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Post by Don Boogie on Jul 2, 2012 12:39:58 GMT
Oh and anybody know what type of High Carbon Steel they use on their swords?
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Post by MOK on Jul 2, 2012 14:37:21 GMT
Honestly, two months is not very long as far as waiting for a sword goes. Personally, I wouldn't say no to this one. Or better yet, this. And many of their rapiers look really nifty, too... PS. From their FAQ, "THE BLADES ARE MADE OF HIGH QUALITY STEEL, ČSN 14260 pérová ocel (SPRING STEEL), TEMPERED ON 48-50 HRC (ROCKWELL)."
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Post by Don Boogie on Jul 2, 2012 17:42:22 GMT
Ty for the info MOK
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Post by DavidW on Jul 2, 2012 17:55:46 GMT
I dunno what someone was saying earlier about customs and all, but I've bought a KHHI Kukri from The Khukuri House website (based in Nepal) and had it shipped here for Christmas. No customs fee. Bought a Grosse Messer and Oniyuri from Kult of Athena a few months back and had it air shipped. Again, no customs fee except for the $50 USD air shipping cost, but that's to be expected, and is calculated if you use KoA's shipping calculator.
Anyway, I have the grosse messer and it's pretty cool. Good polish, decently sharp blade. I used it saturday cutting bottles with friends, and it held up fine. It was sharp enough to take on bigger plastic bottles (thick skinned ones, mind you), but generally batted or exploded smaller bottles, like soda sized ones. Then again, it is a big and meaty sword, and would probably do better on heavier targets.
My GM came with no issues, but if I have anything to gripe about, it's the scabbard. The scabbard's leather wrap is rather poorly done, with noticeable wrinkling/bunching up near the steel chape at the mouth of the scabbard. The leather is also very thin, so much that I'm pretty sure if I scraped it hard with my fingernails (I tend to neglect my fingernails so they get kinda long and sharp) it'd tear the leather.
The GSOW looks pretty BA, with a massive size for intimidation. My friends said they felt powerful :lol: holding the GM...well since the GSOW is almost 4 inches longer than the GM, I bet you'd feel like the sword overlord holding that baby :twisted:
From the looks of it, the GSOW has more of a satin finish, but of course, a high polish is just my personal preference and really doesn't impact how well a sword is, so no worries there. The GSOW seems to have a more rounded tip, so perhaps the GM is more optimized for thrusting than the GSOW?
I've also heard that the tinker line tends to come rather dull? Apparently it used to be somewhat hit and miss, and even the sharp ones weren't paper cutting sharp. I also heard that they were fixing this issue? Have they? In the SBG review of the Tinker Bastard sword, it wouldn't cut paper and batted away a two liter bottle which it should have been able to go through.
Anyway, I guess it's up to your personal preferences. For fun cutting with bottles I recommend the GM. It also looks better IMHO.
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Post by Shrugger on Jul 2, 2012 23:21:23 GMT
Somehow, I can't help but think that the Longsword-Style grib fits the blade of the Lutel Sabres better than the Messer-Style one. It's also a little cheaper (unlike the complex hilted one, which costs a fortune).
And well, the extreme shinyness is one thing that puts me off a little about the GSOW. It seems unfitting for something that's otherwise so very utilitarian :lol:
Generally speaking though, it really does come down to a contest between the GM's single-edged blade and the GSOW's extra length and heft. It's hard to decide...damned first world problems!
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Post by MOK on Jul 3, 2012 0:17:45 GMT
Well, that issue will basically resolve itself over time if you just let it.
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Post by DavidW on Jul 3, 2012 6:04:33 GMT
Is a satin polish really too high? I'm not sure whether or not you were confused, but I meant the GM had a high polish (It reflects my face quite well). The GSOW has a satin polish that, if it's anything like the satin polish on my Hanwei Dark Sentinel, is non reflective and utilitarian.
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Post by Talon on Jul 3, 2012 6:23:44 GMT
i own a cold steel messer and a gsow,they're both big powerfull cutters,my preference is for the gsow (though i am biased towards double edges) the messer handles pretty well for what it is,but it's really a sharpened crow bar with no distal taper,the gsow handles much better for me and is very easy to customize with the hex nut assembly,if you want to tweak the messer you have to get rough with it the hilt fittings on my gsow were very highly polished and a bit naff so i had to change them,the messer is currently in the works for new hilt fittings and a change of blade shape (its a very stiff blade and will thrust much better than the ht which has quite a bit of flex to it,though it is a dedicated cutting blade and works very well for heavy shearing cuts i wouldn't buy another cold steel messer but i would have another gsow any day
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