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Post by alvin on Jan 14, 2010 16:50:04 GMT
Yeah, I took the heavy plum-shaped pommel off and replaced it with a medium-weight Type I wheel pommel, and it improved the handling a lot. It now handles about like the standard soon-to-be-released Valiant Armoury Falchion will handle. I'm gettin' one o' those! It promises to be a winner. What are the stats on the V-A falchion? Has it been discussed previously because I seem to remember something? Hah, he says he remembers something !!  |
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Post by ShooterMike on Jan 14, 2010 18:56:21 GMT
You forgot about your tac willowleaf!! I think tac swords are the best choice for a modern fighting sword. Light, as tough as a sword can be and when properly made they handle very well, even though they don't have a real pommel/guard. Now a tac falchion... I still prefer a sword that thrusts well so I'd rather not get a falchion but the idea is good. Normally I would agree. But in the case of zombie usage, IMO only very powerful cuts or eye socket thrusts would be effective. I would hate to rely on a one-shot solution like a thrust. All handy/portable tac models are too short to use in the half-sword. My tac willowleaf is a very light and fast sword, but a power cutter it ain't. In that situation I think I would rely exclusively on gross motor skills like power cuts and bludgeoning. The falchion excels at those. A tactical falchion would be great, but I'm not aware of any that have been made on a production basis. Yeah, I took the heavy plum-shaped pommel off and replaced it with a medium-weight Type I wheel pommel, and it improved the handling a lot. It now handles about like the standard soon-to-be-released Valiant Armoury Falchion will handle. I'm gettin' one o' those! It promises to be a winner. What are the stats on the V-A falchion? Has it been discussed previously because I seem to remember something? Hah, he says he remembers something !! Those haven't returned from China, as far as I know. So the actual stats are a bit of an unknown at the moment. But Sonny Suttles could probably shed some light on it. |
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Post by shadowhowler on Jan 14, 2010 19:16:37 GMT
Tac Willowleaf, is that the tactical leafblade? I wanted one of those so bad...  That Falchion looks sick Mike... my favorite Falchion is Gus's Archangel Falchion tho... if I ever see that for sale, Its mine. Just got my tripple fullered atrim in... its a pretty stout weapon with a wide cutting blade, think it would do well against Zombies. ;D |
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Post by ShooterMike on Jan 14, 2010 19:37:40 GMT
Tac Willowleaf, is that the tactical leafblade? I wanted one of those so bad... That Falchion looks sick Mike... my favorite Falchion is Gus's Archangel Falchion tho... if I ever see that for sale, Its mine. Just got my tripple fullered atrim in... its a pretty stout weapon with a wide cutting blade, think it would do well against Zombies. ;D No, the tactical willowleaf is a short saber.  Is your new ATrim sword a Maker's Mark Triple-fuller Type XIII like this one?  Or is it a different triple-fuller model? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2010 22:38:49 GMT
If it came down to one blade to choose for a melee weapon, I would have to go with my Cold Steel Spearpoint machete. It has a nice thick and tough yet light 18 inch blade for chopping, but it also has the acute point for good thrusting. The blade is long enough to have at least alittle reach, but short enough to work in close quarters like in a hall or doorway.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2010 23:18:30 GMT
I love how any thread with "zombie" in the title turns in to a zombie survival discussion. Anyway I think that for zombie survival, you want something that can do massive severing limbs, or destroying the skull. I would either choose something like Mikes Falchion or something like this: www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=600756&name=War+Hammer |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2010 23:42:27 GMT
 Estwing Camp Axe. Hammer AND axe. 26 inches of solid steel, and a shock-absorbing polymer grip permanently molded and bonded to the "tang." These babies are light, tough and FAST. Much faster than a full-sized wood-splitting axe. |
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Post by shadowhowler on Jan 14, 2010 23:43:37 GMT
No, the tactical willowleaf is a short saber. Oooo... my likes. Very nice.  Is your new ATrim sword a Maker's Mark Triple-fuller Type XIII like this one? Yup... thats the one. My first impression is that the blade could fit the gaurd a bit better... and the edge needs to be cleaned and sharpend a bit. However... the sword is a powerful single handed weapon, and in two hands its lightling fast and mean... pretty much exactly what I think a Bastard Sword should be. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2010 21:52:25 GMT
Estwing Camp Axe. Hammer AND axe. 26 inches of solid steel, and a shock-absorbing polymer grip permanently molded and bonded to the "tang." These babies are light, tough and FAST. Much faster than a full-sized wood-splitting axe. Cool Lunaman, I have had a pair of those for years, but not strong enough to go dual axe breserker with them anymore  So I would use the shotty and SKS till the bullets ran out, then the Oniyuri indoors, and the CS Grosse Messer or Tinker GSOW outdoors  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2010 1:25:03 GMT
Hey Mike, where can a guy get one of those tac willow leafs... i like it.
