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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Sept 1, 2011 16:54:36 GMT
you said it perfectly, thats exactly what i was getting at. a 2 pound sword would be like a dagger for Conan
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2011 8:50:26 GMT
I would be waiting on that sword now, but VA was out of stock :cry: , and I couldn't wait. . What about the Predator? He could bend light, that must account for a possible defence.?.  :arrow: During my exploitations a forumite shared an interesting tidbit.... ."My friends in the museum business tell me that they can only state facts based on available data. The available data is that which remains of often seriously deteriorated artifacts. If modern sword fabricators are basing their weights on museum measurements, then many will be seriously underweight as compared to the originals." :!: |
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Sept 2, 2011 9:05:08 GMT
Actually, even if a ligthsaber were, in fact, made of light (it's highly more plausible that it's made of a super charged ionized plasma), a technology that refracts light wouldn't be any type of defense except in the indirect sense in that the person wielding the lightsaber would be unable to see their opponent; reason being is that the lightsaber most likely maintains its size and shape through the use of a specialized magnetic field. Simple refraction wouldn't be able to disable that.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2011 9:33:36 GMT
Then I'd simply have to magnetize my sword.  + |
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Post by dylanholderman on Sept 2, 2011 12:29:22 GMT
yes and the people at albion do take that into account when making the museum line swords (and im sure other people who make exacting reproductions do as well) one other thing a sword would have to be so deteriorated to point it doesn't look like a sword anymore to lose more than a few oz to rust and decay. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2011 0:29:34 GMT
I suppose I figured as much :twisted: not sure on the decay thing though, I'll look in to it, maybe inner hidden secret pits of corrosion never seen by inspection alotted . :?: . Lots of swords yet to be found, if even around to still be so. I would be lead to believe that heavy, bulked, odd or unbalanced swords had their time, and styles that used the sword to it's utmost potential. +
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Post by Lunaman on Sept 3, 2011 0:38:43 GMT
Yea, they were called axes, mate.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2011 0:55:01 GMT
So, what was the heaviest swords. Does the Conan have a reality based sister blade, or perhaps a variation series lost to the ages?
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Post by Lunaman on Sept 3, 2011 1:04:02 GMT
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Post by joeydac on Sept 3, 2011 1:24:00 GMT
Did you see the real William Wallace sword on that page heavy swords were common place and I too have seen them in museums there huge not everyone wants a light sword im 5"7" 240 lbs I'd like to swing around something substantial
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Post by dylanholderman on Sept 3, 2011 1:50:50 GMT
so get a great sword like what that article that luna posted talks about(thank you for linking that by the way it helps get across the point im trying to make  ) an 8lb sword that has a length of 38in is just plain silly :lol: now if you take that sword and forge it out to say 60in and with a true two handed grip(not the bastard grip on the conan sword) then you have the reach and leverage to kill the other guy before he can get close enough to use the faster sword he has. |
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Sept 3, 2011 2:07:42 GMT
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Post by joeydac on Sept 3, 2011 2:12:34 GMT
the real Wallace sword is 66in and weighs 6lbs and the story is it was shortened if a guy is built like Arnold or even close to that buildand over 6 feet tall is he really gonna swing around a 3 lb sword
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Post by joeydac on Sept 3, 2011 2:17:04 GMT
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Post by dylanholderman on Sept 3, 2011 2:53:52 GMT
well why wouldn't he? all have a heaver sword would do in my mind would be to slow him down to an average soldier thus taking away his advantage of having a larger body and strength.
and one more thing have you ever heard the term diminishing return?
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Post by dylanholderman on Sept 3, 2011 2:58:17 GMT
hey saito thats cool i had not seen that one of Brendans it looks much better tho still to heavy for me lol bring it down to 4.5-5lbs and i would take it in a heartbeat :twisted:
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Post by joeydac on Sept 3, 2011 3:16:28 GMT
I'm not debating history its right there in blank and white most of the Scottish swords of that era were very large and heavy it was said William killed one man by splitting him in half your not gonna do that with a 2 lb sword you just won't get the momentum the armor of the period was chain mail and according to all accounts William Wallace was a very large man I understand quick return I also know the purpose of swords like flamberge that IV seen in person were huge and heavy and were for cutting down pikes and mounted calvery A very heavy large sword that is balanced well is very lively in the right persons hands i from a logistical aspect I can see making a light weapon for a soldier but most Scots didn't wear much equipment www.thehaca.com/essays/weights.htmwww.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/sh ... ights.html |
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Post by Lunaman on Sept 3, 2011 3:26:24 GMT
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Post by joeydac on Sept 3, 2011 3:37:51 GMT
www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=8043Lol I love it lunaman The swords that were of crazy weight were flamberge and bearing swords which where from 7lbs to 14lbs most swords I agree were within the 1to 3lbs range
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Post by dylanholderman on Sept 3, 2011 4:25:43 GMT
lol im sorry i thought you where talking about having a 7lb arming sword if using a claymore 5-8lbs isn't bad at all.
sorry for my confusion
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