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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2008 2:44:02 GMT
ok well my dad thinks its ridiculous to spend more than 30$ on a sword but do you guys have any good midevil styled swords for about 100$ and down i was considering the qama but after hearing how small the grip is
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Post by rammstein on Jan 11, 2008 2:49:11 GMT
The qama is not medieval. Not even remotely.
Why not try the windlass shrewsbury? Those make great abusable sword if you're willing to take 5 minutes of your time to tighten the nut - that's all it takes to make it a fun weapon.
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Post by themaster293 on Jan 11, 2008 5:58:14 GMT
The Shrewsbury is no longer in production, and you can't get them any more.
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Post by swordboy bringer of chaos on Jan 11, 2008 6:33:55 GMT
don't know what to tell you masashior and musashi have some decent katanas for about a 100 bucks
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2008 13:18:21 GMT
i know the qamas not midevil but i like the looks of it and also i dont like katanas all that much (but i have looked at musashi and mashiro)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2008 13:52:58 GMT
You might want to look into Strongblade.com they have a number of swords under 100 BUT not all of their blades are tempered so you need to decide if you want a cutter or a display piece...The one pictured is 104 and does have a tempered blade. As far as I know no one on this forum has purchased from them yet so its a gamble but in a earlier thread the owner said he would give a discount if you emailed him and let him know you were from this forum.
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Post by YlliwCir on Jan 11, 2008 17:06:27 GMT
It'd be nice if they could fill the niche for a cheap functional medieval blade. Someone buy one of those and test it for us. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2008 23:04:09 GMT
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Post by septofclansinclair on Jan 11, 2008 23:05:37 GMT
They are going to temper the warspike soon, just not sure when. I'll let you know if I learn anything.
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Post by swordboy bringer of chaos on Jan 11, 2008 23:19:11 GMT
the qama is "post roman empire" kinda a throw back on a tried'n'true desing to quote atlanta cutlery"used by warriors from persia to the caucasus,the qama is a deadly cloce combat design that dates back to the roman short sword . considered to be the national weapon of russian georgia" end quote
p.s. tellyour dad a good sword only grows in value over time if well cared fore
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2008 23:24:21 GMT
yea but whats the discount for strong blade do you just ask or is there a coupon type thing?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2008 23:29:51 GMT
and also the sword pic that was a few posts up dosent look to bad but i like the looks of the warspike better
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Post by rammstein on Jan 12, 2008 0:00:37 GMT
Swordboy, I don't know if this is true or not, but I think they seem to be claiming that the qama is a relative, not that it's from the same time period.
That's a real shame. I think aov still has them though?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2008 0:46:07 GMT
um so whats everyones opinion on strongblades swords? and do you really need a temper to cut light targets?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2008 0:46:51 GMT
Does AoV still offer the shrewsbury? If so you should look into that sword. ArmsofValor.com. I thinks its around like 120$ but is a good sword for the money.
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Post by randomnobody on Jan 12, 2008 0:57:33 GMT
www.armsofvalour.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AOVL&Product_Code=500768&Category_Code=WSCSeems they do still have it, and at $130, not a bad deal at all. I'd like to get one, myself, but I'm holding all purchases until further notice. As to the importance of temper, unless you like bending your sword back into shape and constantly reworking its edge, you'll want some level of temper before you cut anything. I don't know if an untempered sword would break, per se, but it sure would take a set easy, I think. I could have my information mixed, even backwards, so I'll let somebody else clarify.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2008 1:29:01 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2008 1:31:07 GMT
Email them and ask, they seem to be pretty reasonable about answering questions....
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2008 1:34:38 GMT
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Post by swordboy bringer of chaos on Jan 12, 2008 1:43:20 GMT
ramm the qama isn't evan roman it's just inspired by the gladius
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