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Post by kasim18 on May 7, 2014 3:18:14 GMT
hi guys, haven't posted here in a while. I recently picked up an old sword, very tightly assembled, a Badger blade i think the guy said. the guard is very slightly off center, like it was shimmed to fit just on one side or something. my hanwei viking does not have this, but I am not sure if it is common. is this pretty standard? either way, it bugs me a little bit, is there a way to fix it or will i just have to get over it? the gap is too small to get a picture, but i can just barely see it and i can feel the blade a bit off center when i am just holding it. got it today, dry handling tomorrow, i will see if i notice it then
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Post by aussie-rabbit on May 7, 2014 8:12:54 GMT
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on May 7, 2014 10:32:20 GMT
Pics would help...
If you don't want to take it apart, there's always the possibility to regrind the guard until it's symmetrical. Depending on the guard design and how far it's off, this can be a rather big undertaking though. I don't think I'd bother on a badger blade. Those things aren't meant to be pretty or even remotely historically accurate swords. They're beaters and a slightly of line guard doesn't hurt, as long as it's structurally sound.
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Post by kasim18 on May 7, 2014 19:36:32 GMT
ok, the issue on the Badger is much smaller and really hard to photograph, but I did get a picture of the same basic issue on a SLO that I know it is from a bad shim because I did it myself Attachments:
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