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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2009 15:14:49 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2009 14:55:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2009 11:45:06 GMT
I sold my Atlantean to a guy here in Brazil. He is a sword maker, and is going to "retrofit" it. He sent me a picture of the sword disassembled. I will post it here from home, because I can't access Photobucket from work. But I can tell you that it is a welded rat tail tang. But the guy said it is a well done weld.
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Alex.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2009 22:25:34 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2009 23:34:00 GMT
i woudnt ever see that qvc clip with the guy who gets stabbed with the samurai sword
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2009 18:45:17 GMT
kult of athena has it for 89.95 just like the one on ebay site
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Post by kidcasanova on Oct 7, 2009 18:48:33 GMT
Yikes, I wouldn't do any swinging with it, Alex.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2009 19:26:45 GMT
That little thin rod is an indicator that this sword is meant to be displayed- upright. Joeydac mentioned the QVC clip (and I actually have one of those swords that broke in that clip) but I have a few wallhangers - all have rat tail tangs like yours and all have failed at some point.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2009 19:36:09 GMT
DON'T swing it for heaven's sake! That tiny tang WILL break FOR SURE and leave you with a helicopter of death.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2009 21:28:10 GMT
Ok, Ok, I got it! Wallhanger, and wallhanger only... No swinging.
Thanks everybody!
But, what if I make a new handle with a hole and pass a screw through that large hole on the thick part of the blade? This way it would act like a mekugi. What about that?
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Alex.
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Post by kidcasanova on Oct 8, 2009 3:13:53 GMT
I'm not sure if it would maintain enough structural integrity like that. Especially with all the leverage and weight of the handle behind it, it would be something like a pivot point.
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