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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2009 18:42:16 GMT
Then you find one not so discerning. LOL
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Post by musicalpoo on Oct 8, 2009 20:33:00 GMT
Darksword armory!
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Post by YlliwCir on Oct 12, 2009 5:35:28 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2009 18:48:34 GMT
My DSA Medieval Knight's grip shredded last weekend. I was banging my tire pell and noticed every swing was misaligned. Took a look at the grip and it had twisted about 45 degrees out.
It's still wrapped in leather, but the wood underneath is splintered. Good thing I didn't have to use it to actually defend myself.
The blade is still good. Maybe I'll like the sword better after I reconstruct the grip.
If it was a firearm, it'd be for sale or demilled.
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Oct 13, 2009 21:01:14 GMT
how long have you had this sword? did you just get it from the recent sale?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2009 17:43:20 GMT
Tom,
I've had it about two months, IRRC.
I'm of the opinion that swords are weapons, and should therefore be tough enough to withstand more than cutting bottles filled with water.
I inspected it carefully upon receipt. It looked very good, sturdy, and well-made. I sharpened the blade and started chopping a mesquite branch on my property. The cross started to rattle, but the blade showed no damage.
I pounded the pommel in an attempt to tighten the cross, which may have caused the grip to shatter. The grip didn't show any weakening after my peening. Indeed, everything looked good until I took it out and began swinging against my tire pell.
I guess for the money, I shouldn't expect this sword to be able to survive hacking mesquite branches and smacking tires. The knights of old probably called a time out to examine their sword after accidentally smacking their opponent's shield....
Okay. Sarcasm off.
But seriously, if my $200 Mossy had issues like this sword has shown....
I also own several Windlass and Hanwei swords. My (Windlass) Classic Medieval, Great Ouse, English C&T, Crusader and (Hanwei) Bastard, Banshee, and Side Sword stood up to this abuse quite well. My Windlass Cruciform crashed and burned and required a major rebuild.
I guess you pays your money and takes your chances.
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Oct 14, 2009 19:08:59 GMT
yup, that you do. swords in history failed in battle all the time, that's why the medieval warrior/knight/man-at-arms/viking/etc. carried more than one weapon to the battlefield. there is just no way to build a sword that acts like a sword and is impervious to the sort of damage swords do to themsleves through their normal intended use. sure, some will last longer than others and that is where we get into real toughness. Endurance and longevety are what we really want, and not the ability too split firewood or pulverize steel poles. I find the lighter swords with springier blades seem to be tougher in the long run. this is a reversal of the opinion I had not very long ago. I'll put my AT304 or EMSHS in a swing-for-swing endurance test with any mass produced sword any time and I think they will do very well if not straight blow the competition away. I've been reading an article on the physics that go into swords and their roatational and impact characteristics and I am starting to see how a well made sword will out perform a poorly made one especially from a harmonics point of view. it was posted in another thread here a little while ago but I'll put up a link here for reference. www.thearma.org/spotlight/GTA/motions_and_impacts.htm pretty technical stuff but very informative. I learn more every time I read it. I can't wait to get home and test some of my swords using some of this information. I bet I have a few that will be pretty good and some that will be pretty terrible
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2009 21:15:41 GMT
I'm going to tear into the handle this weekend. I photo document as I go, so I might post a few pics.
Overall, I love this sword, in spite of the disappointing color of my words. I think installing a new grip will bring me back to what I expected in the first place -- a single go-to sword for every occasion. If that comes to pass, AND I manufacture a new scabbard....
Seriously, for the money I really can't complain, as this sword has already given me many hours of entertainment.
Oooo. UPS tells me my CS Grosse Messer was just delivered. I guess I'll find out if this is strong enough to be a "real" sword as well.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2009 21:52:36 GMT
...I find the lighter swords with springier blades seem to be tougher in the long run...
This really is true I have a feeling that my Hanwei Tinker Viking would survive anything... It just flexes and flexes... Stiffer swords would surely fatigue and bend easier...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2009 22:37:02 GMT
I have performed bad, unaligned cuts on water bottles with both my VA 304S and my H/T Norman. Neither of them have been damaged at all (yet). The only noticeable signs of cutting lie in two parallel (yet jagged) scrapes on the blade of my Norman. I still don't know what I cut to cause this, since I have only been cutting water bottles. I was a bit skeptical of the 304S at first since the blade is long, thin, and very flexible, but so far it has held up fine. Time will tell how durable both swords are.
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Oct 15, 2009 2:18:07 GMT
snip! I find the lighter swords with springier blades seem to be tougher in the long run. this is a reversal of the opinion I had not very long ago. I'll put my AT304 or EMSHS in a swing-for-swing endurance test with any mass produced sword any time and I think they will do very well if not straight blow the competition away. I've been reading an article on the physics that go into swords and their roatational and impact characteristics and I am starting to see how a well made sword will out perform a poorly made one especially from a harmonics point of view. it was posted in another thread here a little while ago but I'll put up a link here for reference. www.thearma.org/spotlight/GTA/motions_and_impacts.htm pretty technical stuff but very informative. I learn more every time I read it. Tom: I've been amazed by how much I've been learning from browsing myarmoury.com and SFI. It's been really quite humbling---a reminder that there is still so very much that we simply don't know, not just events but how things happened, and the knowledge, skills and insight that went into making things. I used to think a sword was essentially just a sharpened piece of bar-stock. Kind of off-topic, but I'm not talking about bunny ninja, at least!
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