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Post by Elheru Aran on Apr 18, 2011 2:05:36 GMT
No, with the Hanwei rapiers you can purchase either a live blade or a practical blunt blade with the hilt and fittings, as a complete sword; you can also purchase the individual blades separately for trading out in the case of breakage. Almost all of the Hanwei swords can be disassembled, so permanent assembly isn't a worry.
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Post by The BB of C on Apr 18, 2011 2:15:58 GMT
I think I understand now.
You were letting me know of that option should I ever want/need to.
Awesome!
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Post by Bogus on Apr 18, 2011 3:34:14 GMT
Yeah, basically what we're saying is that if you get a Hanwei rapier plus whichever blade it didn't ship with you effectively have two swords in one.  Likewise I wasn't trying to turn you off on sword canes, just saying that trying to use any sort of cane as a hiking aid is going to end very badly. The CS cane appears to be one of the few I've seen that isn't an SLO and might work reasonaly well as a cane. That site the other guy linked to had some pretty nice looking hickory staves, I would look into that sort of thing for hiking. I may actually get one myself, not for hiking but for the next time I own myself on a patch of ice... |
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Post by The BB of C on Apr 18, 2011 3:44:51 GMT
Indeed. I might someday still get the CSHD Sword Cane just because I still think it would be a cool thing to have. But it's not high on my list.
Do you happen to have a link to the Hanwei Rapier Plus? I can't seem to find it on Kult of Athena. Unless it was the stage combat Torino I linked to earlier.
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Post by Bogus on Apr 18, 2011 4:16:26 GMT
kultofathena.com/product.asp?ite ... pier+Blade kultofathena.com/product.asp?ite ... pier+Blade In the bareblades section. Comes out about the same which you buy with the sword and which you don't, but the practical blade needs to be cut down to fit your particular rapier and may or may not fit the leather wrap that ships with the sharp blade. I would go with the practical rapier, myself--it appears what you're basically getting is a standard Torino (i.e. with a sharp blade) that a KOA tech has swapped out for a properly sized and fitted practical blade and adjusted the tang and leather wrap accordingly. Hence why they can't ship it immediately like its pointy counterpart.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2011 4:44:43 GMT
I'm with Elheru Aran. You're probably going to want to use this thing with your film group. You'll want something that acts like a real blade but can stand up to the repeated trial and error of choreography. There's nothing worse than a scene that's been filmed using overly heavy stage reenactment swords. They just don't look real. Go for the Hanwei practical blunt.
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Post by The BB of C on Apr 18, 2011 5:18:00 GMT
So should I get the Torino or this sword? If I'm still getting confused and it's a different sword you are referring to, please link me. |
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Apr 18, 2011 5:53:48 GMT
I recommend this one... kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=SH1024P If you want a blunt stage combat Hanwei rapier. It has a solid wood grip, instead of the hollow plastic grip the other rapiers have. I feel the hollow plastic grip is straight up stupid and unsafe for use. |
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Post by The BB of C on Apr 18, 2011 19:52:38 GMT
Someone told me to get the Hyourinmaru if True Swords sold it. I just got off the phone with True Swords. They said it was a heat treated 1045 carbon steel blade. The one from Swordswords I listed earlier is a heat treated 1060 carbon steel blade so I'd probably go with that when I get the sword. Thoughts?
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