah , but let me tell you that I bought the Deepeeka's katzbalger some time ago ,, and it's a heavy beast! i mean it's too heavy ,,, it's what am call "elbow breaker" ...
Just am wait for a Gen 2 makes a zweihander or flamberge ... will be awesome . isn't it??
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Post by rammstein on Apr 14, 2007 19:35:29 GMT
if a katzbalger...a shorter sword...from depeeka is breaking your arm, then I can only imagine what a poorly made 8+ lbs zweihander would do . That's no testament to your strength, but a thought on depeeka. So no offense is directed to you
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2007 4:10:01 GMT
How much do they want for it?
The general rule is the longer the handle the weeker the tang. The handle looks thick enough from the outside but I wonder how thick the tang is on the inside. Is the blade carbon steel? How heavy is it? Historicaly they weighted about 8 pounds but were managable because of the long handle and the ability to put one hand on the ricasso for additional leverage.
From what I recall, the German souldiers who used these in battle in the 15th century were called "double soulder". They got double pay because their was a high degree of skill needed to use these beasts. The purpose in battle was to break up pike formations. I read that they were not very successfull. As a result their use demised. These large two-handers were more successfull in singles duels. Later the blade evolved so it had a flamming blade. The flamming blade was not for the purpose of inflicting greater wounds. It was so the other person could NOT run his blade up and down yours and feel your intentions.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2007 15:16:31 GMT
Ahh tsafa.. good explanation you have there regarding the 'flamming' edges of those large German swords. Thanks.
Strange.. just as I am planning to get one of those Deepeeka horse-head falcata, and I heard so much bad remarks abt them.. But I'm really not sure if those bad feedbacks are recent or ancient? I understood Windlass once gets similar bad feedbacks, but their quality have improved since..
Any recent personal feedbacks abt Deepeeka from you guys??
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Post by rammstein on Apr 16, 2007 19:18:44 GMT
actually...know one knows why these blades (known as "flammards" I believe) had wavy edges. However, it has been proven that they do little in the way of blade feeling and/or distuption of the thrusts and they certainly don't cause a more lethal wound. The only plausible explanation is that it was for shows, which, in that era, isn't suprising when you consider the rest of the Landknechte's battle gear: flowery hats and flamboyant clothing would fit perfectly with such a stylized weapon. Soldiers were usually armed with a pike/halberd, but special soldiers (doppel soldners - double soldiers, because they were payed double) used these massive two handed swords. And, while they weren't as effective as you might think, they certainly DID do some massive damage to pike formations if their timing was good and their skill level was up to par.
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Post by manman on Apr 20, 2007 2:44:50 GMT
no
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Post by rammstein on Apr 20, 2007 9:58:51 GMT
Manman, please stop spamming. We work very hard to make this forum an almost perfect utopia, and it isn't nice to see you ruining it by this
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