What have I got here?

One thing that strikes me about it is that the scabbard is a smooth, tight fit. It glides in and out as if lubricated but you can hold it upside down and shake it and it's going nowhere. It just has little things about it (Most especially the blade but also that scabbard fit) that seem to say "quality" but then I look at that hollow cast pommel and shake my head. I know, at this point, very little yet about swords and how they should feel but this one feels to my untrained hand very good. It's easy to wield and doesn't strain the wrist or the forearm, it "dances" if you will, or seems to to me. I could easily see this being a Tai Chi sword, although it's a little cooler if it's a fake antique. The plan is tomorrow I'm going to get some sandpaper and some metal polish and clean up the blade but leave the reast of it alone, then look into putting an edge on it and doing some cutting.

Thanks! A LOT of good information to be had at that site, I just bookmarked it in my "swords" folder in my bookmarks. What? Don't we all have a bookmarks folder just for sword stuff? Edited to add: Because of what I read on that site I took a much closer look at the tang. It's not threaded all the way up like i thought, it's too thin (bummer) but the rust on it is a deep brown shading into nearly black in spots. I'll get pictures up later.

I don't have you in my "Swords, Knives, and Sword Training" or "Tai Chi" or "Other martial Arts" bookmarks folders, sorry mate.

To side with slackitude, don't we all have those folders?

I have a Swords and Armor folder too; just thought everyone did. lol

Unless you're new...lol

LOL

Many a time I've found myself in that exact same predicament- only I'd make the mistake of uttering it out loud before running it through the gauntlet to be SURE...lol

if i were you i wouldnt cut with it since it might be a antique

i load it with the .308 Winchester 150-Grain XP3 Bullet, 2825 fps

Rule of Cool.

M.