Windlass Sica Roman Arena Sword
Nov 28, 2012 22:09:44 GMT
Post by Barnaum on Nov 28, 2012 22:09:44 GMT
During MRL's Black Friday sale, I decided to take a chance on one of these purely for the way the blade looks. I'm not a huge fan of Roman era swords, but the curve in this one really caught my eye and for only ~ $80 I couldn't pass it up.
I plan on doing a full review in the next day or so, but my initial impressions of this sword are pretty good.
It's very light, KoA says it's 2lbs 8oz, but it feels like a flat 2lbs. It has amazing quickness in hand and with a proper edge on it, I can see it being a brutish little chopper. The tang is surprisingly wide and ends after the handle stops by about a cm or so. All in all it seems like a sturdy little blade.
Hopefully I have enough time in the near future to do a complete overhaul on the hilt, add a cross guard and new handle, and get it nice and sharp.
Very satisfied with my purchase thus far.
I plan on doing a full review in the next day or so, but my initial impressions of this sword are pretty good.
It's very light, KoA says it's 2lbs 8oz, but it feels like a flat 2lbs. It has amazing quickness in hand and with a proper edge on it, I can see it being a brutish little chopper. The tang is surprisingly wide and ends after the handle stops by about a cm or so. All in all it seems like a sturdy little blade.
Hopefully I have enough time in the near future to do a complete overhaul on the hilt, add a cross guard and new handle, and get it nice and sharp.
Very satisfied with my purchase thus far.