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Post by johnlundemo1 on Jan 16, 2010 4:21:23 GMT
After reading this whole thread I gotta say man, Zombie threads are all alike:) From swords to guns to axes amd always someone says but that's not a good thruster. Since when does a thrust stop a zombie anyway? Beheading or head cleaving or bullet wounds to head are the only ways to stop em. Sure a thrust through eye socket or mouth might do it as long as brain is destroyed. Anyway, I actually like the Zomie Tools from what I've seen, though a gimmick. Looks like they could do a good job and the bloodstain look is cool. Profiles are very stylish and functional looking. Lots of sword makers have gimmicks. I gotta come up with something cleaver like that;)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2010 7:20:18 GMT
After reading this whole thread I gotta say man, Zombie threads are all alike:) From swords to guns to axes amd always someone says but that's not a good thruster. Since when does a thrust stop a zombie anyway? Beheading or head cleaving or bullet wounds to head are the only ways to stop em. Sure a thrust through eye socket or mouth might do it as long as brain is destroyed. *raises a hand, pointing at own head* part of the problem here. though I agree on the thrusting issue. hence...  I hate to post such as a melee weapon on a sword forum, guys... but aside from being an effective skull smasher, it's also an effective chain breaker, door opener and heavy-thing-mover. Ideally I'd like a blade and a 3 foot crowbar, but if I had to choose one or the other... crowbar. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2010 7:25:16 GMT
if you can scramble the brains real good I think it'd have the same effect as shooting, it is just a hole in the brain after all.
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Post by shadowhowler on Jan 16, 2010 8:53:31 GMT
Hey Mike, where can a guy get one of those tac willow leafs... i like it. Sadly, you can't get those anymore, unless someone who has one decideds to part with it. Valiant Armoury is going to be doing some tactical weapons in the future, inspired by Gus Trim's work... I'm looking forward to seeing how they come out. |
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Post by Matthew Stagmer on Jan 16, 2010 12:38:56 GMT
Stay tuned about the tac weapons...Gotta get this SBG order done then there will be some unveiling.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2010 20:00:32 GMT
I don't really get why machetes would be a good zombie killing tools what with not being made to be weapons in the first place. Isn't it rather that they are more readibly available then swords?
Me, I wouldn't want to fight a zombie in close quarters at all, at least not the viral kind because getting splattered in zombie blood is probably a good way of getting infected.
If I had to, though, I'd go for a good warhammer or mace. You know, the kind designed to cave steel helmets in. Or, if I had to go with a blade, something capable of delivering powerful cuts and destroying a lot of tissue in one go. Preferably with enough range to let me attack from outside arm's reach.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2010 3:47:22 GMT
Machetes are typically chosen as the bladed weapon of choice because they are readily available, cheaper by several hundred dollars and easier to maintain than the average functional sword, and can take alot of abuse. Their primary purpose is for hacking through pretty much anything from light brush to small firewood (or some even full sized blocks) so hacking at a body doesn't compare to the stress it would take performing its main purpose. Machetes are notorious for being the weapon of choice for poor militias like those in South America and Africa.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2010 6:51:31 GMT
thanks for info shadow
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2010 9:21:25 GMT
I can get a machete for $90 that will out cut most any blade of the same sort of value you put against it, just hming and ahing about whether I grab one.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2010 11:38:15 GMT
After reading this whole thread I gotta say man, Zombie threads are all alike:) From swords to guns to axes amd always someone says but that's not a good thruster. Since when does a thrust stop a zombie anyway? Beheading or head cleaving or bullet wounds to head are the only ways to stop em. Sure a thrust through eye socket or mouth might do it as long as brain is destroyed. *raises a hand, pointing at own head* part of the problem here. though I agree on the thrusting issue. hence... I hate to post such as a melee weapon on a sword forum, guys... but aside from being an effective skull smasher, it's also an effective chain breaker, door opener and heavy-thing-mover. Ideally I'd like a blade and a 3 foot crowbar, but if I had to choose one or the other... crowbar. Dude, thats a great pick!! Anyone remember HalfLife? |
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So I would use the shotty and SKS till the bullets ran out, then the Oniyuri indoors, and the CS Grosse Messer or Tinker GSOW outdoors 
