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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2009 15:51:57 GMT
MRL Deal Of The Day 132.50. Looks pretty good, any one handled this sword, could find no reviews.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2009 17:00:59 GMT
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Post by shadowhowler on Aug 5, 2009 22:19:00 GMT
Thats actually my favorite cutlass made by Windlass... love the look of that one, tho it seems a bit heavy.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2009 5:28:32 GMT
I swiped that Gladiator sword yesterday. Now that was a steal.
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Post by shadowhowler on Aug 6, 2009 6:02:27 GMT
I swiped that Gladiator sword yesterday. Now that was a steal. That sure was, I saw that... and I was tempted... but I have enough short swords for now.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2009 15:09:01 GMT
Arrrgghhhh Erbach sword today!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2009 15:36:10 GMT
Erbach at 132$!!! That is one nice deal! Heck, I'm tempted buying another one! Spread the good word around! Apart for a little too much flex, nothing dramatic thought, it is a very sweet sword!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2009 20:46:41 GMT
Can you compare the flex to something else?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2009 22:44:39 GMT
Can you compare the flex to something else? Hmmm...though question: from what I have as swords and what I have seen it seems to be less "noodly" than ShooterMike's Arbedo in his famous video but more flexible than the VA-Trim practical longsword... Then again, according to the reviewer of the Erbach, here, in the SBG review section, it is not whippy...so, like all Windlasses, it must vary with each specimen...even given the flexibility of mine, I really like it and would buy it again in a heartbeat (specially at 132.50$)...But it is my most "whippy" sword (it does not sag under it's own weight but will wriggle maybe a bit more than one inch side-to-side when struck on the pommel)...but as a cutter and handling-wise: very nice... For a typically, perfectly, correct Type XVIII, it is too flexible...for a hand & a half sword with nice fittings, a somewhat waisted grip, wide nice somewhat hollow grind blade, and at that price, it is really nice... Long answer, but I don't want to be blamed if some don't like it...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2009 23:21:45 GMT
See, the thing is that as much as I love my Windlass Viking, it has made me wary of how flexible Windlass blades are. I really wouldn't be happy with anything whippier than my Stiklestad. But I like this sword and it looks like a great deal. I don't want to order it just to turn around and send it back, despite MR's awesome return policy.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2009 0:36:31 GMT
Wow, I'm surprised that your stiklestad is as flexible...my 5-lobe is very stiff...I guess, by comparison, the Erbach is more flexible...(but such short a blade as the stiklestad be that flexible...weird isn't it? I can understand for a longer sword but...) Anywoo, different strokes for different folks, I guess...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2009 5:44:53 GMT
The Erbach blade is only 3in longer than the Stiklestad blade. I really don't want anything more flexible than that but this sword is so cool and I want a H&H too. Arrrgggg!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2009 12:06:15 GMT
People have veeery different tastes about flexibility. Stiklestadt is one of the stiffer Windlass Viking blades. And of course, you can't expect type X to be very stiff. I haven't handled the Erbach sword but it seems that while it is too flexible if you want a mail piercing sword for 15th or 16th century armored techniques, it is still not wet noodle and it is a great cutting sword. Medieval knight would refuse it, he would just keep it sheathed and use a warhammer or a mace until he was in front of a poor infantrymen with only gambesons as a protection.
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