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Post by jarmory19 on Sept 21, 2011 22:23:38 GMT
Does anyone have one of these or is there a review about them please? Just looking for a few opinions. I've been bitten by a sword bug...Bad
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Post by demonskull on Sept 21, 2011 22:29:31 GMT
I have one and I like it very much. Mine came factory sharpened and I've done some cutting with it. It tracks well and has done some very clean cutting without having to be touched up. Well worth the price.
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Post by jarmory19 on Sept 22, 2011 1:05:11 GMT
Thanks demonskull I might as well pick one up then. Man, I'm just into so many different types of swords and for how cheap it is I might as well since I'll prolly be spending another $400 or $500 on a nice rapier. How is the tightness on the hilt?
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Post by demonskull on Sept 22, 2011 1:32:45 GMT
The grip is snug with no play at all.
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Sept 22, 2011 3:22:02 GMT
Jarmory19:
I had one, and ended up turning it into a shashka (long story). Be aware that like most of the Windlass sabers, this one has very little distal taper. 18th century sabers can approach a half inch in thickness down towards the base of the blade, a long way from the 3/16" or so of this one. It starts off fairly thin to begin with, and doesn't get much thinner. I found that my hand was somewhat cramped in the guard.
Those sound like negatives, right? Really, not so much. Despite having what I consider to be an ahistorically thin blade, I was impressed by the heat treatment of the steel. It was flexible but sturdy. I cut a good bit with it (factory sharpened). Mine stayed tight until I purposely disassembled it.
I found mine to be well made, if somewhat compromised in terms of design, and I'm sure I could do much, much worse in the reproduction saber market.
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