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Post by EJP on Sept 22, 2011 20:46:47 GMT
This might be an absolute beginners question but bear with me:
If you compare the handling of two differently designed swords with the same stats, would there be any difference? I know that different blade forms serve different purposes (although I don't know which form serves which purpose best) but would only the performance change or would the handling change too?
One example: The Hanwei Cutting Jian (Rodell Jian) and the VA Signature Crusader have nearly identical blade-length, weight and point of balance. Would they "feel" nearly identical? Could you do chinese forms adequately with a Arming sword or use a jian for european-stile fighting or is this thinking absurd?
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Sept 22, 2011 20:50:17 GMT
They'd feel different as the geometry is so dissimilar, as well as having different style handles and fittings.
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Post by Luka on Sept 22, 2011 21:22:13 GMT
Grip, grip length, mass distribution, basically all parts of a sword affect its handling, not just length, weight and PoB. But there will be some similarities of course if the blade length, weight and PoB are the same.
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Post by Anders on Sept 23, 2011 17:51:57 GMT
The Rodell Jian and the VA Crusader? No, they would not feel the same. They have radically different dimensions - different hilt and blade lenghts, primarily. Since they have similar weight and POB, that necessarily means different mass distribution which means different handling. Just the fact that the jian has a longer hilt changes everything - Something I learned in my own experiments with hilt lenghts and balance is that a longer hilt means a lighter pommel but more rotational force then a short hilt for the same blade lenght and balance point.
That said, if you have two swords with similar proportions, weight and balance... then yeah, I'd say they'd feel about the same. Not exactly the same, granted, but I don't believe a jian is going to handle much differently then say a riding sword with essentially the same stats.
Caveat: I'm talking about dry handling, of course, not cutting.
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